Paige Patterson removed as head of Southern Baptist seminary in #MeToo shake-up
RNS Paige Patterson, the embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s largest seminary, was asked to step down after an outpouring of criticism for his comments on women, including advice he gave to a woman to stay with her abusive husband and new reports he asked another woman not to report a rape. The departure […]
“A watershed moment”: Southern Baptist women sign petition against Paige Patterson
RNS More than 2,000 Southern Baptist women have signed a letter asking the trustees of a Fort Worth, Texas, seminary to take action against its embattled president after audio and video clips emerged in which he counseled physically abused women to quietly pray and described a 16-year-old’s body as “built.” The letter does not explicitly demand a resignation, retirement […]