A growing group of Southern Baptist women called for Paige Patterson to be removed as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) on Sunday, due to what they claimed was his \u201cunbiblical view of authority, womanhood, and sexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot defend or support Dr. Patterson\u2019s past remarks,\u201d stated an\u00a0open letter<\/a>\u00a0to SWBTS trustees, which grew from 100 to more than 1,000 signatories on Sunday night. \u201cNo one should.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that he has not fully repudiated his earlier counsel or apologized for his inappropriate words indicates that he continues to maintain positions that are at odds with Southern Baptists and, more importantly, the Bible\u2019s elevated view of womanhood,\u201d states the letter. \u201cThe [SBC] cannot allow the biblical view of leadership to be misused in such a way.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter comes from scores of Southern Baptist women, including leaders such as: Karen Swallow Prior, a Liberty University professor and research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Convention; Lauren Chandler, an author, worship singer, and wife of The Village Church pastor Matt Chandler; Jennifer Lyell, a vice president at SBC-affiliated B&H Publishing Group; Amanda Jones, a Houston church planter and daughter of Bible teacher Beth Moore; and Mary DeMuth, an author, speaker, and victims\u2019 advocate.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a> and there is more related material here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A growing group of Southern Baptist women called for Paige Patterson to be removed as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) on Sunday, due to what they claimed was his \u201cunbiblical view of authority, womanhood, and sexuality.\u201d Patterson, one…<\/span><\/p>\n