Southern Baptists are arguing again over the role women should play in the church.
Following a tweet from popular Southern Baptist speaker, teacher and writer Beth Moore that suggested she was preaching at a Southern Baptist church, many Baptist leaders accused her of defying God's word.
These Baptist leaders believe women cannot hold positions of authority over men and that means they shouldn't preach, teach men, or serve as pastor. The president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary went so far as to say, "I think there's just something about the order of creation that means that God intends for the preaching voice to be a male voice."
Beth Moore is theologically conservative and doesn't believe women should be pastors. But her recent tweet renewed a debate that's been an issue for more than 300 years.
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