Southern Baptist women are pushing back against prominent denominational leader Paige Patterson and what they say is his unbiblical counsel on domestic abuse and comments on women's appearances.
Some in America's largest Protestant denomination continue to support the Texas seminary president, who has been a key figure in the network of churches' conservative shift. But the chorus of opposition to Patterson's controversial remarks is growing - including a letter from more than 2,600 women and their supporters to the seminary's board.
In Tennessee, where the evangelical denomination is headquartered, women who take issue with Patterson can be found worshiping in all of the state's grand divisions.
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