Yes, this is the 21st century: On Tuesday, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) decided to throw out one of its biggest, most popular churches because they let women be pastors.
No one should mistake Saddleback Church, founded by fame-chasing minister Rick Warren, for a liberal church. While less overtly homophobic than other evangelical ministers, Warren has nonetheless loudly opposed same-sex marriage. He pals around with the founder of Hobby Lobby, who successfully sued to block his employees from using their own insurance benefits to pay for contraception. And he believes in forced childbirth.
