Amy Durfee West’s Blog
“Throw your heart over the bars and your body will follow.”

posted by Amy on Jul 31

Twice in the last few days people have commented on my enrollment in a Baptist seminary. I am a United Methodist, and am not familiar with all the Baptist groups, but I can say that this seminary is American Baptist, and that kind of Baptist church does ordain women. Slightly more than half of the students at Palmer Seminary are women. Some of the women students come from Christian traditions that do not ordain women and that advocate subjugation of women, claiming it is God’s will.

Southern Baptists are a different matter. Jimmy Carter recently left the Southern Baptist denomination as a protest against sexism. He wrote an essay explaining that decision, that can be read here.

There’s a brief YouTube video where he explains his position. You can access it here.

This is impressive, and long overdue.