The Southern Baptist Convention is the nation's largest Protestant denomination and is holding its annual meeting in Dallas.

A constitutional ban on women pastors and a proposal to abolish a public policy agency accused of compromising with leftists narrowly failed on the last

Southern Baptist representatives have fended off two efforts to move the staunchly conservative body even more sharply to the right.

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Obergefell anniversary, delegates vote against same-sex marriage.

The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday endorsed overturning the 10-year-old Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. The organization’s resolution, backed by representatives from the denomination’s 46,

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage — including a call for a reversal of the Supreme Court’s precedent legalizing it nationwide.

The resolution's passage signifies the church's efforts to garner its influence to make U.S. society adhere to Christian conservative values.

Actor Ashley Judd mourned Southern Baptist abuse victim Jennifer Lyell this week, praising her bravery in standing up against attempts to downplay the sexual abuse of women in the church. “Sister Jennifer did a good, true, and honorable thing,” Judd wrote on her social media accounts. “A hard, costly thing.” Lyell died June 7. She was 47.