Jimmy Carter: Losing my religion for equality

[Alex]

Losing my religion for equality…by Jimmy Carter
25 JANUARY 2013
http://www.womenspress-slo.org/?p=11440

I HAVE been a practicing Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of people around the world. So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the convention’s leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be “subservient” to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains in the military service.  ...



Alex's comment:  I am not sure whether he left Christianity ("losing my religion") or just the Southern Baptists.  Great news anyway!

[Alex]

Jimmy Carter vs. the Southern Baptist Convention: A Sea Change?
Christian Piatt
4 April 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-piatt/jimmy-carter-vs-the-southern-baptist-convention-a-sea-change_b_3015449.html