Higher-ups at the world's largest Christian publisher and retailer, LifeWay Christian Resources, decided to pull a magazine from the shelves of over 100 stores and all hell broke loose. It all started when GospelToday Magazine decided to profile 5 women pastors in this months cover story. LifeWay, whose parent entity, The Southern Baptist Convention, has a standing, non-binding resolution against women pastors, reacted by pulling all the magazines off their shelves. Then, a fierce backlash ensued typified in Roland Martin's CNN.com article entitled "Christian Bookstore's Shameful Actions." In response, I posted "Behind the Counters" on Neue Quarterly's website, which highlighted both sides of this issue.
Check it out and answer the following questions:
Should women be in ministry in your opinion?
What do you think of LifeWay's decision?
