Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 13.
Mandatory Credit:	Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser/AP

Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 13.
Mandatory Credit: Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser/AP

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Southern Baptist Convention votes to uphold removal of Saddleback Church over women pastors after appeal by Rick Warren

The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to affirm a decision made earlier this year to remove Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation founded by the pastor and author Rick Warren, due to its having women pastors.