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The Rev. Dr. Ellin Jimmerson was the first Southern Baptist minister to marry same-sex couples in Alabama - and will likely be the last.This is what the white liberal does--lead the brainwashed masses further astray and right into the hands of the Devil. And it's all done with a smile on their face.
In the wake of the national attention focused on her statement about why she agreed to perform the weddings, which began on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, Alabama Southern Baptist leaders have issued statements that effectively call for a disassociation between the Southern Baptist Convention and the Huntsville, Ala., Baptist congregation where Jimmerson was ordained and is a member. Southern Baptist churches are affiliated with local associations connected with the SBC; there is no direct membership for any congregation in the SBC, but the move is in line with national SBC teachings on marriage.
Jimmerson, who holds a master's in theology and a doctorate in history, was ordained as a minister to the community at Weatherly Heights Baptist Church several years ago, but she is not a staff minister for the congregation. The distinction between being on staff and being overseen by the ordaining church didn't blunt the focus of the message from the state Southern Baptist Convention leaders.
"[A]ny church that allows staff members to officiate at same-sex ceremonies is clearly outside biblical teachings about marriage and human sexuality, and they demonstrate that they are not in like-minded fellowship or friendly cooperation with Alabama Baptists and Southern Baptists," said Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Board of Missions, and Pastor Travis Coleman, president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, in a joint statement issued Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015.
Contacted Friday, Jimmerson declined to comment about the Southern Baptist-Weatherly affiliation issue.
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