1.   At issue are changes in the belief the statement that forbids female pastors and moderates say cuts into their personal relationship with Jesus as the way to interpret Scripture.

2.   At issue are changes in the belief statement that forbids female pastors and moderates say cuts into their personal relationship with Jesus as the way to interpret Scripture.

3.   Moderates often support female pastors and say the local church has the final say on hiring pastors.

4.   One such distinctive mark would be the proscription of female pastors.

5.   The Georgia Baptist Convention meeting here Tuesday affirmed a statement of faith that opposes female pastors, sexual intimacy outside heterosexual marriage, abortion and racism.

6.   The prohibition against female pastors was not debated during the session.

7.   They would go ahead with statements against female pastors and on the immorality of homosexuality.