## Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider

Authored by apnews.com

But because that pastor is a woman, First Baptist’s days in the Southern Baptist Convention may be numbered.

By some estimates, the proposed ban could affect hundreds of congregations and have a disproportionate impact on predominantly Black churches.

Southern Baptists disagree on which ministry jobs this doctrine refers to.

By some estimates, women are working in pastoral roles in hundreds of SBC-linked churches, a fraction of the nearly 47,000 across the denomination.

Since Baptist churches are independent, the convention can’t tell them what to do or whom to appoint as a pastor.

And even without a formal amendment, its Executive Committee has begun telling churches with women pastors that they’re out.

“Here’s the trajectory of doing nothing: Soon Southern Baptist churches will start openly supporting homosexual clergy, same-sex marriage and eventually transgenderism.”. »

### Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ordered to jail by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence

Authored by cnbc.com

Steve Bannon, former advisor to President Donald Trump, arrives at the federal courthouse to find out if or when a judge will order him to jail on June 6, 2024 in Washington, DC.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., at a hearing Thursday ordered former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to report to jail by July 1 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his criminal contempt of Congress conviction.

A federal appeals court panel in a unanimous ruling on May 10 upheld Bannon's conviction in the case. »

### Three boys discovered teenage T. rex fossil in northern US: 'Incredible dinosaur discovery'

Authored by yahoo.com

While hiking, the trio of "young fossil hunters" discovered the rare T. rex fossil, the museum said in a news release.

Lyson returned to the site with the boys and his team of paleontologists in summer 2023 to excavate the fossil, according to the museum.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Teenage T. rex fossil discovered by 3 young boys in North Dakota. »

### Phish Fan Who Ripped First Bong Hit at Sphere Banned from Venue

Authored by consequence.net

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has permanently banned a concert-goer credited with the “first bong hit to ever be ripped” inside of the Sphere during a Phish concert on April 20th, 2024.

Video of the individual smoking out of a bong prior to Phish’s concert at the $2.3 billion venue in Las Vegas was shared on Phish fan sites and quickly went viral.

As a result, the individual is “hereby indefinitely banned” from attending events at the Sphere and other Madison Square Garden venues. »

### China Is Losing the Chip War

Authored by theatlantic.com

Whatever Xi’s assumptions, he picked a chip war with a superior power before he had the armory to wage it.

Now China faces the daunting task of building a single-nation chip supply chain in an otherwise highly globalized industry.

The evidence available so far from the chip war suggests that China’s continued ascent would have been better served if Xi had maintained a partnership with Washington. »

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