There is no "Palin predicament" for Southern Baptists or Evangelicals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In the wake of Gov. Sarah Palin's selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee, there has been considerable "speculation" about why Evangelicals in general, and Southern Baptists in particular, have responded so favorably to her candidacy. As Sally Quinn reasoned in the Washington Post, if Southern Baptists are opposed to a woman being the pastor of a local church, why would they support a woman as vice president? Aren't they being inconsistent, if not hypocritical?
Now we have David Gushee (a self-identified "moderate evangelical") discussing the "Palin Predicament," which he described as "how can the theological vision that women are subservient to men jibe with a Palin vice presidency?" (USA Today, 9/15/08)....