EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church, holds up a Bible as she appeals the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to expel her church from the denomination during the church's annual meeting in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church, holds up a Bible as she appeals the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to expel her church from the denomination during the church's annual meeting in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church, holds up a Bible as she appeals the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to expel her church from the denomination during the church's annual meeting in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialAl and Vivian Robinson, pastors at Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry in Buffalo, sheltered more than 100 people at the church during the height of the storm. (Brandon Watson/The New York Times).