Baptists: Palin Could Be President But Not A Minister

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest Protestant
denomination says a woman should not lead a church or a marriage.
But prominent Southern Baptists see nothing wrong with Sarah Palin
serving as vice president, or perhaps even commander-in-chief
someday.
The denomination is guided by The Baptist Faith and Message,
which states among other things that "The office of pastor is
limited to men," and a wife should "submit herself graciously"
to her husband.
But Southern Baptist leaders argue that Palin's potential work
as vice president or even president would be separate from her
family life with her husband, Todd, and their children.
The Reverend Richard Land, who heads the denomination's public
policy arm, says "We don't go beyond where the New Testament goes.
Public office is neither a church nor a marriage."