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Messengers raise their ballots in support of a resolution put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Former Vice President Mike Pence Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Dave Mitchell, of Houston, Texas, distributes brochures to promote the call to ratify the law amendment during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Messengers stand for worship during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Former Vice President Mike Pence Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
![Doug Mcschooler Former Vice President Mike Pence Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/27ef21e752fb4b97a476883b9e30a152/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Former Vice President Mike Pence Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
![Doug Mcschooler Messengers raise their ballots in support of a resolution put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cde1f23a5a2442e2bc78579ad062d430/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Messengers raise their ballots in support of a resolution put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
![Doug Mcschooler Nikki Hardeman, Atlanta, Georgia, director of legislating for Baptist Women in Ministry, from left; Meredith Stone, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, and Christa Brown, an advocate for the Baptist Women in Ministry, stand outside the venue of a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/feed96925dce4d78bdcddf67766b6664/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nikki Hardeman, Atlanta, Georgia, director of legislating for Baptist Women in Ministry, from left; Meredith Stone, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, and Christa Brown, an advocate for the Baptist Women in Ministry, stand outside the venue of a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Bart Barber, Southern Baptist Convention president addresses the audience during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Brian Kent, of Lexington, South Carolina, worships during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)