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, who has been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for 30 years, in New Orleans, June 12, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, who has been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for 30 years, in New Orleans, June 12, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, who has been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for 30 years, in New Orleans, June 12, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Barnes Popham, who has been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for 30 years, in New Orleans, June 12, 2023. (Christiana Botic/The New York Times)
EditorialAngela Sanil, left, her sister Ashlyn, their mother Cinol and their friend Babitha Abraham at a mass led by Pope Francis at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 26, 2022. (Ian Willms/The New York Times)