“The voter-approved Prop. 47, which passed in 2014, reduced some felonies to misdemeanors and set a $950 threshold for shoplifting charges.”“some experts say blaming the proposition is unfair and crime statistics aren’t clear on the matter.”
“it still leaves the Southern Baptist Convention with its official doctrinal statement saying the office of pastor is limited to men. Even the opponents of the ban said they favored that doctrinal statement but didn’t think it was necessary to reinforce it in the constitution.”