Interviews with more than 300 people and a review of documents across two decades show that senior leaders at the nation’s largest protestant denomination pushed aside allegations of abuse to protect their own reputations and avoid legal liability.
Southern Baptist CEO abruptly resigns over handling of denomination’s sexual abuse investigation
A third party group is investigating claims that the church’s executive committee mishandled allegations of sexual abuse for more than two decades.
Southern Baptists Pick A Pastor Known For Racial Reconciliation Work As New President
The Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention has chosen a new president who is known for his work on racial reconciliation. Alabama pastor Ed Litton beat out Georgia pastor Mike Stone in a surprise win on Tuesday.
Southern Baptist Leaders Quash Expansion Of Sexual Abuse Probe
Southern Baptist leaders are rejecting efforts to expand a probe into sexual abuse within the denomination. The SBC’s annual meeting takes place this week in Nashville, and ahead of the start, members of the executive committee turned back an effort to look more deeply into their response to sexual abuse claims.
Southern Baptist Annual Meeting Could Be A Showdown Over The Denomination’s Future
Tensions are running high in the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention as the denomination gathers here for its first annual meeting since the pandemic began.
Why Southern Baptists May Have Difficulty Enforcing New Sexual Abuse Standards
The Southern Baptist Convention is issuing 10 recommendations to improve how churches respond to sexual abuse — a major step for a denomination that prides itself on its decentralized structure and independent congregations.
Southern Baptists Admit Errors On Homosexuality But Reject Gay-Affirming Churches
Southern Baptists say they’ve gotten some things wrong on homosexuality, but they still see acceptance of gay marriage as a line that cannot be crossed.
Baptists Ask If Gay Marriage May Be An Issue ‘Where We Just Agree To Disagree’
Southern Baptists are publicly wrestling with homosexuality this week. The Nashville-based denomination invited pastors and lay people to Opryland for a follow-up event to a similar, smaller summit on sexuality held earlier this year.
Back From The Border, Southern Baptists Call For Compassion Toward Immigrants
Leaders of the largest protestant denomination in the U.S. are returning from the Texas border. They’re calling on evangelicals to have compassion for the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors flooding from Central America.
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