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Most churches use the national sex offender registry Close to a third of Southern Baptist churches have joined the OneSource program initiated by LifeWay Christian Resources.…
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SBC Sexual Abuse Survivors Protest During National Meeting
Abuse survivors demand a clergy sex offender database The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) held its annual national meeting on Tuesday to speak about a tough topic…
Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Seven Church Investigations
As per the SBC Executive Committee, there is no need for any further inquiry into seven of the churches that find mention in the list. The…
Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention Announces Sexual Abuse Plan of Action
Past church leaders had resisted the concept of a directory of sex offenders. J.D. Greear, the president of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest U.S. evangelical…
Baptist
Report Finds Over 100 Southern Baptist Convention Youth Ministers are Sex Offenders
Third report from the Houston Chronicle reveals troubling reports against youth ministers The third installment of San Antonio Express News and Houston Chronicle's reports on the…
Baptist
Investigative Report Uncovers the Southern Baptist Convention Re-Hired Dozens of Convicted Sex Offenders
Many individuals convicted of misconduct were permitted to work elsewhere within the church. The Houston Chronicle on February 10 published the first installment of the investigative…
Baptist
Church Gives $16,500 in Groceries to Furloughed Federal Workers
Employees of Redstone Arsenal and NASA received aid The First Baptist Church located in Huntsville, Alabama, gave out $16,500 worth of gift cards to contractors and…
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Southern Baptist Seminary Report Laments Founders’ Racism and Slaveholding
The seminary apologized for its past as late as 1995. The Southern Baptist Convention released a brutal, unnerving report delineating the second biggest U.S. faith group…