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Rollins’ lawsuit sparked a Southern Baptist abuse reckoning
Gareld Duane Rollins, whose lawsuit accusing a legendary Southern Baptist leader of abuse sparked a crisis in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, has died Friday.
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Ratings rise for Medical Teams International, Global Catalytic Ministries, Mercy Chefs; Drop for American Family Association
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Once an SBC legend, Pressler’s legacy has been upended with accusations of sexual abuse
Paul Pressler, a retired Texas judge and one of the most influential evangelicals of the past 50 years, has died.
Other resolutions included topics of the Hamas terrorist attack, antisemitism, religious liberty, just war theory, and calling leaders to repentance
Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting passed a resolution Wednesday (June 12) calling for more government regulation of in vitro fertilization and urging the denomination’s members themselves pursuing IVF fertility treatments to limit ...
Young led Houston’s Second Baptist Church for nearly 50 years.
Ed Young, long-time pastor of Houston’s Second Baptist Church, has announced he will retire from leading the church.
Department of Justice closes investigation into SBC Executive Committee’s handling of abuse
Federal officials have concluded an investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee with no charges being filed.
The new nonprofit will oversee abuse database and reforms
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s abuse reform task force announced plans Monday (Feb. 19) to launch a new, independent nonprofit to host a database of abuse pastors and to implement other reforms.
Will his fall doom SBC abuse reforms?
What makes Pressler’s case so enraging to many Southern Baptists, however, is that his abuse has been detailed for years.
