Ronnie Floyd has resigned from his position as president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee (EC) over the Executive Committee's decision to waive attorney-client privilege amid a denominational sex abuse investigation.
Ronnie Floyd has resigned from his position as president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee (EC) over the Executive Committee's decision to waive attorney-client privilege amid a denominational sex abuse investigation.
The longtime general counsel for the Southern Baptist Convention is separating from the SBC and will no longer represent the group.
The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee has delayed a decision to waive attorney-client privilege in an investigation into alleged sexual abuse within the denomonation.
After the Boy Scouts of America proposed an $850 million deal this summer to settle lawsuits by men who alleged Scout leaders had molested them as children, churches that hosted BSA troops are concerned that they could be liable in the suits.
Pope Francis has accepted a request from German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki for a six-month break from his duties as archbishop of the Diocese of Cologne in order to deal with his “grave mistakes” in handling the sexual abuse cases.
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee agreed to spend $1.6 million to fund an outside review into how the committee has handled claims of sexual abuse over the past two decades.
60 Minutes Australia recently aired an exposé on Hillsong Church. The show detailed the mishandling of sexual abuse allegations by church leaders and the church's promotion of celebrity culture.
On Wednesday, U.S. Olympic and National Team gymnasts spoke before Congress on the handling of sexual abuse allegations against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar called out the Federal Bureau of Investigation for failing to investigate the allegations promptly.
Southern Baptists are at odds over how denominational leaders should handle the investigation into the widespread abuse allegations that plagued the denomination last year.
In light of a recent bankruptcy court ruling about the Boy Scouts of America and sexual abuse claimants, United Methodist leaders are urging their churches to not extend current agreements to sponsor or house local scout troops beyond the end of the year.
