An Indiana woman who unexpectedly took the stage of a church and told the congregation that the pastor sexually assaulted her when she was 16 recently spoke with Fox News about her decision to speak up.
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Southern Baptist Convention Releases Secret List of Pastors, Church Leaders Accused of Sexual Abuse, Misconduct
On Thursday night, top Southern Baptist Convention leaders released a 205-page list of pastors and church leaders accused of sexual abuse outside of and within the convention.
Woman Accuses Pastor John Lowe's Son of Molesting Her as a Child
A woman has come forward to say she was sexually assaulted by Pastor John Lowe’s son while the son babysat her as a child.
SBC Leaders to Release Secret List of Pastors, Church Leaders Accused of Sex Abuse
Leaders for the Southern Baptist Convention said this week they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-related personnel who have been accused of sexual abuse.
When the Church Acts Like the World
Sexual abuse is just as horrible and evil within the Church as without, yet we are more guilty because we should know better. We know where the human propensity for sin, evil, and abuse comes from. We know the human capacity to deceive and deflect. We know our own vulnerability, and the sin nature shared by all after Eden. So, if our defense for the sins of the Church is that those among us are no more guilty than Harvey Weinstein and Hugh Hefner, it’s fair to say that we’ve lost the plot of our own story.
Indiana Pastor Confesses to Having a Sexual Relationship with a 16-Year-Old Congregant
On Sunday, an Indiana pastor stood before his congregation and revealed that he had “committed adultery” by having sex with a 16-year-old congregant more than 20 years ago.
Bringing Sin to Light Is Not a Distraction from the Church's Mission
Let us put this simply – when there is rampant sin in the Lord's house, it is not a distraction from the church's mission to deal with it. Sin hinders the mission. Women and children suffering sexual abuse at the hands of the men who are called to lead the church hinders the mission. Just as cutting cancer out of a body promotes healing and health, so does bringing sin to light so that we can move forward in repentance.
Investigative Report Reveals SBC Leaders Responded to Sex Abuse Claims with 'Resistance, Stonewalling, and Outright Hostility'
A third-party investigative report released Sunday found that over the years, many Southern Baptist leaders have worked to stop lawsuits against potentially abusive pastors.
Russell Moore Calls Actions of SBC Leaders ‘Blasphemy’ following Release of Sex Abuse Report
Former Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore penned a column for Christianity Today over the weekend expressing his rage over the findings of the Guidepost Solutions investigation into sex abuse within the SBC.
'This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse'
Denison Ministries is nondenominational and thus not related to the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition, many of you are not Southern Baptists. As a result, I will not focus this morning on the specific findings of the report, which you can read for yourself, though we will likely discuss their significance further in the coming days. For today, I want to think with you about two biblical responses that relate to all followers of Christ.
