
Former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have been dismissed from a sexual abuse lawsuit against Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee member Paul Pressler.
Former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have been dismissed from a sexual abuse lawsuit against Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee member Paul Pressler.
President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Al Mohler, was recently hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs.
According to a statement from the seminary on Saturday, Mohler, who hosts The Briefing, was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary emboli.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary unanimously approved a resolution last week affirming its stance that only men can be pastors.
Pastor James Merritt, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, resigned from his position as a visiting professor at Southeastern Baptist Seminary last week after coming under fire for sharing a sermon by his son, who is openly gay.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has decided not to change the names of some of the school's buildings named for men who owned slaves. The school did, however, set aside a substantial amount of money to fund scholarships for African American students.