The FAQs: Report Reveals Sexual Abuse Cover-Up by Southern Baptist Entity

By Joe Carter

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On Sunday, a 288-page report commissioned by the Southern Baptist Convention was released that finds allegations of sexual abuse were ignored or covered up for nearly 20 years by senior members of the denomination’s Executive Committee.

“For almost two decades, survivors of abuse and other concerned Southern Baptists have been contacting the Southern Baptist Convention (‘SBC’) Executive Committee (‘EC’) to report child molesters and other abusers who were in the pulpit or employed as church staff,” notes the report, which was issued by Guidepost Solutions. “They made phone calls, mailed letters, sent emails, appeared at SBC and EC meetings, held rallies, and contacted the press . . . only to be met, time and time again, with resistance, stonewalling, and even outright hostility from some within the EC.” Read More

Also See:

Southern Baptist Leaders Mistreated Abuse Survivors for Decades, Report Says

How Should Baptists and Christians Respond to the SBC Task Force’s Report on Sexual Abuse?
Hearing the Warning of the SBC
The Reckoning of the Lord: The Southern Baptist Convention Faces the Truth

Southern Baptists’ Abuse Report Is No Call for Reform. It’s a Repudiation of the Past 40 Years.

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