A RELUCTANT VOICE: PAIGE PATTERSON’S CAREER ENDED AFTER SHE CAME FORWARD. MEGAN LIVELY’S STRUGGLE CONTINUES
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports from the US on the story of Megan Lively and how her decision to reveal the response to her sexual assault helped move the Southern Baptist Convention toward a reckoning with sex abuse….
At Caring Well conference, SBC leaders hear criticism of abuse response
Dallas, USRNS Southern Baptist leaders wrestled with questions of procedure and accountability during a gathering on sexual abuse this week, grappling with how best to address an issue some say the denomination took far too long to address. After a first day focused on stories of abuse survivors, the Caring Well conference, organised by the Southern […]
US Southern Baptists report condemns “epidemic” of abuse, looks at ways to assist victims
RNS A new Southern Baptist Convention report on sex abuse, filled with the voices of survivors, acknowledges numerous ways the denomination has failed to protect members of its churches. The Caring Well report also summarises a range of next steps to address the issue, including educating congregations about abuse, preparing them to help survivors and […]