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 […]
In the US, Southern Baptist seminary report ties founders to slaveholding, white supremacy
Louisville, Kentucky, USRNS Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary, has released a report delineating its ties to slavery, including its four founders’ ownership of a total of more than 50 slaves. The 71-page report, released Wednesday, says the seminary’s early trustees and faculty “defended the righteousness of slaveholding”. Boyce College on […]
China’s Christians face worst persecution in decades claims lawyer in new report
Prominent Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng – believed to be held in custody in China – says the country now faces its “harshest and most brutal political oppression since the end of Mao Zedong’s rule”. In a commentary released earlier this month, the lawyer – best known for his work in defending Christians, Falun Gong followers and […]