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Southern Baptist Convention Sex Scandal
June 15, 2022
Sarah Stankorb
Reformers Notch a “Fragile” Victory at Southern Baptist Convention Elections
With a new president, and hard-won commitments for survivors of the sex abuse scandal that shook the faithful, the organization takes a first halting step toward healing.
May 30, 2022
Audrey Clare Farley
The Racist Roots of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Sex Scandal “Apocalypse”
America’s preeminent Protestant denomination is tearing itself apart over its leaders’ long-running cover-up of abusers in its ranks. But there’s a deeper reckoning that’s being avoided.
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