DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Only larger, better-resourced Southern Baptist churches have policies in place to protect children from abuse.
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(RNS) — 'Names can be removed from a list, but the hurt victims deal with is more indelible,' said a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention Executive...
(RNS) — 'I am committed to doing everything possible to ensure we never make these mistakes again,' Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear said in...
(RNS) — We who have been dealing with abuse issues for years already see familiar patterns of institutional protection and image management in Southern Baptist...
(RNS) — Two former SBC presidents, joined by a Las Vegas pastor, took the unusual step of sending a letter to the search committee for the new president of the...
(AP) — In just over a year, the #MeToo movement has toppled powerful men around the world. Yet in most of the world's major religions, women are still...
(RNS) — History will remember the last moderate Southern Baptist leader for his grace in the upheavals that hit American religious and political life in the...
(RNS) — The connection between Christmas and liquor has been institutionalized of late in 'carols and cocktails' events that, while concerning to some, are...
(RNS) — A new report detailing the history of slavery and racism at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ends more than 50 years too soon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) — The longtime editor of The Alabama Baptist is stepping down after 50 years of covering controversies and church ministries as a...
(RNS) — The allegations are awkward for Harris, who made a name for himself in the Tar Heel state as a conservative crusader and once argued for greater...
(RNS) — The family holiday table is no place to separate the wheat from the weeds.
(RNS) — The judge dismissed the sexual assault claims, saying the state’s statute of limitations had run out.
(RNS) — Patterson plans to co-teach a mid-October weeklong class on 'Christian Ethics: The Bible and Moral Issues' with Richard Land, president of Southern...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Inside and outside the classroom, the 53-year-old Maine native said her goal is to help all creatures great and small (she’s an animal...