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J.D. Hall, Pastor and Founder of Pulpit&Pen, Admits Fabricating Story About Trans Activist

Bob Smietana - May 26, 2022

A controversial Montana pastor who founded a conservative Christian polemics website has admitted to publishing a false story about a trans activist.

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Law Mattered More Than Love: Bart Barber Responds to SBC Sexual Abuse Report

Stephanie Martin - May 26, 2022

Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate Bart Barber has posted his thoughts about this week's explosive report on sexual abuse in the SBC.

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Southeastern Seminary to Rename Facilities, Programs After SBC Sexual Abuse Report Names Patterson, Hunt

Dale Chamberlain - May 26, 2022

While many lauded the decision, others pointed out that it stood in contrast to a fellow SBC seminary's decision to keep the names of pro-slavery theologians on its buildings in 2020.

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Christian Leaders Press Lawmakers to Extend Child Tax Credit for Poor Families

Jack Jenkins - May 26, 2022

A campaign backed by a broad coalition of Christian leaders will urge Congress to extend the child tax credit to low-income families.

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For Abuse Survivors Like Jules Woodson, the Indiana Pastor Video Is All Too Familiar

Bob Smietana - May 26, 2022

When Jules Woodson saw the viral video of an Indiana church applauding a pastor who had confessed to sexual misconduct, her heart sank. It was a scene she had experienced before.

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Court Interested in Dispute Over Michigan 1931 Abortion Ban

AP News - May 26, 2022

The Michigan Court of Appeals opened the door Wednesday to abortion opponents who are trying to overturn a recent decision that suspended the state's long-dormant ban on the procedure.

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Pastors Gather To Respond, Recount Minutes Before, After School Shooting

Scott Barkley - May 26, 2022

The shooting is the third deadliest on a school campus in the nation’s history, behind 33 killed at Virginia Tech University in 2007 and the 28 deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012.

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SBC Executive Committee Sets up Hotline for Abuse Claims

Brandon Porter - May 26, 2022

A hotline has been established to allow those affected by sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches.

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Church Was Built on ‘Lies, Deceit, Abuse, Rape, and Fear’: Another Woman Comes Forward Against John Lowe’s Son

Jesse T. Jackson - May 25, 2022

Jessi Kline posted a statement on Facebook claiming that one of John Lowe II’s relatives, Jeremy, raped her when he babysat for her and her brother when they were “young, prepubescent children.”

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‘This Is Horrific’—Church Leaders Express Heartbreak Over School Massacre in Texas

Stephanie Martin - May 25, 2022

In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, pastors and faith leaders are lamenting the loss of life. Some are calling for action and change, saying “thoughts and prayers” alone won’t prevent future gun-related tragedies.

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Josh Duggar Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison After One of His Charges Was Dropped

Jessica Lea - May 25, 2022

Josh Duggar was sentenced to over 12 years in prison on Wednesday, May 25. The Sun reports Duggar had no reaction when the sentence was announced.

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Former EC Chairman Mike Stone Accused of Intimidating Sexual Misconduct Witnesses, Report Reveals

Dale Chamberlain - May 25, 2022

Georgia pastor and former SBC Executive Committee chairman Mike Stone has been accused of helping cover up the misconduct of another Georgia pastor. Stone denies the allegations.

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Vatican Legal Expert Says the Vatican ‘Is Learning’ When It Comes to Penal Trials

Claire Giangrave - May 25, 2022

It is as complex a legal case as the Vatican court system has ever prosecuted, with 10 lay and religious individuals on trial, including, for the first time in history, a cardinal of the church.

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How the ‘Apocalyptic’ Southern Baptist Report Almost Didn’t Happen

Bob Smietana - May 25, 2022

The existence of the Southern Baptist report on its abuse crisis is a triumph of congregational polity, aided by the minutiae of church bylaws and the fierce determination of survivors and advocates to say enough was enough. And yet, the abuse investigation almost never happened.

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SBC’s Willie McLaurin Practices ‘Ministry of Presence’ in Wake of Buffalo Massacre

Diana Chandler - May 25, 2022

As Buffalo mourns the murder of 10 African Americans in a racially motivated supermarket massacre, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Interim President and CEO Willie McLaurin is conducting a ministry of presence.

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SBC Executive Committee, Repenting for Handling of Abuse, Disowns Lawyer’s 2006 Letter

Bob Smietana - May 25, 2022

“This is a new day in the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention,” said committee chairman, Rolland Slade in a video meeting Tuesday. “And our commitment is to be different.”

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Bishop Mildred Hines, First AME Zion Female Bishop, Dead at Age 67

Adelle M Banks - May 25, 2022

Bishop Mildred Hines, the 98th bishop of the AME Zion Church, died on Monday (May 23), the bishops’ statement said. She was the sole female bishop of the historically Black denomination that dates to 1796.

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Pastor Confesses Adultery During Sunday Worship Service; Survivor Unexpectedly Takes the Stage Describing It As Sexual Abuse

Jesse T. Jackson - May 24, 2022

This Sunday, Indiana pastor John B. Lowe II confessed to an adulterous relationship 20 years ago. The pastor’s victim later took the stage, claiming that it wasn’t an adulterous relationship but rather sexual abuse.

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‘There Is Much Before Us to Consider’: Tom Ascol, Conservative Baptist Network Respond to Sexual Abuse Report

Dale Chamberlain - May 24, 2022

On Tuesday, Tom Ascol weighed in with his initial reflections regarding the Guidepost Solutions report about the Executive Committee's handling of sexual abuse allegations.

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Hiding Behind Issues of Polity, SBC Leaders Ignored, Silenced, Ostracized Sexual Abuse Victims for Years, Report Says

Dale Chamberlain - May 24, 2022

The Guidepost Solutions report investigating the SBC EC revealed that over the course of two decades, the SBC systematically and consistently ignored, silenced, and at times even ostracized survivors of sexual abuse.

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