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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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40 Years in the Making: A Timeline of the Southern Baptists’ Sexual Abuse Crisis

Adelle M Banks - May 24, 2022

The report on the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse crisis is unsparing. But allegations and recommendations about how to respond to those allegations have existed for quite some time.

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Christians Say They’re Seeking but Not Having Evangelistic Conversations

Aaron Earls - May 24, 2022

Christians express a desire to talk about their faith, yet few have shared with someone how to become a Christian in the past six months.

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New Italian Catholic Church Head Faces Demands for Abuse Inquiry

Nicole Winfield - May 24, 2022

Pope Francis named Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of sexual abuse with an independent inquiry.

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Key Leaders Named in Guidepost Report Respond

Scott Barkley - May 24, 2022

The names of numerous Southern Baptist leaders appeared throughout the lengthy report made available May 22 by Guidepost Solutions on the subject of sexual abuse allegations and the SBC Executive Committee.

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Pelosi Pushes Back on Archbishop Who Denies Her Communion

AP News - May 24, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights.

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Hong Kong Catholic Cardinal Denies Charges Over Relief Fund

Zen Soo - May 24, 2022

Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others denied charges that they failed to register a relief fund aimed at assisting protesters who faced legal costs during 2019 anti-government protests.

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