SBC Sexual Abuse Survivors Respond to Executive Committee’s Amicus Brief Statement

More than 8,100 messengers to the 2022 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting June 14 raise ballots to vote on various resolutions during the two-day meeting at the Anaheim Convention Center. Messengers receive the paper ballots when they register at the meeting. Photo by Adam Covington

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Lyell went on to say that “it is also intellectually dishonest and cognitively dissonant to attempt to mitigate the problems with the brief by asserting it does not seek to limit statute of limitations.”

“The amicus brief at question plainly lobbies for a statutory interpretation that will limit the statute of limitations for institutions. In the event of sexual abuse in their orgs, it asserts a protectionist, responsibility limiting posture as that of the SBC, SBTS, and LifeWay,” she added.

Lyell concluded by saying that she appreciates the “@SBCExecComm officers wanting to clarify they+EC trustees didn’t know about the brief until this week, but it is highly problematic that the statement in which they seek to do so makes it clear the basic legal facts are still not understood or honestly stated.”

Christa Brown, another SBC sexual abuse survivor and advocate listed in the “On Lament and Repentance for Sexual Abuse” resolution, echoed Woodson’s feelings, calling the EC’s statement “a carefully calibrated mix of bulls**t, horses**t & chickens**t. It is craven, cowardly & despicable.”

“I will NEVER allow my voice or personhood to lend even an ounce of legitimacy to their grotesquely illegitimate ‘reform efforts,” she added.

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Jesse T. Jackson
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