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In an Executive Committee meeting, Joe Knott expressed that he is “terrified” at the thought of the SBC implementing policies “to protect children or women,” policies he believes will leave the SBC legally exposed.

During a spirited discussion Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” regarding America’s epidemic of mass shootings, cohosts Tara Setmayer and Whoopi Goldberg decried how some Christians twist Bible passages to support their beliefs about guns and slavery.

Missouri pastor Matthew Dedmon, 47, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Joe Newburn, 57. Dedmon believed that Newburn was engaged in an extramarital affair with his wife. 

Mississippi pastor Adam Wyatt has announced plans to nominate fellow Mississippi pastor Brad Eubank, who is a sexual abuse survivor, to serve in the role of SBC first vice president.

A Southern Baptist abuse task force has asked the denomination to set up a “Ministry Check” website to track abusive pastors, church employees and volunteers and to spend millions on reforms to prevent abuse and to care for survivors.

When the Rev. Deanna Hollas heard about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, she was shocked, but she wasn’t surprised.

On May 22, Greg Locke announced that he voluntarily removed Global Vision Church’s tax exempt status. This came after some of Locke's critics contacted the IRS, demanding an investigation into the church's 501c3 status.

Last Thursday, a swastika was drawn in black marker on the front church door of River of Life Church. River of Life, located in San Francisco’s racially diverse Visitacion Valley, plans to increase security following the disturbing hate crime.