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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Court Interested in Dispute Over Michigan 1931 Abortion Ban

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.

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

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.

SBC Executive Committee Sets up Hotline for Abuse Claims

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

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

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.”