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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Christians Say They’re Seeking but Not Having Evangelistic Conversations

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.

New Italian Catholic Church Head Faces Demands for Abuse Inquiry

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.

Key Leaders Named in Guidepost Report Respond

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.

Pelosi Pushes Back on Archbishop Who Denies Her Communion

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.

Hong Kong Catholic Cardinal Denies Charges Over Relief Fund

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.