“Protestant Accountability, a survivor-led nonprofit, announced the launch and expansion of ProtestantAccountability.org, a searchable database that collects publicly available information about Protestant clergy and other spiritual leaders who have been accused of committing, enabling, or mishandling sexual abuse.” - C.Leaders
“Six days after a federal judge granted summary judgment against Johnny Hunt on his final remaining defamation claim against the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and its Executive Committee (EC), the former SBC president filed a notice of appeal seeking review of several rulings in the case.” - C.Leaders
“This contrasts with past years, when children — defined in the report as people aged 11 and younger — constituted a larger percentage…. For example, in 1971, 37% of baptized individuals were children, while in 2022 that number was 30%.” - CPost
Hunt had “sued Guidepost and the Southern Baptist Convention in 2023, arguing his misconduct was a private matter and disclosing it cost him millions. He sought tens of millions in damages.” - RNS
“Pawleys Island Community Church, which cooperates with the SBC, has been under investigation over allegations that leadership allowed convicted sex offender Warren Spencer Perry to serve as a volunteer custodian in the vicinity of children even after concerns were raised.” - CPost
“Southern Baptist Convention messengers passed a slate of resolutions in Orlando this week, from denouncing assisted suicide to marking America’s 250th birthday and wrestling over how to mourn victims of political violence.” - CPost
“A change to the SBC constitution requires a two-thirds vote by messengers at two consecutive annual meetings. Messengers will vote at the 2027 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis to decide if the Truth and Unity amendment will be adopted into the constitution.” - C.Leaders
“SBC megachurch Pastor… said in a social media post that the SBC has never had a ‘systematic sexual abuse crisis’ and described what prompted a 2021 independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions as a ‘reckless hoax.’” - C.Leaders
“Religious historians will look back at 2006 as the absolute peak of denominationalism in the United States….Then the cracks started to form. Slowly at first, and then the pinholes became the size of golf balls and the hull of the SBC began taking on water in an incredibly rapid fashion.” - Ryan Burge
