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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jun 5, 2021, 09:03 PM Jun 2021

Leaked letter reveals allegations that Southern Baptist leaders mishandled sex abuse claims [View all]

Source: Axios

A letter obtained by the Washington Post outlines new allegations that Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled sexual abuse claims.

The state of play: The letter, written by Russell Moore, former head of the SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, claims that institutional leaders bullied a sexual abuse victim.

Moore specifically names people in the SBC's Executive Committee who he says intimidated any person who spoke out about abuses in the church.

He also details how some institutional leaders exonerated churches with credible allegations of negligence of sexual abuse victims, which he says put the lives of "vulnerable children and others" affiliated with the church at risk.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/leaked-letter-reveals-allegations-southern-190555459.html



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