Tag: sexual assault

HOW DO I TELL MY WIFE I WAS ABUSED?

Randolph Jason

HOW DO I TELL MY WIFE I WAS ABUSED? by Jennifer Michelle Greenberg for Core Christianity GNN Note – The first time I told “my story” before a group of AA my Mom was in attendance. Sharing the truth about my youth, that she didn’t know, was not only difficult for me to say but for her to hear. Our relationship grew stronger that night and God gave me the strength to push forward and help change lives. After that night sharing these tragedies with my spouse was as easy…

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Southern Baptists Want to Expel Churches Over Abuse

Randolph Jason

Southern Baptists Want to Expel Churches Over Abuse by KATE SHELLNUTT for Christianity Today GNN Note –  I fully support Pastor Greear’s hard stance against these churches. The SBC needs to show the world, unlike the Pope, that these issues of faith, morality and humanity are serious and should be addressed in a serious fashion. How else will the church be able to salvage it’s credibility? The Catholic Church, in my opinion, has lost a tremendous amount of credibility just in the first 8 weeks of 2019; and that is to…

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The Point: Sex Abuse Hits Southern Baptists

Randolph Jason

The Point: Sex Abuse Hits Southern Baptists by: John Stonestreet &  G. Shane Morris for BreakPoint In just a few months, a Pennsylvania Grand Jury report revealed widespread sex abuse and coverup in Catholic churches, a Texas newspaper revealed widespread abuse and coverup in independent Baptist churches, and now a Houston Chronicle article reveals similar evil in Southern Baptist churches. The pattern of abuse exposed in America’s largest Protestant denomination stretched over 20 years and involves over 700 victims. As Southern Baptist Seminary president Al Mohler writes, the report reveals two terrible facts:…

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From Beth Moore to J.D. Greear, Key SBC Leaders Respond to Horrifying Report That 200-Plus Pastors, Volunteers Abused More Than 700

Randolph Jason

From Beth Moore to J.D. Greear, Key SBC Leaders Respond to Horrifying Report That 200-Plus Pastors, Volunteers Abused More Than 700 by JESSILYN LANCASTER for Charisma Magazine Key Southern Baptist leaders from President J.D. Greear to prolific author and speaker Beth Moore responded with overwhelming grief and repentance on behalf of the denomination after the Houston Chronicle debuted the first in a three-part series detailing abuse within the denomination. The Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News conducted a thorough investigation of the organization that revealed the following: In all, since 1998, roughly 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers…

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Southern Baptist Convention in shock after newspapers reveal hundreds of abuse cases

Randolph Jason

Southern Baptist Convention in shock after newspapers reveal hundreds of abuse cases Christian Today staff writer for Christian Today An extraordinary investigation by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News has found that hundreds of Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers have faced accusations of sexual misconduct during the last 20 years. Many have returned to church roles even after being convicted of sex crimes. The report found around 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers had been ‘credibly accused’ of misconduct, with around 220 convicted or receiving plea deals. There were more than 700 victims, who experienced…

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