by Bob Allen | Sep 21, 2007 | News
A clergy sexual-abuse survivor says the staff member guiding a Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee response to a motion calling for a national database of clergy sex offenders has a negative attitude toward the proposal and should be replaced with someone...
by Bob Allen | Sep 20, 2007 | News
Religion has a major role to play in the outcome of immigration debate but is largely overlooked amid local tensions and failed efforts in Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform, three experts said in a telephone news conference Wednesday. Immigrants and...
by Bob Allen | Sep 20, 2007 | News
An alleged victim of a former Southern Baptist pastor facing felony charges of sexual battery by an authority figure testified recently in court they entered into a long-term sexual relationship because the preacher convinced him it was a part of God’s plan....
by Bob Allen | Sep 19, 2007 | News
An American Baptist pastor in Arlington, Texas, is credited with bringing international attention to a civil-rights case in a small Louisiana town known worldwide as the Jena 6. Thousands of activists were expected to descend on the rural community of 3,000...
by Bob Allen | Sep 19, 2007 | News
Friday was a busy day for Southern Baptists in court: The Tennessee Baptist Convention amended its breach-of-contract lawsuit against Belmont University, adding claims that the university’s charter is illegal. A federal judge in Texas refused to dismiss a...
by Bob Allen | Sep 18, 2007 | News
A victims’ advocacy and support group on Monday asked Southern Baptist Convention leaders to seek input from outside experts and victims in developing a denomination-wide response to sexual abuse by clergy. In June SBC messengers referred a motion to the SBC...
