Stop Baptist Predators

Once again, the Baptist General Convention of Texas came up with rationalizations for why it keeps secret the names of ministers who have be...

A recent Massachusetts case illustrates how much easier it is nowadays to find out about a Catholic priest accused of abuse than about a So...

Jeri is both a biblical scholar and a 4th degree black belt . These strengths give her an interesting perspective on our fight for clergy ac...

One of these days, I’m going to completely swear off the Baptist blogs. Eighteen months ago, I began commenting on some Baptist blogs becaus...

Once again, the Baptist General Convention of Texas has publicly justified its secrecy in guarding the names of ministers reported by chur...

“I am disturbed that the cardinals don’t seem to be able to bring themselves to say, ‘One strike and you’re out,’ when it comes to the moles...

Richard Land went to the trouble of writing a column about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s use of prostitutes. Land is president of the S...

Lately, I’ve been seeing lots of comments suggesting that money may be the root of the reason why Southern Baptist leaders don’t take action...

Two letters sat in a file at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma . In the first letter, a Southern Baptist pastor admits he sexually...

At the end of December, I did a posting about how Austin’s Great Hills Baptist Church had a second minister convicted on child sex. The se...

In 2005, music minister Bernie Johnson was accused of committing lewd sexual acts at a Southern Baptist church in Texas. He accepted a plea...

The story of Debbie Vasquez, reported in the Nashville Scene , caused some Baptist leaders to voice outrage. I heard from several via email...