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I’m still pondering Suzii Paynter’s explanation for why Southern Baptists can’t institute the same sorts of pro-active protective measures a...

On Memorial Day a year ago, I posted the column below about my dad. A few days later, the long-time attorney for the Baptist General Convent...

Walnut Grove Baptist Church has changed its name to Gracepoint Baptist Church. Why? Because they want “ a fresh start .” They’re hoping a ne...

No church is immune from the scourge of clergy sex abuse. A minister at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas has been charged with online so...

"Because there are no bishops...." That´s what you hear Suzii Paynter saying in this news video . Paynter, of the Baptist General ...

This Sunday May 4th, Two Rivers Baptist Church will vote on whether to follow pastor Jerry Sutton’s lead and purge itself of the 71 members...

When asked about the problem of clergy sex abuse and church cover-ups, one of the religious leaders who was a lawyer said, “Our polity requi...

Today’s Nashville Scene carries the story of Shayna Werley’s lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention. Werley alleges that she was s...

In June 2002, clinical psychologist Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea was invited to speak before the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as...

Southern Baptist kids have as little protection against clergy sex abuse as Catholic kids in Third-World countries . This reality was driven...

Jeri Massi’s new book is called “ Schizophrenic Christianity .” You’ll want to read it. Jeri often comments on this blog, and her comments a...

In early March, I did a posting about Debbie Vasquez and the abuse she suffered at the hands of Dale “Dickie” Amyx, the pastor of Bolivar B...