In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Al Mohler said for the first time publicly that he regrets his embrace of C.J. Mahaney, the former leader of the non-Southern Baptist group Sovereign Grace Ministries, now known as Sovereign Grace Churches.
Southern Baptist minister list included sex offenders
An online directory of Southern Baptist ministers included at least five names that are also included in a new database of convicted sex offenders with Southern Baptist ties compiled in an investigation by two Texas newspapers.
Jerry Johnson resigns as NRB president
Though neither NRB nor Johnson has stated a reason for the resignation, NRB board chair Michael Little said in a news release Johnson’s departure “leaves no question about his outstanding moral character.
Southern Baptist Convention report on sex abuse shines a light on evangelical culture
We need to take a long look at the theological and structural conditions that enable abuse — starting with purity teachings that shame survivors.
Tornado damaged Alabama church returns $25,000 casino donation
The First Baptist Church of Wetumpka is returning a $25,000 donation from a casino because it doesn’t support gambling.
‘Brewery church’ is the latest in craft of luring folks to church
The first known congregation founded expressly as a “brewery church” is a Lutheran outpost, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Florida-Bahamas Synod.
1619: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo
The 400th anniversary of the Africans’ arrival in what is now the USA is being observed this year.
To Baptist clergy sex abuse survivors: 10 tips from the trenches
As the media spotlight focuses its glare on the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Southern Baptist Convention, we who have been dealing with abuse issues for years already see familiar patterns of institutional protection and image management in the…
The religious-liberty claim the justices didn’t want to hear
If the free-exercise clause allows you not to bake and sell a cake, maybe it should also allow you to have an imam at your own execution.
Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve addressing sex abuse after papers’ report
The Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News investigation noted that several former presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention, including Steve Gaines, Paige Patterson and Jerry Vines, were accused of mishandling abuse allegations.
Abuse of Faith
20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms
Convicted for taking water to thirsty people
The No More Deaths volunteers were imitating the logic of the incarnation.










