“Local church autonomy” is a Baptist distinctive selectively used. As evidence, consider Al Mohler’s position on Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Ark., 25 years ago when then-President Bill Clinton was a member there. Mohler, relatively new as president of…
Jury finds Baylor liable for failing to prevent violence against a student
For the first time, a Texas jury has found Baylor University liable for failing to prevent violence against a student amid the scandal that brought down Football Coach Art Briles and President Ken Starr. In 2016, Dolores Lozano filed a…
I grew up in the church-cult from Let Us Prey; here’s why abuse runs rampant in the IFB
Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandal was released just a few days ago, exposing decades of coverup and abuse in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. If you haven’t watched it, understand that it’s gritty, raw and tear jerking. For…
ACE American Insurance Co. denies allegations in Kanakuk’s recent cross claim
ACE American Insurance Co. is denying allegations made against them by Kanakuk Kamps in an October cross claim for contract breach and failure to defend the camp as their client in the lawsuit brought against them by Logan Yandell last…
‘It was futile … nothing will change’
“Apology.” That was the subject heading. It was an email from a member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Task Force, the committee that was created in the summer of 2021 and given a one-year term to oversee a…
The horror of Let Us Prey may not be as far from home as you think
“Every IFB church is a powder keg ready to explode,” says Eric Skwarczynski on Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals, which released last weekend on HBO Max and Investigation Discovery. The four-part docuseries follows the stories of sexual abuse survivors…
‘Pastor Johnny’ wins a bid to unseal Guidepost documents
Of the more than two dozen legal cases currently pending in courts against the Southern Baptist Convention or its entities, one takes particular aim at the work of Guidepost Solutions, the independent researcher that produced the scathing report of mishandled…
Judge rules discovery may continue in Sillses’ lawsuit against SBC parties
One of the multiple lawsuits currently pending against the Southern Baptist Convention and its various agencies got a green light to continue Nov. 22, despite objections that the case is “frivolous” and legal discovery could cause harm. U.S. District Judge…
Pressler’s former law partner, accused of knowing about abuse, is running for Texas House
Paul Pressler’s former law partner, who has been accused of knowing about the Baptist powerbroker’s alleged abuse of young men and not reporting it, is running for the Texas House of Representatives and aspires to become speaker of the House,…