News of Matt Chandler’s leave of absence from preaching and teaching due to inappropriate online direct messaging with a woman who is not his wife was shocking and heartbreaking to many who first heard about it on Sunday. For some abuse survivors, it is “triggering.” On Monday, an SBC abuse survivor, who goes by the name Lori K. on Twitter, posted a … [Read more...] about SBC Abuse Survivor Shares How Survivors Can Be ‘Triggered’ by News of Matt Chandler’s Inappropriate Online Behavior; Boz Tchividjian Agrees
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Iowa’s Methodist Churches Advised To Cut Ties With Boy Scouts Troops Until Bankruptcy Case Is Resolved
(Des Moines Register) The Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church is advising local churches to stop sponsoring Boy Scouts of America units until the organization emerges from bankruptcy. The BSA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2020 to protect it from hundreds of lawsuits by victims who have said they were sexually abused during their time with … [Read more...] about Iowa’s Methodist Churches Advised To Cut Ties With Boy Scouts Troops Until Bankruptcy Case Is Resolved
Sutherland Springs Church To Demolish Sanctuary Where 26 People Were Killed in Mass Shooting
(The Christian Post) The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, which saw a shooter enter its sanctuary in 2017 and kill 26 people, has decided to demolish the building where the tragedy occurred. At a business meeting held on Sunday after worship, members of the congregation voted 69 to 35 to demolish their former sanctuary, which had been converted into a … [Read more...] about Sutherland Springs Church To Demolish Sanctuary Where 26 People Were Killed in Mass Shooting
Court Upholds Death Sentence for Church Shooter Dylann Roof
By MEG KINNARD and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot even capture the “full horror” of what he did. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit … [Read more...] about Court Upholds Death Sentence for Church Shooter Dylann Roof
Ed Litton: ‘I Had Permission, Which I Think Means It’s Not Plagiarism’
Southern Baptist Convention [SBC] president Ed Litton recently came under fire at the end of June 2021 after a series of videos were released accusing him of plagiarizing other pastors’ sermons. One particular video focused on a Romans sermon series given by former SBC president J.D. Greear. The video showed clips of Greear preaching his … [Read more...] about Ed Litton: ‘I Had Permission, Which I Think Means It’s Not Plagiarism’