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January 3, 2024

Southern Baptist Convention Privately Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit That Accused Former Leader Paul Pressler

By Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, Dec. 29, 2023 The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused […]
August 19, 2023

Australian Court Finds Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston ‘Not Guilty’ in Hiding Father’s Sex Abuse

The court said Houston had “a reasonable excuse” for not reporting his father, whom he called “a serial pedophile,” to the police in 1999. The post […]
June 14, 2022

Patriarchy, Purity Culture Are Blocking Efforts to Address SBC Sexual Abuse Scandal

As a scholar of evangelicalism, gender and American culture, I have seen how deeply ingrained aspects of conservative white evangelicalism force women to stay silent. The […]
June 1, 2022

Pastor Kicked Out of Church After 11 Accuse Him of Abuse to Serve At Least One Year in Prison

A former Las Vegas pastor has entered into a plea deal after his church confronted him with allegations of sexual abuse and forced him out. The […]
April 24, 2022

63-Year-Old Pastor Dwight Reed’s Marriage to Teen in His Church Sparks Abuse Allegations

Dwight Reed’s marriage to 19-year-old Jordan Goodlett, a longtime church member, has raised concerns due to the pastor’s 43-year age gap. The post 63-Year-Old Pastor Dwight […]
October 11, 2019

Caring Well: A Survivor’s Reflections on the ERLC Conference on Abuse

The ERLC Caring Well conference overwhelmed attendees with information, but failed to care for the suffering in its midst or call out the wolves present. More […]
September 25, 2019

Unilever’s Racist Ads and the History of Sexual Abuse Under Slavery

Unilever has come under fire in the U.S. for racist ads, including for Dove body wash, and in other countries for racist promotions of Magnum ice […]
March 8, 2019

Senators Demand Investigation Into Sexual Abuse at Immigrant Children’s Shelters

By Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders, ProPublica Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called on Wednesday for a federal investigation into what they termed […]
August 30, 2018

Pennsylvania Attorney General Says Vatican Knew About Sex Abuse Scandal

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