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Paula's avatar

Tom, this is such a helpful piece. Thank you. I'm not a Southern Baptist but I have followed that story. The interview on Center for Baptist Leadership and the subsequent multi-million dollar investigation would appear to reveal that 1) accusations of widespread sexual abuse in Baptist churches was Russell Moore's effort to deflect the inquiry into his ERLC. And 2) Megan Basham's reporting on that report reveal that the SBC had less incidences per church than most organizations and no real evidence the ones showing up were ignored. I don't doubt the three reasons listed in your piece and any overlooking of abuse is grievous....and accusations of sexual abuse are an effective weapon in this culture. This whole incident has nearly split the SBC and emptied their finances, yet Russell Moore was "promoted" to the editor of CT.

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Jennifer Jacobs's avatar

“First do no harm” should also apply to CPS agencies themselves.

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