Southern Baptists, at impasse, postpone vote on sex abuse probe for a week
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“At issue is whether the Executive Committee can shield from investigators certain communications it has received from its lawyers.” - RNS
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As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“At issue is whether the Executive Committee can shield from investigators certain communications it has received from its lawyers.” - RNS
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“After a tumultuous and disappointing Executive Committee meeting … . Some have suggested the use of the nuclear option, to remove every EC Trustee who voted against Jared Wellman’s motion to waive privilege.” - SBC Voices
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“While all eyes seem fixed on the [Executive Committee] meeting next week, a significant step in addressing sexual abuse in the SBC took place this morning at the ERLC trustee meeting.” - SBC Voices
“The ERLC trustees endorsed without opposition a profile presented by the presidential search committee that consists of eight criteria a candidate must meet to fulfill the role of the commission’s next head.” - BPNews
“Members of a seven-member task force named to oversee an independent, third-party review of the SBC Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse claims have released an update calling for proposals from firms interested in conducting the review.” - BPNews
“…an essay on the aftermath of the convention and the presence of an apparent fundamentalist element within its churches. The presence of fundamentalists in religious movements is certainly not new, but defining fundamentalism is a difficult task.” - Jeff Straub
“SBC President Ed Litton joined Jonathan Howe, SBC Executive Committee vice president for communications, on Friday’s (July 2) episode of SBC This Week, a weekly podcast related to SBC news and events.” - BPNews
“In an article Newsweek published on Monday June 28, 2021, the publication said it discovered over 140 videos were either removed or hidden on Redemption Church’s YouTube channel.” - C.Leaders
“…as I left the convention and took some time to debrief and analyze what took place, I believe the path for the SBC is one of a more hopeful and fruitful future.” - Stetzer
“At the annual meeting of the SBC this week in Nashville, a motion asking if the denomination should break fellowship with Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, was referred to the denomination’s Credentials Committee.” - C.Post
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