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“The longtime general counsel for the Southern Baptist Convention has decided to cut ties with the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The decision came after members of the SBC’s Nashville-based Executive Committee decided to waive attorney-client privilege as part of a sexual-abuse investigation.” - RNS

“Members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted for the waiving of attorney client privilege within the scope of an independent third-party investigation of the EC concerning the handling of sexual abuse claims.” - BPNews

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“The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is scheduled to hold a special session on Tuesday (Oct. 5) …. The central issue of meeting is the finalization of an agreement with Guidepost Solutions and the matter of waiving of the EC’s attorney-client privilege” - BPNews

“Various state conventions and groups in states have taken unprecedented action to state their displeasure with the Executive Committee’s action to thumb their nose at the messengers of the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting and refuse to take appropriate action to deal with sexual abuse.” - SBC Voices

“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