Abuse Among Independent Baptists
I learned of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram series on sexual misconduct among Independent Baptists when one of our men brought it to my attention. The series of articles claims to have uncovered hundreds of cases in nearly 200 different churches. Our church member was concerned because the Star-Telegram included a map with a database of churches charged with sexual misconduct, and our church was included on that map.
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A push for compromise on LGBTQ protections may tear evangelicals apart
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“Last week, World Magazine reported that two respected evangelical institutions, the National Association of Evangelicals and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, both quietly adopted a set of principles that call for comprehensive religious freedom protections combined with explicit support for LGBTQ protections in employment, education, housing and adoption, among others.” -
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Illinois investigation finds 500 more Roman Catholic clergy abuse cases
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“Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office has found 500 more Catholic clergy accused of sexually abusing children than the state’s six archdioceses have publicly identified.” - RNS
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Gay, transgender youth at 'significantly higher risk' of suicide than heterosexual peers: study
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“A systematic review and meta-analysis of 2.5 million adolescents published in JAMA Pediatrics concluded that ‘sexual minority youths’ — those identifying as ‘homosexual,’ ‘bisexual,’ ‘transgender’ — ‘have a significantly higher risk of life-threatening behavior compared with their heterosexual peers.’” - CPost
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Twitter Bans “Misgendering” and “Deadnaming”
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“ ‘Misgendering’ refers to when someone uses the ‘wrong’ pronoun to describe a transgender person (i.e., calling a biological male who identifies as female ‘he’). ‘Deadnaming’ refers to using a transgender person’s birth name (i.e. calling well-known athlete Bruce Jenner ‘Bruce’ instead of his preferred ‘Caitlyn’).” - AiG
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If Sex Is Fluid, Why Isn’t Age?
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“The judges in the Netherlands will probably rule against [Emile Ratelband]. But if they believe that sex has no objective reality, that the sex on one’s birth certificate can be changed, on what grounds can they rule that the date of birth cannot be changed?” - National Review
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Barna Research: Most Pastors Don't Feel Qualified to Address Touchy Sexual Issues, Abuse in Church
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“…when pastors were asked about their qualifications for handling sexual problems, less than a third of them reported that they felt ‘very qualified’ to address 15 of the 18 sexual issues in the survey.” - C. Post
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UC Berkeley leader Isabella Chow slammed over biblical gender views
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“A University of California at Berkeley LGBT group is petitioning for Sen. Isabella Chow’s resignation from student government; her political party, Student Action, has dropped ties to her; the university newspaper has refused to run Chow’s editorial in her defense; and hundreds have protested against her” - BP News
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