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Saddleback's Rick Warren ramps up appeals to Southern Baptists to let church with women pastors stay
Read full article: Saddleback's Rick Warren ramps up appeals to Southern Baptists to let church with women pastors stayRetired pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” is intensifying a media blitz in what he acknowledges may be a lost cause.
Southern Baptists pick president who worked for racial unity
Read full article: Southern Baptists pick president who worked for racial unityThe Southern Baptist Convention has tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides in the church and defeating an effort to make an issue of critical race theory.
Southern Baptist board OKs probe into sex abuse controversy
Read full article: Southern Baptist board OKs probe into sex abuse controversyThe president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee says it is hiring an outside firm to investigate its actions amid accusations that top leaders mishandled sex abuses cases.
Secret recordings show Southern Baptist dispute on sex abuse
Read full article: Secret recordings show Southern Baptist dispute on sex abuseReleases of leaked letters and secret recordings from within the Southern Baptist Convention are intensifying as critics seek to show top leaders were slow to address sexual abuse and worried more about its reputation and donations than about victims.