The Southern Baptist Convention offered commitments at its closely watched two-day annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., to address sexual abuse problems kept hidden for years.
ANAHEIM, California (AP) The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse and launch a new task force to oversee further reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to maintain a list of pastors and other church staff credibly accused of sexual abuse, US media reported, addressing a scandal that has rocked the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
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