A Southern Baptist Convention task force plans to unveil a new curriculum centered on helping member congregations to prevent and respond to accusations of sexual abuse in June.
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Survivors of sexual abuse and their advocates in the Southern Baptist Convention, have accused the denomination of betraying victims again after it was recently revealed that lawyers for the denomination along with others for the SBC Executive Committee, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Lifeway Christian Resources filed an amicus brief, opposing legislation that would allow child sex abuse survivors to sue non-perpetrator third parties retroactively.
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee have expressed outrage online after learning that the committee was included in an amicus brief opposing extending liability in sex abuse cases, as no elected committee member had been consulted about the decision before it was made.
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