The country’s largest Protestant denomination took steps to crack down on churches that mishandle sexual-abuse allegations, following a year of heavy of criticism on the issue
The country’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, took steps Tuesday to crack down on churches that mishandle sexual-abuse allegations, following a year of heavy of criticism on the issue.
At their annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., Southern Baptists approved changes to their constitution that would allow the denomination to expel churches that “act in a manner inconsistent with the Convention’s beliefs regarding sexual abuse.” They also established a committee to review complaints about how...
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