In a new memoir, Christa Brown, one of the nation’s best-known clergy abuse survivors and #SBC whistleblowers, shares the shocking story of her escape from Baptistland.
An interview with Investigations Editor Lise Olsen: https://www.texasobserver.org/baptist-metoo-clergy-abuse-book-sbc/
#ChurchToo #SBCtoo #books @bookstodon #culture #abuse #religion #MeToo
A Southern Baptist pastor in Wisconsin is still preaching despite an ongoing sexual abuse investigation that already prompted the state to revoke his church's daycare license out of child safety concerns. #SBCtoo #ChurchToo #EmptyThePews
“Callers to the SBC's sexual abuse hotline are often routed to a person who also serves the SBC's abuse reform implementation task force. My column today about dual roles. I did not want to write it, but I hope you'll read it. #ThisistheSBC #SBCtoo https://t.co/gLFjGcUjI2”
“Wow. @sarahstankorb tells my #ChurchToo story with power, grace, truth & sensitivity. And if you want a solid summary on the #SBCtoo movement's history, look no further. With trepidation - much of my trauma is written here - I hope you'll read this. ⬇️ https://t.co/ff8kES3GJW”
“"How dare you?" How dare you "even broach the subject of the financial aspect of what sells over the cost to survivors?" - @Skjaldmaer1 Average lifetime cost of being sexually abused as a child is $830,928. Per victim. (per @CHILD_USA) #ChildhoodSexualAbuse #ChurchToo #SBCtoo”
All of the talk about groomers and pedophiles and the biggest denomination of White Protestants, the Southern Baptists convention has been hiding and protecting their sexual abusers for DECADES #SBCtoo
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AntheaButler/status/1528490459026403328
Bad Sunday for the SBC
The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest protestant denomination in the United States, and is second only to the Catholic Church in American membership in the Christian faith. And they have some soul searching to do:
The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News teamed up on the reporting:
Journalists in the two newsrooms spent mo
https://ordinary-times.com/2019/02/10/bad-sunday-for-the-sbc/
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