Morris Chapman, a longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, died Monday. He was 84. “In a world where so many have fallen, he was faithful to the end,” current SBC President Clint Pressley posted on social media in tribute to Chapman. “Southern Baptists like me owe men like him a debt of gratitude. Praying the Lord is close to his family and especially his widow Jodi in the days ahead.” Chapman led the Nashville-based Executive Committee from 1992...| The Roys Report
Since Jennifer Lyell is dead, David and Mary Sills will not seek legal damages against her estate but they will continue their litigation against the Southern Baptist Convention and 10 other people or entities. Sills, a former professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., has accused the SBC and others of “defamation, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and wantonness concerning untrue claims of sexual abuse.” Sills has admitted ...| The Roys Report
Hurricane Beryl made landfall July 8 near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm, where it claimed the lives of at least 12 people. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Send Relief are helping survivors. “Send Relief has been assessing the […]| Baptist Courier
Over the past two years, I’ve said very little in public about the so-called Law Amendment. As recording secretary, I’m an officer of the Southern Baptist Convention who is eligible for perpetual election. If elected, I’ll serve Southern Baptists joyfully, regardless of the outcome of this or any number of other votes. But now that […]| Baptist Courier
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys Six Oregon Men on SBC List of Baptist Sexual Abusers Six Oregon men are on an official SBC list of accused Baptist sexual abusers. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a list naming over 700 men accused of sexually abusing or assaulting people in Baptist churches. Over 50 of the accused abusers were in western […] The post Six Oregon Men on SBC List of Baptist Sexual Abusers appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys Sexual abuse inside the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) should come as no surprise, given the history of abuse in other organizations. Still, when the Southern Baptist Convention released a report in May 2022 of the SBC’s horrible response to decades of sexual abuse allegations, it hit like a bombshell. Sexual predators gravitate to where they […] The post Sexual Abuse in the SBC is No Surprise, But Still a Shock appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
