Steven Smith, the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little, Arkansas, isstepping downfrom his role.
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Pastors Urge Willy Rice to Drop Out of SBC Presidential Race amid Sexual Abuse Controversy
Southern Baptist Convention pastors are calling on Willy Rice, a candidate for SBC president, to remove himself from the race after it was revealed...
Pastor Convicted of Sexual Abuse Faces 14 New Charges
A North Carolina pastor who was previously convicted of molesting three minors and was later re-hired as an associate pastor is now facing 14 new...
Report highlights extensive child sexual abuse by Spanish clergy
An independent commission estimates that over 200,000 children in Spain have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.
Southern Baptists to Tackle Shrinking Membership, Sex Abuse, Women Pastors at Annual Meeting
http://youtu.be/3uFm3XEaOiE The nation's largest Protestant denomination has seen a decline in membership for years and a drop in the overall...
International House of Prayer report says Mike Bickle abuse allegations lack evidence
Amid claims by a founding member and two former leaders of International House of Prayer Kansas City that founder Mike Bickle engaged in clergy...
Church’s abuse support scheme risks ‘repeated re-traumatisation’ of victims
A report has criticised a scheme set up by the Church of England to provide financial support to survivors of clergy abuse.
8 Testify against Brian Houston in Sex Abuse Cover-up Case
The defense team on the side of Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston only presented one witness – Houston himself – to show Houston's innocence,...
Southern Baptists Tackle Historic Abuse Reform
http://youtu.be/Re3HbdGNAtQ ANAHEIM, CA – When Southern Baptists voted for abuse reform at their annual meeting in June it represented a watershed...