Episode 200

Abuse of Faith Series Shines Light on Sexual Abuse Problem in the SBC

This week's bombshell series on sexual abuse in the SBC sent shockwaves throughout the denomination.

SBC This Week · Amy Whitfield and Jonathan Howe

February 15, 201934m 9s

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Episode #201

This week’s bombshell series on sexual abuse in the SBC sent shockwaves throughout the denomination.

News Recap:

Abuse of Faith: Investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse from Southern Baptist church leaders, volunteers http://bit.ly/2SPl9R0
Paper’s sexual abuse report leaves SBC’s Greear ‘broken’ http://bit.ly/2SPlgMq
Greear addresses unreported victims of sexual abuse http://bit.ly/2SU4Kuz
SBC must ‘lament & grieve,’ Greear tells editors http://bit.ly/2SPZBDW
Southern Baptists Face Their #MeToo Moment https://nyti.ms/2SR5Wik
Leading Southern Baptist apologizes for supporting leader, church at center of sex abuse scandal http://bit.ly/2SPS9IH
Greear names, summarizes Comm. on Committees makeup http://bit.ly/2SUURN2
Louisiana College quits CCCU over LGBT policy http://bit.ly/2SXilBc
Jerry Johnson resigns as NRB president http://bit.ly/2SNcrTr
James MacDonald fired after ‘inappropriate’ comments http://bit.ly/2SXiy7s
SBU committee named for ‘evaluations’ of ‘orthodoxy’ http://bit.ly/2SOsFM6
NFL veteran & wife make ultrasound gift to N. Orleans http://bit.ly/2SXiS6a

Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently announced a new bachelor’s degree program communication. Because if your students are going to work in the business or professional worlds, they won’t need less theology—they’ll need more. This new program promises cutting-edge training in the complexities of communication fields in the 21st century with the biblical and theological studies you would expect from Southern Seminary and Boyce College. You can find more information about this new program at boycecollege.com/communication

This Week in SBC History

Baylor’s sexual assault response draws protest
- http://www.bpnews.net/46301/baylors-sexual-assault-response-draws-protest

Resources of the Week

Amy: NPR Interview with Anne Marie Miller
Jonathan: Sweet Life Cookies

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