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Excellent new article in Psychology Today! Link to article in first comment…
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It’s the right thing to do, but he already caused so much harm and destruction. All enabling pastors who finally see the harm they’ve done should resign from ministry permanently. Ideally, they would also face some form of civil/criminal liability.
In 2011, a man warned Dustin Pennington that the worship leader at his Atlanta-area church was molesting boys. Pennington didn't believe him, and didn't look into it. He now believes the abuse continued for years because of that choice. He resigned from ministry in April and is speaking publicly so other pastors don't repeat it. "I felt like a price needed to be paid," he said. "I needed to fall on my sword." roysreport.com/atlanta-pasto…
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We have added over 300 names in the last 5 weeks, almost all from Submission Requests put in through our website. Over 3,000 entries now. Our hope is that by bringing these names and numbers to light, future victims can be prevented.
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For 8 years, Mike Johnson was a trustee for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. This raises questions about what he knew concerning the SBC’s clergy sex abuse problem — questions he should have to address. My column today (link in replies)
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This is an excellent example of why the database is necessary. Too many slip through the cracks. Thanks for tagging us, Julie Roys. He has been added. Link in the first comment…
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