Southern Baptists Vote To Hold Churches More Accountable For Mishandling Abuse Claims
At their annual meeting held in Birmingham, Ala., the Southern Baptist Convention approved changes making it clear that individual churches can be expelled for covering up abuse cases.
The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to make it easier to expel churches that mishandle claims of sexual abuse.
Delegates representing some 47,000 Southern Baptist churches gathered at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala., approved an amendment makingestablishing a special committee to evaluate such claims against churches.
