Baptists

Southern Baptists ready to put spotlight on sex-abuse crisis
- Oct 1, 2019
Entangled in a multifaceted sex-abuse crisis, the Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to host a high-profile conference on the topic that has kindled skepticism even among some of the scheduled speakers.

By David Crary
Southern Baptists meet; sex abuse crisis tops agenda
- Jun 11, 2019
The Southern Baptist Convention opened a national meeting Tuesday that was expected to be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis.

By Jay Reeves and David Crary
Baptist church’s ‘Catholic’ Jesus statue to find new home
- Jun 11, 2018
A statue of Jesus that a Baptist church in South Carolina voted to remove because the congregation deemed it too Catholic has found a new home.

By Christina L. Myers

A pastor explains his politics after saying Trump has authority to attack North Korea
- Aug 15, 2017
Pastor Robert Jeffress says people have overreacted to his statement that God has given President Donald Trump the authority to “take out” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Baptist leader said the Bible has given government the authority to use whatever force necessary, including assassination or war, to topple an evil dictator. The remarks came just a month after an article in a Vatican-approved journal said an Evangelical fundamentalism that was “not adverse to conflicts” was exerting influence on U.S. politics.

By Bobby Ross Jr.
Judge sentences Catholic man to time in a Baptist church
- Jun 2, 2016
After a Catholic man ended up injuring a Baptist preacher in a brawl following a local hockey game, an Ohio judge sentences him to attend Baptist services for 12 weeks.

By Chris Graves
Southern Baptists tell pastors: hold line on gays
- Oct 28, 2014
More than a thousand evangelical pastors and others — gathered for a three-day conference to steel the resolve of Christians who preach that gay relationships are sinful — were asked a simple question: How many live in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage? Hands rose all across the convention hall.

By Associated Press

Southern Baptists ready to put spotlight on sex-abuse crisis