DOJ Investigation of the SBC Results in its First Indictment – Matthew Queen

“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” ― Will Rogers Nearly two years ago, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 the first indictment stemming from the investigation was handed … Continue reading

Karen Swallow Prior: Abusive White Men Have Priority Over Women, Minorities, and Abuse Victims in SBC Institutions. There Is an Evangelical Bro Code.

“The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door” ― Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems I remember hearing that Karen Swallow Prior (KSP) would teach at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I decided she must be one of those women so enmeshed in the SBC that she has trouble seeing the institution’s problems. I wrote an email to her, welcoming her … Continue reading