Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Largest US Protestant denomination. The 2022 independent Guidepost report documented decades of SBC Executive Committee cover-up of clergy sexual abuse.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
+1 for the 2022 Guidepost report documenting decades of cover-up of clergy abuse.
Profile facts
In context
SBC's congregational governance produces wide variation. The 2022 Guidepost Solutions third-party investigation, prompted by the 2019 Houston Chronicle 'Abuse of Faith' series, confirmed decades of SBC Executive Committee mishandling of abuse reports. Major reform process ongoing.
Legal cases & controversies
- 2022 Guidepost abuse report
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1845SBC founded over slavery split
- 1995Apologises for slavery support
- 2022Guidepost report
Sources
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