Southern Baptist Convention responds to sexual abuse report

LTC Eugene Chu
..."The Sexual Abuse Task Force will assist the SBC Executive Committee and the Convention in establishing processes for proper inquiries, and the hotline will serve as a resource to survivors and entities in responding properly while we work to put more permanent procedures in place.

According to the statement, the hotline will be an important stopgap measure for survivors between now and the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, when the messengers can pass even more meaningful reforms."...

The good in this if there is any to be found is that SBC took this on themselves when allegations arose and hired an independent task force to investigate. No church of any kind is exempt from predators. They comein all walks, shapes, forms, fashion, of people and clergy are not exempt. They are human just like the rest of us. No one is exempt from sin but thankfully we have a God that is faithful and just to forgive us of those sins when we acknowledge them as sin and turn from them. Those that allegations are founded to be true, I hope they find them and put them behind bars and hold them accountable on earth and put measures in place to prevent this type of stuff. Our church we attend has policies in place that no one is alone with a child by themselves, always a two person concept and all the staff, deacons, child care workers, volunteers, sunday school teachers etc are required to have a full background check and take sexual abuse training courses paid for by the church. Plus as an added bonus the Sexual Abuse training is open to all members of the church should they want it. Positive steps to eliminate this horrific issue.