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Days after Southern Baptist Convention leaders Mike Stone and Ronnie Floyd challenged claims by the former leader of the denomination’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Russell Moore, that they mishandled a “crisis of sexual abuse” in the convention, a Texas pastor has come forward with evidence that he claims supports Moore’s claims.

(RNS) — In this moment of reckoning, white evangelical Protestants — the denominational family to which Southern Baptists belong — are increasingly out of step.

Two days after Russell Moore s official exit as president of the Southern Baptist Convention s Ethics Religious Liberty Commission, which he announced in May, the denomination is reporting strong year-over-year increases in designated giving as well as giving to its Cooperative Program for May

June 02, 2021 RIYADH — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has endeavored to support civil aviation organizations and aviation authorities regionally and internationally through financial, moral and logistical support to advance the industry in the world. It has also lent support to strengthen efforts aimed at supporting the development of human resources working in the sector, raising the level of civil aviation security as well as encouraging a culture of safety among aviation s...

(RNS) — In a letter written more than a year before his resignation, Moore explained his troubles with the SBC leadership in bitterly frank terms. Then-President Donald Trump barely makes an appearance.

(RNS) — In February 2020, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission defended himself after a second task force was mounted to investigate complaints against him.

BGCT Executive Board holds hybrid meeting May 25, 2021 Chair Clint Davis Iright), pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, presides over a meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. He asks a question of Ward Hayes (left), BGCT treasurer/CFO. (Photo by Ken Camp) Ken Camp / Managing Editor Share this article DALLAS—A majority of Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board members participated in their first in-person meeting in more than a year, gathe...

Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC May 26, 2021 Bob Smietana / Religion News Service Share this article NASHVILLE (RNS)—Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display. Conservative, pro-life, anti-same-sex marriage, Moore was hardly a theological outlier among his fellow Southern Baptist leaders, yet his opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump, whom...

Russell Moore leaves Southern Baptist leadership, but denomination’s troubles remain Southern Baptists have long been able to find enough consensus to cooperate on missions. In recent years, theyve become less cooperative because of debates over race, politics and the role of women in the church. FILE - In this June 14, 2017, file photo, Russell Moore, then-president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix. At an SBC m...

For SBC, is Southern more important than Baptist? Terry Mattingly When megachurch pastor J.D. Greear became the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention, he saw all kinds of statistics headed in all kinds of directions. After decades of growth, Americas largest Protestant flock faced steady decline as many members joined thriving nondenominational evangelical and charismatic churches. Ominously, baptism statistics were falling even faster. On the other side of the 2018 ledger, worship ...