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Survivors of sexual abuse and their advocates in the Southern Baptist Convention, have accused the denomination of betraying victims again after it was recently revealed that lawyers for the denomination along with others for the SBC Executive Committee, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Lifeway Christian Resources filed an amicus brief, opposing legislation that would allow child sex abuse survivors to sue non-perpetrator third parties retroactively.

Members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee have expressed outrage online after learning that the committee was included in an amicus brief opposing extending liability in sex abuse cases, as no elected committee member had been consulted about the decision before it was made.

The House GOP’s election of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the architect of the conference’s legal strategy for challenging President Biden’s presidential win in 2020, is putting election denialism back to the center of the national conversation. Johnson took a leading role in spearheading an amicus brief backing a Texas lawsuit contesting the 2020 election results,…

Republicans are discovering the downside of electing a previously obscure figure to be second in line to the presidency. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), largely unknown outside the Beltway — and not especially well-known within it — finally succeeded this week where three more prominent Republicans had failed. Johnson got unanimous support from within his conference…

The House GOP’s election of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the architect of the conference’s legal strategy for challenging President Biden’s presidential win in 2020, is putting election denialism back to the center of the national conversation. Johnson took a leading role in spearheading an amicus brief backing a Texas lawsuit contesting the 2020 election results, which…