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The recent SBC abuse report shows that churches often prioritize tribal unity and safety over “divisive” truth.

Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled a “crisis of sexual abuse” in the denomination through methods such as intimidating whistleblowers into silence and exonerating churches with credible allegations of negligence of sexual abuse victims, according to Russell Moore, the former leader of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.

Rachael DenHollander speaks to Russell Moore at the Caring Well conference in Dallas, Texas | ERLC Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled a “crisis of sexual abuse” in the denomination through methods such as intimidating whistleblowers into silence and exonerating churches with credible allegations of negligence of sexual abuse victims, according to Russell Moore, the former leader of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. In a May 31 letter to outgoing SBC President J.D. Greear, which comes in the wake of an earlier letter in which he exposed what he called “gutte...

It's not just you: Allergy season is worse this year FacebookTwitterEmail We've all been reduced to sneezing, sniffly messes this month. If you've been suffering through allergy season more than usual, know it's not just you. Allergy season actually is worse this year. The February ice storm that hit Texas is to blame for the extra allergy pain, the Houston Chronicle's Rob Downen reported last month. While we usually see a spike in tree pollen in March, the freeze delayed the spike until April, lining up with grass pollen's annual spike and creating a double whammy of allergy misery. It's not...