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Bipartisan legislation making clergy sex abuse a felony passed the Alabama Legislature today (April 25) and now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.
A bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature would make it unlawful for members of the clergy to engage in sexual activity with anyone under the age of 19, a standard already in place for public and private school teachers.
Caring Well Sunday, Sept. 24, is on the SBC Calendar this year for the first time, giving churches an opportunity to acknowledge the emotional toll of sexual abuse and commit to ensuring congregations are safe places.
Allan Kyle Jones, pastor of Lifeway Community Church in Loxley, Alabama, since January 2015, was arrested Aug. 29 and charged with four counts of possession of child pornography.
Attorney Greg Love said the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and “what is predictable is preventable.” “When we consider protecting our boys
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force has released new information about the Ministry Check database that will assist churches as they conduct
Craig Carlisle’s concern since the day he became chair of the Alabama Baptist Sexual Abuse Task Force in November 2021 has been that nothing would
