The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has been embroiled in controversy following its out-of-court settlement over allegations of covering up abuse by Paul Pressler. Critics argue this settlement confirms the SBC's history of concealing abuse, a sentiment echoed by survivors and activists. Despite assertions to the contrary, the debate around the SBC's handling of abuse cases and its leadership's role, including figures like J.D. Greear (@jdgreear) and Russell Moore (@drmoore), continues to intensify. Meanwhile, the case of Aaron Bushnell and the abuse at Kanakuk Kamps, where victims suffered under CEO Joe White's leadership, adds to the growing scrutiny of religious institutions' handling of abuse allegations.
When victims of @Kanakuk trusted God, they were abused to the point of death. Please, @lecrae and @TimTebow, consider your ties with the camp and CEO Joe White. Nobody resigned as a result of the failure to stop a decade of abuse. No disciplinary action happened against any of… https://t.co/VYj4lXYoS8 https://t.co/7lLlJsOI5i
Pray for Aaron Bushnell and his loved ones. And please don’t encourage others to follow his lead. | By @kathrynlopez https://t.co/3xwVFfNEEx
Talking to SBC abuse activists is jarring. They have been so thoroughly lied to by cowardly leaders. Conditioned to expect things from the SBC that it never undertook to give (and can never give). Catastrophic leadership failure from @jdgreear, @drmoore, et al.
A lie does not become the truth by sheer force of emotive repetition. I’m not saying no one has ever been abused in a SBC church (or a CBF church, or a public school, etc.) Im making factual claims about the SBC as an institution, the same claims our current president, Bart… https://t.co/pi8KViChD1
There, fixed it. The fact that the SBC settled out of court for covering up Paul Pressler’s abuse confirms that, indeed, the SBC has covered up abuse. All the word play and bold assertions in the world cannot reverse what thousands of survivors know to be true. #SBCToo https://t.co/qOklmUHD4H