Accusations of protecting and enabling serial predators have sparked controversy among Baptist pastors and individuals like Jay, Tom Ascol, Megan Basham, and Denny Burk. The accused parties vehemently deny the allegations, labeling them as libelous and false. Calls for retractions and apologies have been made amidst claims of unrighteous gossip and emotional sabotage within the SBC community.
Josh (@JoshDaws) is exactly right. The SBC needs a new generation of leaders who won’t be manipulated by emotional sabotage and steered by empathy-based arguments untethered from the truth. That’s what @BaptistLeaders aims to help cultivate. https://t.co/C6hY7HDcsp https://t.co/KfQ8cJkYxL
This brilliant essay explains how the SBC ended up with theological conservatives presiding over institutions that have unquestionably moved in a liberal direction under their care. We need bold, courageous leadership that can't be steered by emotional sabotage. https://t.co/CqNw0ENHus
“Like Newton’s Third Law, every act of faithful leadership will be met with an equal and opposite act of sabotage.” — @joe_rigney “Leadership & Emotional Sabotage” may be one of the most important books for the present cultural moment. https://t.co/1hwt2FNIYu
Not just Baptist pastors, but @Pastakeith who is a trustee at an SBC entity has amplified the accusation that Tom Ascol, Megan Basham, Denny Burk, and I have “protected and enabled serial abusers.” I’ve never seen such unrighteous gossip like this before. A new low. https://t.co/CwBVcdLpkc
Not just Baptist pastors, but @Pastakeith who is a trustee at an SBC entity has amplified the accusation that Tom Ascol, Megan Basham, Denny Burk, and I have “protected and enabled serial abusers.” I’ve never seen such unrighteousness gossip like this before. A new low. https://t.co/CwBVcdLpkc
Why are Baptist pastors amplifying this disgusting lie? Jay hasn’t and won’t (because he can’t) get close to defending his assertion that these Christian brothers and sisters are engaged in “protection and enablement of serial predators” People glibly boosting this need to… https://t.co/UU2Pw7zyWq
.@Pastakeith did you really amplify this wickedly false slander that Megan Basham, Tom Ascol, Denny Burk and I are “protecting and enabling serial abusers” Do you mean that? Are you making that charge against us? If not, you should delete and tell Jay to delete this as well. https://t.co/0e2kWsVGGf
If you’re going to accuse someone publicly of protecting and enabling serial predators you better have some evidence Jay the “Baptist” has none whatsoever because this has never happened I would hope his enablers would rebuke him swiftly and call on him to delete and apologize https://t.co/u4pmzeAOCW
The “crisis” is “over” because there never was one to begin with. That aside, this is a libelous and possibly actionable accusation: That Denny Burk, @megbasham, @tomascol, and I are involved in the “protection and enablement of serial predators.” A total and horrific lie. https://t.co/DQygjKe31V