Coverage dated June 15, 2024

Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94

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Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died.

  2. AL.com

    Longtime Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse dies at 94 (opens AL.com)

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    Paul Pressler was one of the co-architects of the Southern Baptist Convention’s so-called conservative resurgence in the 1980s that pushed America’s largest Protestant denomination in a more hardline direction

  3. Religion News

    Paul Pressler, SBC legend accused of abuse, is dead at 94 (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — Pressler was one of the architects of the ‘Conservative Resurgence’ that took over the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later accused of sexual abuse.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Paul Pressler, longtime Southern Baptist leader who was accused of sexual abuse, dies (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexual abuse and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, was 94.

  5. New York Times

    Paul Pressler, Disgraced Christian Conservative Leader, Dies at 94 (opens New York Times)

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    A former judge, he helped steer the Southern Baptist Convention to the right. But at least seven men accused him of sexual abuse.

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