Coverage dated October 14, 2021

Southern Baptist leader resigns amid rifts over sex abuse

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC's response to sexual abuse, a decision that underscores the broader ongoing turmoil in the nation's largest Protestant denomination.

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  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid rifts over sex abuse (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC's response to sexual abuse, a decision that underscores the broader ongoing turmoil in the nation's largest Protestant denomination.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid abuse review division (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Tucson's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning after weeks of internal division over how best to handle an investigation into the denomination’s response to sexual

  3. NBC News

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid division over abuse review (opens NBC News)

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    Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, said he will leave the post at the end of the month.

  4. The Hill

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid dispute over sex abuse investigation (opens The Hill)

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    Ronnie Floyd, a Southern Baptist leader, resigned on Thursday amid a dispute over how the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee was handling an internal sexual abuse investigation.

  5. NPR

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid internal division over sex abuse review (opens NPR)

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    President and CEO of the SBC's Executive Committee Ronnie Floyd announced his departure Thursday in a statement critical of recent decisions related to the third-party review.

  6. Local Memphis

    Southern Baptist leader resigns amid internal division over sexual abuse review (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC’s Executive Committee, announced his departure Thursday in a statement.

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