DALLAS (TX)
Associated Press
June 12, 2018
The Latest on the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas (all times local):
2:15 p.m.
About two dozen protesters gathered outside the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention are pushing for three changes to church operations.
They say they want more inclusion of women’s voices in the SBC and a database to record and track those accused of misconduct. They also want seminarians and others trained on how to address domestic violence.
Carol Shelton of Fort Worth says domestic violence and sexual abuse have been given little attention because the victims are normally women.
Michael Maschenik, pastor of Unity Baptist Church near Macon, Georgia, counters that a database would be redundant from the ones kept by authorities. He says no one in the SBC supports or condones abusive behavior.
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