In the News ... "Southern Baptist Convention removes church with registered sex offender pastor"

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• First significant action from SBC after recent promises to improve handling of sexual abuse allegations in churches

By Elizabeth Dias, Contributor/New York Times
• Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, on Tuesday expelled one of its churches for employing a pastor who is a registered sex offender ...

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