Put an End to Clergy Sex Abuse

Ethics Daily has posted yet another outrageous story about a Baptist pastor with a long history of sexually abusing church members.

Denominational leaders clearly need to take action to address this issue. SBC leaders, however, have been ignoring the problem:

Christa Brown, an advocate for survivors of sex abuse by Southern Baptist clergy, said the case points to the need for a central office in the Southern Baptist Convention where people like Canida could report people like Myers and expect someone to look into it.

Brown and other members of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) asked leaders of the SBC to establish such an independent review board and to adopt a "zero tolerance" policy toward churches that shield suspected sex offenders in a letter hand-delivered to SBC headquarters Sept. 26. SBC leaders have yet to officially respond.