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Guilty by reason of insanity: SBC plans to sell HQ, sheds members due to abuse but denies there’s an issue. Sounds painfully familiar.

September 28, 2024 Anglican Watch One comment

The SBC is shedding members due to abuse, even as it pretends abuse isn’t an issue

The Episcopal Church is not the only denomination in which corrupt responses to abuse are causing financial and membership declines. Indeed, in a recent announcement, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) shared plans to sell its Nashville-based world headquarters following massive expenditures due to decades of ignoring abuse, silencing victims, resisting

Corruption boils over in Tennessee: Nashville district attorney Glen Funk routinely violates federal law, constitutional rights

September 26, 2024 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Jonathan Skrmetti refuses to prosecute criminal conduct by district attorney’s office Glen Funk

According to local media, Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk routinely violates constitutional rights by secretly recording meetings between defendants and their attorneys, as well as other visitors to Funk’s offices. The reports are based on a scathing Tennessee comptroller’s office report, which was developed in conjunction with the Tennessee

Do child sex offenders belong in church even if they are repentant?

September 23, 2024 Anglican Watch 4 comments

The Tycho Supernova – NASA Reprinted with permission from The Wartburg Watch. Original here. Should be required reading for Bishop Lucinda Ashby and her minions at the Diocese of El Camino Real — and everyone else who thinks that having a sex offender policy is adequate to protect minors and

Tennessee state documents reveal incompetence, corruption in death of Grant Solomon

September 23, 2024 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

We weren’t planning on a post today, as it’s a grey, rainy Monday morning. But this image of an email between Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Governor Bill Lee about the death of Grant Solomon crossed our desks this morning, and it’s worth covering. The Gallatin goofy loop At

Anglican Watch on Corruption in the Church of Canada: An Anglican, “Dear Acting Primate”: “Anyone who would like us to tell the stories referenced above is welcome to contact us using our secure online…”

John Smith on Contacting us: “https://www.acctoo.ca/2024/11/16/dear-acting-primate/”

Blop on Stop the BS: Anne Turner’s letter to the parish is “a bunch of trash”: “Just saw that the assistant rector is posting the predictable stuff about letting go of the past. I think the…”

Rich on Sean Rowe removes bishop Todd Ousley from all Title IV functions prior to Ousley’s departure later this year: “So, it seems that TEC is keeping quiet on the Welby matter and the C of E’s cover-up for nearly…”

Talking on Presiding bishop Sean Rowe’s personnel decisions make us hopeful for the future: “NDA’s to be on church committees contradict the baptismal covenant I am hoping that the new PB follows the teachings…”