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What I referenced today about the Baptist Press' defamatory statements regarding @jenlyell and her abuser, former SBTS prof. David Sills, was the tip of the iceberg. The BP trampled on a survivor and shielded a VIOLENT sexual predator who then sought new employment.
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Jennifer has BEGGED the @baptistpress for months to correct this. High ranking SBC leaders who were directly involved in stopping Sills, have interceded for her. All to no avail.
Members of the Executive Committee were involved in this.
Members of the Executive Committee were involved in this.
This isn't the first time in recent history that @baptistpress has done this. They did the same thing to survivor Debbie Vasquez, who became pregnant at 17 through rape by her SBC pastor. Debbie also begged them to correct this, to no avail. He is still a pastor.
These survivors are owed our deepest gratitude for speaking up at such personal cost, to try to save others. And they have been lied about, maligned and defamed, to their great harm.
They are owed far, far more than an apology.
They are owed far, far more than an apology.
They, and the SBC members are owed a thorough investigation by a qualified, trusted group to determine exactly who failed and why. And those leaders must be held accountable.
There is no excuse.
There is no excuse.
I sincerely hope that the statement issued today is a mere beginning, because the specific repentance, deep grief, and acknowledgment of the serious, deliberate wrong was not present today.
