Thread by @emilyjoypoetry

Now, the "why" question here always haunts me. Like yeah power is a hell of a drug & men throughout history have done horrifying shit to hold onto it but in the SBC the power is so closely tied to being able to abuse women & children & protect those that do #ChurchToo #SBC23

https://twitter.com/emilyjoypoetry/status/1668991089687011331

I don't think that every denomination where anyone has ever been sexually abused is like this, but the more I study the SBC specifically the more that it looks less like a conglomeration of churches to me and more like a coverup ring for sexually violent men #ChurchToo #SBC23

I do not know why else you would be SO desperate to hold onto the power to sexually abuse others with impunity (or enable literally HUNDREDS of other men to do so) to the point that women pastors are your worst fear unless you had a very vested interest #ChurchToo #SBC23

And given what we know from many different #ChurchToo situations about the way these sexually violent men tend to multi-generationally congregate with, protect, disciple & teach each other how to abuse effectively without getting caught, this should greatly concern us #SBC23

This to me seems to be why they fought so hard to discredit the Guidepost report ("they're not reliable, they support the gays") & why they are trying to narrow the definition of "credibly accused" to the point of meaninglessness. It's so explicit. #ChurchToo #SBC23

The way that leaders of the SBC have approached their #ChurchToo crisis feels like it is fundamentally grounded in the fear of having their historically steady supply of victims cut off. #SBC23

For my "prove it" people out there: