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SBC Leaders Dismiss Abuse Claims as Political, Database Stalled

6/25/2026

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SBC leaders say the sexual-abuse issue is politicized, not systemic.
New SBC president Willy Rice calls the abuse-reform efforts weaponized.
The 2022 SBC meeting approved a survivor apology and a database of accused workers, though the task force later dissolved without building the database.
Survivors Christa Brown and Tiffany Thigpen say reforms stalled and reporting remains unsafe, prompting former task-force chair Bruce Frank to back a database to protect congregations.

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Story summary

SBC leaders say the sexual-abuse issue is politicized, not systemic.
New SBC president Willy Rice calls the abuse-reform efforts weaponized.
The 2022 SBC meeting approved a survivor apology and a database of accused workers, though the task force later dissolved without building the database.
Survivors Christa Brown and Tiffany Thigpen say reforms stalled and reporting remains unsafe, prompting former task-force chair Bruce Frank to back a database to protect congregations.