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Southern Baptists’ new leader denies ‘systematic’ cover-up of abuse, says issue ‘absolutely was weaponized’ against church

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By Frank Lockwood 
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. ORLANDO, Fla. -- The newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention denies that there was ever a "systematic" cover-up of sexual abuse by top denomination officials, telling reporters that people with political agendas had used the issue to attack the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
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Southern Baptists’ new leader denies ‘systematic’ cover-up of abuse, says issue ‘absolutely was weaponized’ against church

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By Frank Lockwood 
| Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention denies that there was ever a "systematic" cover-up of sexual abuse by top denomination officials, telling reporters that people with political agendas had used the issue to attack the nation's largest Protestant denomination. Critics, including abuse survivors, have accused the 12.3 million-member church of failing to properly safeguard its children and of breaking its promises to fix the system.
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Southern Baptists’ new leader denies ‘systematic’ cover-up of abuse, says issue ‘absolutely was weaponized’ against church

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By Frank Lockwood 
| Texarkana Gazette
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention denies that there was ever a "systematic" cover-up of sexual abuse by top denomination officials, telling reporters that people with political agendas had used the issue to attack the nation's largest Protestant denomination. Critics, including abuse survivors, have accused the 12.3 million-member church of failing to properly safeguard its children and of breaking its promises to fix the system.
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