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The SBC will sell its Nashville headquarters to defray abuse-related legal costs

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An investigation into how leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have dealt with sexual abuse by clergy has cost more than $12 million over the past three years, causing the nation’s largest Protestant denomination to put its Nashville, Tennessee, headquarters…[Continue Reading...]

Two More Lawsuits Filed Against Morningstar Ministries for Alleged Mishandling of Sexual Abuse

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Two victims of alleged child sexual abuse by a MorningStar Ministries volunteer youth leader filed separate civil lawsuits this week, bringing the number of lawsuits alleging MorningStar leaders mishandled reports of sexual abuse to three. A similar lawsuit against Morningstar…[Continue Reading...]

As Mormon church faces SIXTH lawsuit alleging leaders fraudulently misused member donations, does secretive religion face moment of reckoning?

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Earlier this month, the fifth such 'copycat' lawsuit filed since October thundered down on the desk of church leaders in Salt Lake City earlier this month. Gene and Michelle Judson, a Mormon couple from California who have both been members…[Continue Reading...]

Sacramento Diocese files for bankruptcy in wake of more than 250 abuse allegations

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Following more than 250 lawsuits alleging abuse against the Diocese of Sacramento, Bishop Jaime Soto announced on Monday that the diocese will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. California’s Child Victims Act, signed in 2019 and enacted at the beginning of…[Continue Reading...]

$10 million settlement reached in clergy child sexual abuse case in Orange, LA counties

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Officials with the Los Angeles Archdiocese declined to comment on the terms of the settlement. But in a statement church officials noted that one of the accused priests was at a parish that was under the control of the Archdiocese…[Continue Reading...]

“Criminal Enterprise” Scientology Should Face RICO Charges, Danny Masterson Accusers Say; Church Seems To Contradict Itself In Leah Remini Suit

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The Church of Scientology should be labelled a “criminal enterprise” due to its “pattern of racketeering activity,” say the plaintiffs in the civil harassment case against the David Miscavige-led organization and Danny Masterson. With three more rape claims against the…[Continue Reading...]

Boy Scout whistleblower: Mormon church swayed abuse policy

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A Boy Scouts of America whistleblower says administrators blocked proposed child protection measures because they feared objections from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The allegation appears in the popular Netflix documentary, "Scout's Honor," released Wednesday. Driving the…[Continue Reading...]

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