Vo
ce to Stop Baptist Predators
Shining light on Baptist clergy sex abuse
News, Op-Eds and Press
October 20, 2006: "Baptistgate parallels Foleygate"
October 20, 2006: "Clergy Predators Are As Crafty As Cyber-Predators"
October 6, 2006: "Baptist Leaders Blind to Their Responsibilities"
Orlando Sentinel
October 22, 2005: "Lawsuit charges sexual abuse of teen"
[Reporting that minister Tommy Gilmore was finally asked to resign after news of the lawsuit against him was made known. Yet LONG before that, many church and denominational leaders knew about the substantiated report of Gilmore having sexually abused a minor church girl. If it takes a lawsuit to get a minister removed, then most ministers with reports of having abused minors will easily remain hidden.]
March 31, 2006: Regarding Southern Baptist minister Tommy Gilmore
SNAP Statement re Southern Baptist Convention
June 14, 2006: Regarding annual meeting of Southern Baptist Convention
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