Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.
The New York Times’ Elizabeth Dias writes about one family’s search for justice after reporting a sexual abuse allegation against a children’s minister at the Village Church, a popular Dallas-area megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The case is part of a reckoning happening in evangelical churches as hundreds of clergy sex abuse cases come to light. Dias writes, “The S.B.C. has resisted calls for reforms for years, but addressing the issue of sexual abuse will be a major focus this week at the convention’s annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala.”