The board of trustees of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, announced Wednesday that effective immediately they have cut all ties with the school’s former president, Paige Patterson, after new details emerged about his handling of a sexual abuse allegation while he was president at another institution.
The announcement comes a week after Patterson resigned from his position as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after public uproar over comments he made in 2000 about how the Bible sees women and why spousal abuse isn’t grounds for divorce.
While the seminary did not reveal specific details about the new information shared with their board of trustees on Wednesday, officials said it was “inconsistent with SWBTS’ biblically informed core values.” The revelation also required swift action to cut all ties with Patterson who served as the 52nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention prior to becoming president of the seminary in June 2003.
“Deeming the information demanded immediate action and could not be…
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