Following the termination of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson, the interim president stated emphatically on Wednesday that the school denounces all forms of abuse.
“My intention, my priority is to create a safe environment and a campus culture that protects and cares for the victims of abuse,” Jeffrey Bingham said to applause at the annual Southern Baptist meeting in Dallas, Texas.
“At Southwestern, we denounce all forms of abuse, all behavior that enables abuse, all behavior that fails to protect the abused, and all behavior that fails to protect those who are vulnerable to abuse. We pray for the abused and we agonize for them.”
Bingham was installed as interim president in late May after Patterson agreed to step down from his position amid several controversies, including comments he made years ago where he said he always advised against divorce even in abusive situations unless the “level of abuse was serious enough.”
Two women who were raped on campus also came out with allegations against Patterson, claiming that he mishandled their cases. One rape…
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