Rachael Denhollander Calls for a Southern Baptist Reckoning on Abuse

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Russell Moore

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🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Rachael Denhollander is horrified by the information inside the monumental third-party investigative report into sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). But she’s not surprised. “The most sobering part,” Denhollander tells CT public theologian Russell Moore, “is that we should have known, and in many cases, we did know and did nothing.” The first woman to pursue criminal charges and speak publicly against USA Gymnastics’ team doctor Larry Nassar, Denhollander is an internationally recognized voice on the topic of sexual abuse. As an attorney, author, advocate, and educator, she speaks with gravity and clarity about the crisis of sexual abuse in the SBC and the extreme abuses of power that allowed it. This is a heavy episode on a devastating topic, but we hope you’ll stick with it. Denhollander’s wisdom provides key ways to resist injustice and honor the vulnerable in a critical time. Resources mentioned in the episode: What Is a Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander How Much Is a Little Boy Worth? by Rachael Denhollander How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire Diane Langberg Caring Well Handbook “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Chief Creative Officer: Erik Petrik Executive Producer and Host: Russell Moore Director of Podcasts: Mike Cosper Production Assistance: CoreMedia Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort Producer and Audio Mixing: Kevin Duthu Associate Producer: Abby Perry Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	dealing with the investigation, the report that came out just yesterday as I'm
1:16.3	recording this into the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and
1:21.1	the treatment of sexual abuse and sexual abuse survivors.
1:25.8	This is something that at first glance might not seem relevant
1:31.4	to those of you who are not Southern Baptist or not around Southern Baptist
1:37.8	ministry. This has everything to do with everybody within any kind of church in Christianity and really any kind of
1:48.0	institution as well. There are layers to this wickedness that we all need to see and no one can can simply
1:59.7	turn away from it so I'm glad to be joined today by Rachel Den Hollander who is the leading advocate in the
2:06.5	country on questions of sexual abuse and advocacy for sexual abuse survivors. She is an attorney.
2:14.0	She is the author of the book What Is a Girl Worth,
2:18.0	which dealt at least in part with her own experience as a gymnast confronting these questions and she has two children's books
2:28.5	what is a little girl or how much is a little girl worth and how much is a little boy worth dealing with these
2:36.3	questions as well at an age appropriate level to help children to grapple with them as well.
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