ANAHEIM, Calif. — More than 8,000 members of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to take action to stem a sexual abuse scandal that has stunned members and caused rifts within the largest Protestant denomination in America.
Pastor Bruce Frank of the Biltmore Church in Arden, North Carolina, called it a "kairos" moment — a providential time to act.
"Either we humble ourselves before God, or God will humble us," he said, addressing delegates before the vote in a chilly conference room in Anaheim. "This is a seminal moment where we will choose between humility and hubris."
