https://sbcvoices.com/should-we-believe-the-victim/
Discussion among Southern Baptists, post-Houston Chronicle, Birmingham SBC Convention regarding the issues of clergy abuse within the denomination. It looks to me like several perspectives are represented in the discussion....
1. If women were just relegated to the place where they were when the New Testament was written, we wouldn't have all of these cases of abuse because they'd just have to keep their mouth shut and not talk about it. They're just property anyway.
2. The ERLC is producing the first curriculum for training churches to minister to abused persons. Russ Moore is head of the ERLC. Russ Moore doesn't like Trump. So we're not going to use the material even if it doesn't cost us anything.
3. "Believe the victim" isn't consistent with Biblical mandates found in the New Testament. No matter that in a case of sexual abuse, the only other person who knows is the abuser and there is no way someone can bring two or three witnesses, scripture should still apply.
4. Yes, both of the better known architects of the conservative resurgence have their problems related to this issue but what they did was a necessary thing, no matter their other mistakes so they can't be held accountable.