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U.S. Southern Baptist Convention Tackles Sex Abuse At Annual Assembly

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With applause and a few shouts of approval, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Wednesday voted to issue a formal apology to survivors of sex abuse, as the thousands of delegates gathered wound down the annual assembly weeks after a scathing report found the church had mishandled abuse claims and mistreated victims.
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