Baptist Press released a statement Tuesday, October 15, 2019 that announced the end to any pretense of its practicing journalism. Instead, Baptist Press will morph into community organizers and alleged victim’s advocates. The statement came in response to complaints over how the organization reported an abuse allegation. Instead of promising to do better in revealing allegations, the organization decided it would abandon any pretense of objectivity in its reporting.
The revelation came in two revealing portions of this statement. First, Baptist Press promised to care for alleged victims. BP writes,“Lyell came to us with an allegation of abuse and should have been cared for throughout the entire process.