The media is all over the Southern Baptists for sexual sins, particularly child molestation, by its clergy. You’d think the Southern Baptists were especially evil. Yet, the desire to avoid besmirching their organization thrills through all institutions – from Hollywood, to Federal agencies, to universities, and beyond. The Southern Baptists acted like other institutions by hiding sexual dirt. Part of the reason the media is so enraged with Southern Baptists is they exclude LGBTs from fostering, teaching, or caretaking kids: How dare the church enforce the historic belief that homosexuals seek sex with the underage when that belief is dead...
