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Southern Baptist seminary admitted registered sex offender during high-profile leader's tenure

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    Southern Baptist seminary admitted registered sex offender during high-profile leader's tenure

    During the tenure of a high-profile Southern Baptist leader, administrators at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas admitted a registered sex offender who had self-disclosed his status to the institution.

    Paige Patterson, one of the most influential Southern Baptists and Southwestern's president at the time, praised the student, saying "God's hand is really on you and that you have a brilliant future for the Kingdom," according to an email he sent to the student and obtained by The Tennessean from a former seminary employee… (more)
     
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    Yep, it sounds like really bad judgment by the seminary.
     
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    I am friends with a registered sex offender. He was 17 and had sex with his 15 year old girlfriend to whom he is now married and has 4 kids. 30 + years ago. I would have no problem with a seminary admitting him.
     
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