tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post185694464721074387..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: Florida Baptist clergy sex abuse case a game changer?William Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-87902995467226267802014-10-07T14:13:28.820-04:002014-10-07T14:13:28.820-04:00I am not surprised at the settlement and the conne...I am not surprised at the settlement and the connection between the different agencies, churches, etc. As a Human Resource professional I would highly advice churches, associations and state conventions to review their hiring policies and employee manuals. These organizations are responsible to obey current Federal and State employment laws and they change often. Bert Rosshttp://www.bertrosshr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-45821673192134542812014-10-06T19:37:48.857-04:002014-10-06T19:37:48.857-04:00RL, IRS case aside, gets the point here that a jur...RL, IRS case aside, gets the point here that a jury of ordinary citizens can hear a case and conclude that some level of SBC life was negligent in spite of a finding that the abuser was not an employee. That being the case, SBC entities like NAMB, FBC et al should be all the more diligent in their loose relationships with non.-employee ministers.hWilliam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-30251026360579671162014-10-06T19:29:35.800-04:002014-10-06T19:29:35.800-04:00If the IRS can come to the conclusion, contrary to...If the IRS can come to the conclusion, contrary to the facts and the law, that Pepperdine University is an "integral agency" of the "Churches of Christ" so that the basketball coach can sign up as a "minister" and have tax free income, it is easy to see how, given the facts of the case as described, a jury can, in effect, find the abuser to have been acting as an &RLBatyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/FFRF-v-US-IRC-107-Challenge/212102828961960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-14564086043788700922014-10-06T16:31:39.435-04:002014-10-06T16:31:39.435-04:00Good thing I wasn't on that jury. The FBC wou...Good thing I wasn't on that jury. The FBC would not have been found negligent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-74398907433464633542014-10-05T18:49:38.723-04:002014-10-05T18:49:38.723-04:00All that was needed was to check his previous plac...All that was needed was to check his previous places of service, standard stuff when vetting candidates. They would have learned from people in those churches of a highly questionable record of behavior.<br /><br />This case has some complications but isn't that difficult. A jury of ordinary people found the FBC negligent in their duty. As a result, kid was abused.William Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-80517055383044295302014-10-05T16:32:12.188-04:002014-10-05T16:32:12.188-04:00If he didn't have any arrests or convictions h...If he didn't have any arrests or convictions how in the world was the FBC supposed to know he was a danger? Baptists are autonomous and rightfully so but we have a responsibility to tell others if we know someone is an offender. In this case, I don't see how the FBC is liable but in today's world anyone can sue anybody for anything and get at least something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com