evangelical denomination

Southern Baptist Convention

A large U.S. evangelical denomination structured as a convention of cooperating churches with major seminaries, missions, and public-policy influence. It scores very low because abuse-reporting failures, doctrinal boundary control, youth formation, and political-cultural power outweigh its decentralized-church structure.

Why this matters: SBC is a major U.S. Protestant calibration point for decentralization without sufficient abuse accountability.

Letter grade F Malignant High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 14, 2026

Final Score -5* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-5 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material24

Bonus+4

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap28

Penalties-33

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Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Human Harm.

Strengths

Extraction4/10
Scale Integrity4/5
Solidarity with the Unemployed3/7

Penalties

Human Harm-10
Policy Capture-6
Reversibility-5
Youth Capture-3

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims21
Direct axis claims21
Coverage21/21

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Ownership because southern Baptist Convention is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership.. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Governance because southern Baptist Convention governance is convention-based and congregationally decentralized, but denominational agencies,… Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Governance because southern Baptist Convention governance is convention-based and congregationally decentralized, but denominational agencies, seminaries, and doctrine still shape authority without direct control by abuse survivors or affected outsiders.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention governance is convention-based and congregationally decentralized, but denominational agencies, seminaries, and doctrine still shape authority without direct control by abuse survivors or affected outsiders. [2]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 4 on Extraction because southern Baptist Convention's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people.. Southern Baptist Convention sits at 4 on Extraction because southern Baptist Convention's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	2 / 7	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Labor Sovereignty because southern Baptist Convention's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with… Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Labor Sovereignty because southern Baptist Convention's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	3 / 7	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 3 on Solidarity Unemployed because southern Baptist Convention's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work.. Southern Baptist Convention sits at 3 on Solidarity Unemployed because southern Baptist Convention's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	2 / 7	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Loss Bearing Fidelity because southern Baptist Convention's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion.. Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Loss Bearing Fidelity because southern Baptist Convention's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion. [6]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 2 on Market Conduct because southern Baptist Convention is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition.. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition. [7]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	3 / 5	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 3 on Product Integrity because southern Baptist Convention churches, missions, seminaries, disaster relief, and local ministries provide real community… Southern Baptist Convention sits at 3 on Product Integrity because southern Baptist Convention churches, missions, seminaries, disaster relief, and local ministries provide real community services, but those services operate inside a contested authority structure.. That is above closed coercive movements when service or accountability is real, but below democratic, worker-controlled, or directly affected-stakeholder institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention churches, missions, seminaries, disaster relief, and local ministries provide real community services, but those services operate inside a contested authority structure. [8]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	4 / 5	Southern Baptist Convention sits at 4 on Scale Integrity because southern Baptist Convention's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure.. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure. [9]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Reversibility ? Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders, founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.	-5	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -5 on Reversibility because southern Baptist Convention's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or… Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -5 on Reversibility because southern Baptist Convention's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control. [14]
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-10	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -10 on Human Harm because the Guidepost investigation and SBC abuse-reform materials show that sexual-abuse handling became a denomination-level accountability crisis rather than a merely local-church issue.. Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -10 on Human Harm because the Guidepost investigation and SBC abuse-reform materials show that sexual-abuse handling became a denomination-level accountability crisis rather than a merely local-church issue.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence The Guidepost investigation and SBC abuse-reform materials show that sexual-abuse handling became a denomination-level accountability crisis rather than a merely local-church issue. [15]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-6	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -6 on Policy Capture because southern Baptist Convention participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers.. Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -6 on Policy Capture because southern Baptist Convention participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers. [16]
Youth Capture ? Manipulative youth-directed marketing, youth-data or attention monetization, collectible/add-on traps, parasocial or identity capture, surprise mechanics, or treating young people as lower-disclosure consumers. Making useful toys or welcoming children is not itself penalized. Range: -5 to 0.	-3	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -3 on Youth Capture because southern Baptist Convention serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family… Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -3 on Youth Capture because southern Baptist Convention serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture. [17]
Unilateral Terms ? Non-negotiable clickthrough or adhesion terms that turn ordinary customer, user, subscriber, patient, tenant, or public-facing access into a one-sided contract, especially forced arbitration, class-action or mass-action waivers, unilateral modification, venue restrictions, broad indemnity, account termination discretion, or essential-service access conditioned on unreadable terms. Range: -5 to 0.	-2	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Unilateral Terms because southern Baptist Convention's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually.. Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Unilateral Terms because southern Baptist Convention's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually. [18]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Accountability Opacity because southern Baptist Convention's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes,… Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Accountability Opacity because southern Baptist Convention's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency. [19]
Identity Capture ? Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation. Range: -3 to 0.	-3	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -3 on Identity Capture because southern Baptist Convention identity formation is strong through churches, schools, missions, youth ministry, gender doctrine, and public evangelical culture.. Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -3 on Identity Capture because southern Baptist Convention identity formation is strong through churches, schools, missions, youth ministry, gender doctrine, and public evangelical culture.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention identity formation is strong through churches, schools, missions, youth ministry, gender doctrine, and public evangelical culture. [20]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-2	Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Ideological Disavowal because southern Baptist Convention presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power.. Southern Baptist Convention is penalized at -2 on Ideological Disavowal because southern Baptist Convention presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power.. The value is calibrated against nearby religious institutions rather than against unrelated commercial firms, so ordinary belief or worship is not treated as the offense. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power. [21]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	1 / 3	Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Openness To Dissent because southern Baptist Convention's public structures provide some channels for criticism or reform, but… Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Openness To Dissent because southern Baptist Convention's public structures provide some channels for criticism or reform, but dissent remains bounded by religious authority and institutional control.. The value stays modest unless the practice is durable, externally legible, and stronger than ordinary nonprofit or religious self-presentation. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's public structures provide some channels for criticism or reform, but dissent remains bounded by religious authority and institutional control. [10]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	1 / 3	Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Constitutional Spirit because southern Baptist Convention's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability.. Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Constitutional Spirit because southern Baptist Convention's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability.. The value stays modest unless the practice is durable, externally legible, and stronger than ordinary nonprofit or religious self-presentation. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability. [11]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Good Deal because southern Baptist Convention provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange.. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange. [12]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	1 / 3	Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Cost Transparency because southern Baptist Convention's public materials disclose some institutional information, but donations,… Southern Baptist Convention gets limited positive credit on Cost Transparency because southern Baptist Convention's public materials disclose some institutional information, but donations, assets, internal costs, or affiliated finances are not fully transparent to affected people.. The value stays modest unless the practice is durable, externally legible, and stronger than ordinary nonprofit or religious self-presentation. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Major religious institutions pass calibrated across hierarchical churches, high-control movements, humanitarian religious nonprofits, religious nationalism, cultic violence, and historical religious-state coercion. Linked evidence Southern Baptist Convention's public materials disclose some institutional information, but donations, assets, internal costs, or affiliated finances are not fully transparent to affected people. [13]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 83/100

21 verified linked claims 21 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 21/21 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

21 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

21 direct claims across 21 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 14, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

21/21 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1Southern Baptist Convention is governed as an institutional religious body rather than by worker, member-consumer, or affected-community ownership.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

2Southern Baptist Convention governance is convention-based and congregationally decentralized, but denominational agencies, seminaries, and doctrine still shape authority without direct control by abuse survivors or affected outsiders.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

3Southern Baptist Convention's resource flows depend on donations, institutional assets, dues, offerings, or affiliated service systems rather than democratic surplus return to affected people.

Extraction Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

4Southern Baptist Convention's clergy, staff, volunteers, or members operate inside religious authority structures with limited worker sovereignty compared with co-determined or worker-owned institutions.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

5Southern Baptist Convention's public record shows some ministry, charity, or mutual-aid orientation, but not a universal structural guarantee for people outside paid work.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

6Southern Baptist Convention's mission language and public-service work show some willingness to absorb cost for values, while accountability still depends on institutional discretion.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

7Southern Baptist Convention is not an ordinary seller, but it controls access to religious community, services, identity, donations, or institutional recognition.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

8Southern Baptist Convention churches, missions, seminaries, disaster relief, and local ministries provide real community services, but those services operate inside a contested authority structure.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

9Southern Baptist Convention's scale gives it public importance and service capacity, while also magnifying hierarchy, opacity, and identity pressure.

Scale Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

10Southern Baptist Convention's public structures provide some channels for criticism or reform, but dissent remains bounded by religious authority and institutional control.

Openness To Dissent Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

11Southern Baptist Convention's public work includes some civil-society value, but internal religious governance is not equivalent to public constitutional accountability.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

12Southern Baptist Convention provides community, services, aid, education, advocacy, or spiritual goods that can have practical value outside ordinary market exchange.

Good Deal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

13Southern Baptist Convention's public materials disclose some institutional information, but donations, assets, internal costs, or affiliated finances are not fully transparent to affected people.

Cost Transparency Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

14Southern Baptist Convention's positive conduct depends on present leadership, doctrine, boards, religious culture, or discretionary institutional practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder control.

Reversibility Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

15The Guidepost investigation and SBC abuse-reform materials show that sexual-abuse handling became a denomination-level accountability crisis rather than a merely local-church issue.

Human Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

16Southern Baptist Convention participates in public moral, legal, policy, or cultural advocacy where religious authority can shape civic rules affecting nonmembers.

Policy Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

17Southern Baptist Convention serves or forms young people through religious education, youth ministry, schools, family culture, or identity formation; the scoring depends on whether that work becomes manipulative capture.

Youth Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

18Southern Baptist Convention's members, staff, clergy, or service recipients may face institution-set rules, covenants, or moral terms that are not negotiated individually.

Unilateral Terms Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

19Southern Baptist Convention's public accountability is limited by religious hierarchy, internal processes, donor opacity, abuse-reporting gaps, or incomplete financial transparency.

Accountability Opacity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

20Southern Baptist Convention identity formation is strong through churches, schools, missions, youth ministry, gender doctrine, and public evangelical culture.

Identity Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

21Southern Baptist Convention presents religious or moral authority as truth, service, tradition, or neutrality in ways that can obscure its institutional standpoint and power.

Ideological Disavowal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 14, 2026

AI scaffold

SBC official siteGeneral web source · 58%
SBC abuse reform implementationGeneral web source · 58%
Guidepost SBC Executive Committee reportGeneral web source · 58%

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