Racist Roots of SBC Sex Scandal 'Apocalypse'

"Apocalypse." "A reality far more evil and systematic than I imagined it could be." "The scale of malfeasance is truly shocking." "The largest crisis of institutional religion in the United States." "Bombshell." These are just a few of the words that have been used to describe the recent revelations that the Southern Baptist Convention, or SBC -- America's largest Protestant denomination and a predominantly white one -- is not only chock full of sexual abusers, but its leaders have systematically engaged in efforts to cover up these abuses, disparage the victims, and obstruct even modest efforts at reform.