▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁den ial ▁of ▁Bur les on ' s ▁motion ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁" The ▁ 1 0 ▁Most ▁Under - Report ed ▁National ▁St ories ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Bur les on ▁again ▁proposed ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ▁that ▁the ▁Convention ▁establish ▁a ▁pred ator ▁database . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁motion , ▁new ▁S BC ▁President ▁J . D . ▁Gre ear ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ' s ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁announced ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Sex ual ▁Ab use ▁President ial ▁Study ▁Group . ▁The ▁working ▁group ▁will ▁“ cons ider ▁how ▁Southern ▁Bapt ists ▁at ▁every ▁level ▁can ▁take ▁disc ern ible ▁action ▁to ▁respond ▁swift ly ▁and ▁comp ass ion ately ▁to ▁inc idents ▁of ▁ab use ." ▁It ▁will ▁also ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁creating ▁safe ▁environments ▁in ▁churches ▁and ▁institutions . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Chron icle ' s ▁report , ▁investig ative ▁rep orter ▁Robert ▁Down en ▁interview ed ▁Bur les on ▁about ▁his ▁database ▁proposal ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁S BC ▁leaders , ▁qu oting ▁Bur les on ▁as ▁saying , ▁"" There ' s ▁a ▁known ▁problem , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁too ▁mess y ▁to ▁deal ▁with . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁that ▁we ▁can ' t ▁do ▁it ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁we ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁... ▁To ▁me , ▁that ' s ▁a ▁problem . ▁You ▁must ▁want ▁to