▁ab use . ▁P atter son ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁South western ▁Bapt ist ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁after ▁wanting ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁a ▁ra pe ▁surv iv or ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁" break ▁her ▁down ". ▁ ▁Some ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁get ▁abort ions ▁for ▁children ▁that ▁were ▁conce ived ▁during ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁cler gy , ▁a ▁policy ▁that ▁runs ▁contrary ▁to ▁established ▁Bapt ist ▁dog ma ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁Many ▁were ▁sh unn ed ▁from ▁their ▁communities . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁at ▁reform ▁Vict ims ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁within ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ▁called ▁on ▁leadership ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁more ▁pro active ▁st ance ▁against ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁their ▁proposed ▁re forms ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁leadership . ▁ ▁W ade ▁Bur les on , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁leader ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁database ▁of ▁sexual ▁pred ators ▁within ▁the ▁den om ination ▁multiple ▁times . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bur les on ▁recommended ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁database ▁to ▁track ▁sex ually ▁ab us ive ▁minister s . ▁The ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ▁eventually ▁denied ▁Bur les on ' s ▁motion , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁impossible ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁conv icted ▁sexual ▁pred ators ▁who ▁ever ▁had ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁church ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁database . ▁Time ▁magazine