# Woke & Weaponized: New Details Reveal SBC Abuse Investigation was Biased from the Beginning

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Podcast: [Center for Baptist Leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/center-for-baptist-leadership-6894445)
Published: 2025-12-23T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In today's episode of the Center for Baptist Leadership podcast, William Wolfe sits down with Megan Basham, Author of "Shepherd's for Sale" and Jon Whitehead, Attorney and former Trustee of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, to unpack new and disturbing revelations about the SBC's abuse investigation and how it was biased from the beginning. Megan Basham is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and a culture reporter for The Daily Wire and a frequent contributor to Morning Wire. In her previous role as an entertainment editor and podcast co-host for World Magazine, she interviewed numerous A-list celebrities. She has also written for The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Townhall. She is the author of multiple books including, "Beside Every Successful Man," and the soon-to-be released "Shepherds for Sale." Learn more about Megan Basham's work: https://www.dailywire.com/author/megan-basham https://x.com/megbasham Purchase "Shepherds for Sale": https://www.harpercollins.com/products/shepherds-for-sale-megan-basham?variant=41499845623842 Jonathan Whitehead represents churches, denominations, colleges, and religious organizations on matters of corporate governance and compliance. He played a leading role in landmark Missouri cases on the relationship between denominational groups and their related entities. He has authored numerous amicus briefs and been co-counsel on cases before the United States Supreme Court. In 2018, he was named an "Influential Appellate Advocate" by Missouri's Lawyers Weekly. He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University (2001) and Harvard Law School (2004). He is also a Blackstone Fellow (2002). Learn more about Jonathan Whitehead's work: https://x.com/jrwhitehead https://www.whiteheadlawllc.com/ https://americanreformer.or…

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