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Tiger Confesses, Apologizes; We’ll Wait for Repentance
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Why did I watch Tiger Woods statement to the press today? I guess because I continue to be intrigued by how high profile public figures address their ...
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In Spite Of...
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It is the darkest of days, the longest of nights as we approach the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. The murder-suicides pile up: a football player, ...
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"Bad News for 'Bad Men' . . ."
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Good news for women. Lavetta Elk, 26, is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe from Wounded Knee, SD. Sgt. Joseph Kopf, an Army recruiter, raped Elk after she ...
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"What About Torture?"
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“Punching, flogging, assault and bodily attacks, hitting with the hand, kicking, ear pulling, hair pulling, head shaving, beating on the soles of the feet, ...
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"Pray for the Dead . . ."
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Twenty years ago, 14 people were shot and killed in a classroom at a University in Montreal, Quebec, where they were studying engineering. Last week 14 people ...
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Giving Tuesday: December 1
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Giving Tuesday is an international celebration of generosity, created to support the non-profit organizations that make the world better. This year, as the ...
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NFL Player Homicide-Suicide: This Is Domestic Violence
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A head injury? Alcohol? Drugs? Depression? An argument? Everyone who knew Jovan Belcher is grasping for an answer to “why?” We only know what we read in the ...
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Health Care Reform and Violence Against Women?
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Health care reform is an urgent issue in the U.S. today. As the political “process” attempts to resolve legitimate issues in the debate, the crazies and the ...
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Jimmy Carter Challenges His Church
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“The turning point in every social justice movement occurs when the authentic leadership of survivors is met with the genuine commitments of our most power ...
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Guest Blog: Tragic Violence Awakens the Orthodox Community
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The brutal murder and dismemberment just a few weeks ago of 9-year-old Leiby Kletzky, of blessed memory, a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish Hasidic sect in ...
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In Memoriam: Diana Garland, Inspired Colleague and Friend
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Diana Garland was a trusted colleague in ministry. We collaborated on efforts to address clergy misconduct and abuse. She did ground-breaking and much needed ...
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GUEST BLOG: Bettie Williams Watson: Ending the Silence, Defeating the Shame {16 Days of Activism: Stories That Inspire Our Work}
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I met Bettie Williams-Watson 8 years ago when she presented a workshop on domestic violence at a faith-based women’s conference in Seattle. Bettie told a ...
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Lutheran Community Foundation Safe & Healthy Congregations Training
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In May of 2012, FaithTrust Institute trained and educated approximately 100 members of 23 Minneapolis, Minnesota-area congregations’ denominational staffs, ...
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Beyond Shameful
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Dear Forty-five Obstructionist Senators:
The President used the word “shameful” to describe the Republican filibuster two days ago in the U.S. Senate of ...
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Call for Abstracts: Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church
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Please consider joining a new book project: Crisis and Challenge in the Roman Catholic Church: Perspectives on Decline and Reformation Edited by Debra Meyers ...
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The Time to Act is Now!
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If you care about violence against women, you should care about the Violence Against Women Act. It's up for renewal in the U.S. Congress. And for the first ...
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Accidental?
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The recent song, “Accidental Racist,” by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J got me thinking about how one accidentally oppresses other people. As a white woman raised ...
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Bettie Williams-Watson Honored by King County
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Bettie Williams-Watson, our dear friend and colleague, has been honored with the Martin Luther King Medal of Distinguished Service Award from the King County ...
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Memorial Gathering for Feminist Theologian Letty M. Russell at Yale Divinity School
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We at FaithTrust Institute lost a friend and colleague, mentor and leader this past summer. “Letty Mandeville Russell, one of the world's foremost feminist ...
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Guest Blog: Easter Reflection - “Violence Against Women and Girls: An Easter Lesson from A Stone”
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A group of terrified women watch as their friend and relative is humiliated, violently beaten, and killed while the authorities refuse to help. If the women ...
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FaithTrust Institute has moved locations
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We have moved our office location! As of Wednesday, February 8, 2012 you can find our Seattle office at our new location, 2900 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA ...
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Good News for New Year 5777
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As I wish blessings in the New Year to Jewish friends and colleagues, there is also good news to celebrate.
There is finally a solution to the problem of the ...
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GUEST BLOG: International Solidarity for Survival {16 Days of Activism} by Mary E. Hunt
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Argentine feminists are experienced in struggles against violence. On October 19, 2016, thousands of women took to the streets to protest femicide, the murder ...
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In Memoriam: Ellen Pence (1948–2012)
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A great spirit has left us...Ellen Pence died today, January 6, 2012, in her home surrounded by the love and company of close family and friends.
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40th Anniversary
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FaithTrust Institute is celebrating our 40th Anniversary! And we'd like your help.
As part of this milestone event, we're creating a Celebration Book and we ...
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“Love-All That and More” Debuts in Cape Town!
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Since my visit to South Africa is supported by the U.S. Department of State Speakers’ Program, the Consulate staff has arranged some of my meetings. They asked ...
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ELCA Bishop Eaton Recognizes DVAM
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ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton filmed a video to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. She calls upon Lutherans to spread awareness about ...
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We Showed Up
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Women learn at an early age to live with fear of violence—at home, at school, in the workplace, on the street. This awareness is something we all share even ...
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Happy Father's Day
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When I was about nine years old, I remember a dinner table conversation between my father and mother. I think we had just received news that my favorite uncle, ...
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Dear Pope: A “Mystery”?
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I’m puzzled. In a recent talk in Ireland about the sexual abuse of children by priests, you described the situation as a “mystery” when you addressed the ...
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