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A Measure of Justice for Survivors in Australia
In Queensland, Australia, the government has formally made restitution to individuals and families who suffered abuse as children in government- and ...
Forgiveness = “It’s Okay; Go Ahead and Rob Me”
A group of teenagers, when apprehended for home burglaries, were asked why they selected these particular homes. They replied, “Because we knew that Christians ...
Pope’s Preacher Urges Repentance for Clergy Sexual Abuse
The Pope has his own preacher, Reverend Raniero Cantalamessa, who, in a recent sermon, underscored the “abomination” of the sexual abuse of children by Roman ...
GUEST BLOG: The Child Victims’ Act and Restoring Spiritual Wellbeing
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States, coinciding with a renewed attempt for New York legislators to ratify ...
A Positive for the Church
Reykjavik, Iceland - Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune's interview with the press following her meeting with the Bishop of the Lutheran Church
Joshu Sasaki Roshi Dies at 107
Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, a leading figure in Zen Buddhism in America whose legacy was later complicated by allegations of sexual abuse, has died. ...
News with Teeth
This week’s news that the Paterno statue has been removed from the Penn State campus, the NCAA heavily penalized Penn State with both a fine of $60 million and ...
Dear Pope: Now You've Done It!
In going after the nuns in the U.S., you have struck a rock. You are attacking the church’s representatives who are the face of the church where it matters ...
“Let the children come to me and forbid them not . . . and let the healing begin.”
Through the eyes of three families, the documentary All God’s Children (70 minutes) www.alllgodschildrenthefilm.com tells the personal story of the first ...
Guest Blog: Hope in the Research #8
In this blog post, Rev. James Evinger highlights some recent research trends, including research in communities and contexts that are underrepresented or ...
Just Released: 30th Edition of the Clergy Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and Sexual Boundary Violations in Religious Communities
The 30th Revised Edition of the Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and Sexual Boundary Violations in Religious Communities is available now. This ...
Responding to Clergy Abuse of Children: Not Rocket Science, Part I
What does a pastor do when he discovers that a volunteer youth minister in his church is “sexting” a 15 year old girl in the youth group? As reported in the ...
The Pope Has Come and Gone
I think it is safe to say that everyone was surprised that Pope Benedict XVI talked about the pedophile priest crisis everyday he was in the US on his recent ...
The Pope Is Ashamed
Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in the U.S. for his first visit as Pope. And there is some good news here. Ironically, “good news” and the Church don’t often ...
You Shall Know the Truth . . .
Bishop Eddie Long is a national Christian leader, preacher and pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lithonia, Georgia, outside ...
Guest Blog: Hope in the Research, Part 2
Since 2008, FaithTrust generously has posted on its website a continuing document I compile, Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and Sexual Boundary ...
Guest Blog: Hope in the Research
By Rev. James S. Evinger — Since 2008, FaithTrust generously has posted on its website a document I compile, Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and ...
Dear Bishop Long
Dear Bishop Long: As a fellow pastor, I am glad to see that you are studying scripture and praying as you confront the allegations of pastoral misconduct from ...
No Harm, No Foul? Part 2
So let’s assume for a minute that institutions like the church, when confronted with the disclosure of unethical behavior like sexual harassment or abuse, tend ...
No Harm, No Foul? Part 1
Why is professional misconduct wrong? Because someone gets hurt. When any of us in a ministerial or teaching role betrays trust, exploits or abuses, we cause ...