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What About the Good Samaritan? Part 2
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Four teenage girls were molested by their youth pastor. When one teen finally disclosed, the senior pastor fired the youth pastor and reported him to the ...
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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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“I Have Such Doubts!”
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The movie “Doubt” depicts the enormous complexity of the possibility of sexual abuse of a child by a Catholic priest. Fr. Flynn is portrayed by Phillip Seymour ...
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“. . . Better That a Millstone . . .”
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There are times when the contradictions of life overtake me. I was flying home from the east coast last week and one of those times intruded. On the plane, I ...
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Faith Community Considerations: Social Networking
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by M.L. Daniel and Marie M. Fortune
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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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Guest Blog: Shame on Pope Francis for Casting Doubt on Clergy-Abuse Victims
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This Op-Ed by our friend and colleague Mary Dispenza was published in the Seattle Times on January 26, 2018. Mary is allowing us to share it here with ...
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Healthy Boundaries Training in the News
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a great article called "Clergy Learn How to Navigate Ethical Dilemmas" about clergy boundary training, highlighting the ...
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Responding to Clergy Abuse of Children: Not Rocket Science, Part 2
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Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn has been convicted of failure to report suspected child abuse; he is the first Bishop to be held accountable for shielding a ...
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Good News!
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The Mennonite Quarterly Review will devote its January 2015 issue to the topic of sexual abuse within the Mennonite Church, with a focus on the events ...
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Who Needs to Confess? And What?
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Actress Ashley Judd recently disclosed that she was sexually abused as a child; American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently disclosed that she was sexually ...
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Spotlight: A Movie Worth Discussing
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FaithTrust Institute Offers a Multi-Faith Discussion Guide for SPOTLIGHT:
The film offers a wonderful opportunity for faith communities to openly discuss the ...
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"Same Old, Same Old. . ."
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We have become almost numb to the steady stream of disclosures of child sexual abuse: the Roman Catholic experiences continue even with serious efforts to ...
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Update to Clergy Sexual Assault Bibliography
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Rev. Jim Evinger has released an update to the Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and Sexual Boundary Violations in Religious Communities. Now more ...
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Dear Pope: Call Me
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As the crisis erupts again in Europe and the U.S. with serious questions being raised about the Pope himself, one has to wonder if the men in charge have ...
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Hiding in Plain Sight . . . With Help
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The Penn State report and the conviction of Jerry Sandusky provide the irrefutable evidence that he was a sexual predator on the loose for over twenty years ...
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"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
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In baseball, there is an old saying about the game: "It ain't over 'til it's over." It's the reminder that you can't leave after the seventh inning and assume ...
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JUST RELEASED: 26th Edition of the Annotated Bibliography of Clergy Sexual Abuse and Sexual Boundary Violations in Religious Communities
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This epic undertaking by James Evinger is an encompassing resource that includes non-fiction books, academic journals, law reviews, newspapers, websites, ...
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New Book: "Religion and Men's Violence Against Women"
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"Religion and Men's Violence Against Women," edited by Andy J. Johnson of Bethel University, addresses domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking ...
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History of the Icelandic church unfortunately not unique
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Icelandic Newspaper, Visir, covers Rev. Dr. Marie M. Fortune visit to Reykjavik to hold workshops and seminars on Sex Abuse at their National Church.
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Dear Pope: I Was Worried
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While I was on vacation, the Vatican came out with a significant doctrinal statement condemning the sexual abuse of children and the ordination of women. One ...
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Structures of Forgiveness in the New Testament
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by Frederick W. Keene
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Spotlight: Diving Deep & Surfacing
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Spotlight is the name of the team of Boston Globe reporters who investigated the Archdiocese of Boston in 2001 when the puzzle pieces began to fall into place ...
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What Would Jeremiah Say?
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The recent film Spotlight highlights the investigation by The Boston Globe into the coverup of child sexual abuse by priests in the Boston Archdiocese. Using ...
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Social Networking and Healthy Boundaries in Ministry: Asking Critical Questions
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by M.L. Daniel and Marie M. Fortune
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Hello Pope Francis
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Dear New Pope:
I thought I would give you a few months to settle in before I wrote to you. I have carried on a (one way) correspondence with your ...
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Dear Pope: Are We Talking?
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I’m so glad you seem to be finding my advice helpful as you move to respond to the growing crisis over sexual abuse in the church. Your comments this week ...
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The Message or the Messenger: A Question of Legacy
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The recent death of Joshu Sasaki Roshi and the publication of an extensive article on John Howard Yoder raise once again the contradiction of beneficial ...
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The Work Is Global
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I don’t know how to work on anything but violence against women and children. I have no other skills. So it’s a good thing that I have a job where I get paid ...
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A Trip Downunder
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You may have noticed that the Blog has been quiet for the past few weeks. That is because I just returned from a trip to Australia where I was the guest of ...