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Hope in a Time of Darkness
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you ...
Rabbi Cindy Enger Named New Director of Rabbinic Placement by Central Conference of American Rabbis
FaithTrust Institute is delighted to share the news that our colleague Rabbi Cindy Enger has been named Director of Rabbinic Placement with Central Conference ...
“‘A Day of Reckoning and Justice’ for Abuse Victims”
This was the front page headline that greeted me Saturday morning in my local paper, The Seattle Times. The quote is from Clarita Vargas, 51, of Tacoma, WA, ...
Super Bowl Sunday...Again
In a spirit of full disclosure, it’s true: I am a fan of the game of football. In my hometown, that means the Seattle Seahawks. And that means the Super Bowl ...
“I listen . . .”
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, was recently interviewed on 60 Minutes, discussing his efforts since becoming Archbishop to address the sexual abuse ...
Where is a Samaritan When You Need One? Let's Review
Carie Charlesworth taught school at Holy Trinity Catholic school in San Diego for the past 14 years. Because she is a battered woman with four children, she ...
You or Someone You Know . . .
The latest study on sexual assault was released in December and for some suggested a new awareness of how widespread sexual violence against women really is. ...
“Weary: having one’s patience exhausted . . .”
These past few weeks of news of powerful men’s abuse of women culminating this week in the pathetic case of Anthony Weiner’s internet exploits just leaves me ...
Order More Millstones...
Brentwood Academy is an elite, non-denominational Christian, college prep school in a Nashville suburb. A civil lawsuit has been filed by a mother on behalf of ...
Guest Blog: Ramadan Reflection
Ramadan is a time for Muslims to improve themselves and strengthen their relationships with God. Muslims are asked to abstain not only from food, drink and ...
Where is a Samaritan When You Need One? Continued
It turns out that being fired for being a battered woman is not all that unusual. In fact it is legal in 44 states. Carie Charlesworth, a teacher at a Catholic ...
Go in Peace. Not Silence.
Waltrina Middleton, Minister for Youth Advocacy and Leadership Formation for the United Church of Christ, offers this reflection on violence after the ...
I Am Not Worried
Ramadan began on July 8. It is a month of fasting, prayer and study of the Quran with an emphasis on self-sacrifice for Muslims around the world. Malala ...
Standing Our Ground for Justice
The tragedy of the killing of Trayvon Martin could have been averted if George Zimmerman had walked away after alerting the police to someone he thought was ...
Survival
A poem by Marie Fortune
Happy Father's Day Revisited
This year as we approach Father’s Day, I remember my father. He passed away on May 12 after a short illness. He was 97 years old. He was a small business ...
“My Heart Is So Sore . . .” - Part 2
On a hill in Johannesburg is the Constitutional Court, the home of South Africa's highest court. This site was previously a prison complex that held politcal ...
Robben Island
Three hundred people boarded the ferry in Cape Town for the half-hour ride to Robben Island on Saturday afternoon. The sun was bright and flashing on the ...
Edmonds, WA — Benefit Program and Dinner for Women for Women International
Carolyn Scott Brown, Director of Learning and Resources, will speak on violence against women in countries at war - Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, ...
National Research Study of Women Survivors of Clergy Misconduct
Opportunity to Participate: Baylor University, in collaboration with Hope of Survivors and the Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation, has launched a research study on ...
“Marriage Is Sacred”
A few years back there was a news article in California about the prosecution of a husband for marital rape of his wife. The wife had locked herself in the ...
Time to Step Up to the Plate
This is the letter sent to the Seattle University community following the announcement in the press of a settlement of $166 million with over 500 survivors of ...
A Tale of the Usual and the Unusual
The story of Mohammad Abdullah Saleem of Elgin, IL, is not unlike that of a Catholic priest, a Protestant pastor, a Jewish rabbi, or a Buddhist teacher who has ...
Spring Break {File Under: Things We Tend To Take For Granted}
In the northern hemisphere, this is the season of spring. Each year I try to spend a week in the Smokey Mountains because spring here is an event that unfolds ...
Dear Pope: It's Me Again
Dear Pope: It’s been a while since I wrote to you. Like many people around the world, I’ve been watching your tenure closely, particularly regarding the ...
Move to End Violence: Working to Create a Powerful Engine for Social Change
Rev. M.L. Daniel, Program Manager of FaithTrust Institute, was selected to participate in the prestigious Novo Foundation's Move to End Violence Program. This ...
Finally, Some Justice Made
Good news is hard to come by in the work to address sexual and domestic violence. But last week was a pretty good week.
A Celebration and an Update
This month, there was a celebration in Malicounda Bambara, Senegal, of the 10th anniversary of the village’s public declaration to abandon female genital ...
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 ...
Where Are These Men? Part 2
The Fathers’ Day Poll released by the Family Violence Prevention Fund that I discussed in last week’s blog suggests that the majority of men are aware and ...