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Remembering Rev. Bob Owens
FaithTrust Institute celebrates the memory of Rev. Bob Owens, an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and a voice for justice. Rev. Owens and his ...
Knowing the Mind of God
In the midst of the campaign, Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was asked if abortion should be allowed in cases of rape and incest. He responded ...
InFaith Community Foundation's President's Grant for 2017
FaithTrust Institute is honored to receive InFaith Community Foundation's 2017 President's Grant to continue our work to address gender-based violence in faith ...
FaithTrust Institute Launches 2018 Navy Chaplaincy Training
FaithTrust Institute has launched the 2018 training contract with The Naval Chaplaincy School & Center (NCSC). The contract involves the development and ...
April 11 #ChurchToo Online Conversation
Join us for a live online conversation about the impact of the #ChurchToo movement on faith communities. How can we use this movement to create safer, more ...
Pray Without Ceasing...For the Girls
Perhaps this is all we can do now. The story of the kidnapping of hundreds of Christian and Muslim school girls in Nigeria by the extremist group Boko Haram ...
Network: Annual BISC-MI Conference (Nov 20-22)
The annual international Battering Intervention Conference is taking place in Ann Arbor on November 20-22.
Santa Targets His Own Family
An ex-husband took advantage of the annual family gathering at his in-laws’ house to inflict his violence on his ex-wife and her family. He appeared at the ...
Is the Gospel of “More Sex” Really Good News for All?
So Pastor Ed Young of the Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, got the attention of the media. And his church members. He called for a week of ...
"Déjà vu All Over Again"
Another murder in a church; another domestic terror homicide. On Nov. 23, Joseph Pallipurath entered the St. Thomas Syarian Orthodox Kananaya Church in ...
Muslim/Arab/Terrorist?
I promised myself I wouldn’t discuss the election in my blog. This is not the place for partisan anything. But in this last week before the election, I do have ...
The Invisibility of Domestic Violence in Faith Communities
Last week, Charles Parsons murdered his wife during a couples’ counseling session at Calvary Lutheran Church south of Seattle. He turned himself in and has ...
Apartheid: What a Concept?!
I am only just beginning to understand the historical reality of apartheid that was instituted in South Africa in 1948 and continued until 1994. Since only ...
Responding to Clergy Abuse of Children: Not Rocket Science, Part 2
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 ...
Intimate Partner Violence: Current Resources
A selection of current, high-quality resources about preventing, identifying, and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) within the home and community. ...
"Christian Domestic Discipline" - Really?
Some days it’s embarrassing to be a Christian – and not in a good way. It’s those days when something like “Christian Domestic Discipline” is spread across the ...
Rabbi Lisa Gelber on Human Trafficking
Rabbi Gelber writes for American Jewish World Service using the opening phrase of Parashat Re'eh - "Re'eh - See, I place before you this day a blessing and a ...
FaithTrust Institute Announces 2014 Navy Chaplaincy Training Contract
FaithTrust Institute today announced a 2014 training contract with The Naval Chaplaincy School & Center (NCSC) through General Dynamics Information Technology. ...
An Unnoticed Thread
Each day seems to bring another report of tragic gun violence. The latest three incidents: Sydney, Australia: Man Haron Monis held hostages in a Sydney ...
Who Needs to Confess? And What?
Actress Ashley Judd recently disclosed that she was sexually abused as a child; American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently disclosed that she was sexually ...
World Mourns the Loss of Domestic Violence Activist, Jenni Rivera
FaithTrust Institute joins the family, friends and fans in mourning the loss of domestic violence activist and NCADV Spokesperson, Jenni Rivera, who was killed ...
Boys to Men
A baseball game is a place where boys are socialized to become men. And in a world where men’s violence against women is rampant, it is worth considering as a ...
Dear Pat Robertson: Time to Retire
Dear Pat: It really is time for you to retire. In your latest display of complete ignorance you are embarrassing yourself.
UN Commission on the Status of Women 60
Join us for events at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) sponsored by our friends and partners
Spotlight: A Movie Worth Discussing
FaithTrust Institute Offers a Multi-Faith Discussion Guide for SPOTLIGHT: The film offers a wonderful opportunity for faith communities to openly discuss the ...
“Another Hate Crime . . . with a Backstory”
On a Sunday in late July, Jim David Adkisson entered the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and opened fire. He said he hated gays and ...
Has Nothing Changed?
As Sexual Assault Awareness and Action Month draws to a close, we might pause to consider where we are. Thirty years ago, Catherine MacKinnon said, “The fact ...
“My Heart Is So Sore . . .”
We sat together with the Religious Leaders Forum of Cape Town. Clergy and lay, men and women who have come together to address gender violence in their ...
Easter Reflection: "The Transformation of Suffering"
We offer an excerpt from Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune's essay "The Transformation of Suffering." as a meditation for Easter. "For the Christian, the theology of the ...
16 Days is Not Long Enough
This time last year I was on my way to Capetown, South Africa, to visit my friend, Elizabeth Petersen and the South African Faith and Family Institute (SAFFI). ...