Barbra Streisand Apologizes For Saying Michael Jackson’s Alleged Molestation Victims ‘Were Thrilled To Be There’
Barbra Streisand is backtracking after admitting she believes Michael Jackson molested children, but then defending his ‘sexual needs coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever DNA he has.’
California Bill Would Force Pastors And Priests To Tell What They Heard In Confession
This is an egregious overreach of secular authority, stepping into sacred religious rites, and will not protect children or stem the tide of child abuse.
God’s Forgiveness Is No Excuse For Letting Religious Child Molesters Off The Hook
Abusers within the grace-focused sector of the church have long twisted scripture, emphasizing forgiveness as a way of bypassing consequences.
Stop Weaponizing The Priest Abuse Crisis Against Catholic Theology
It’s disingenuous to link the question of papal authority to the abuse scandal, which remains a problem of conduct, not of doctrine.
Grieved Catholics Should Consider Financially Boycotting Their Church
As sex abuse runs rampant, how should faithful Catholics deal with bishops who have already deserted their flock by engaging in egregious behavior?
Francis Has Mobilized The Papacy’s Absolute Monarchy Against Justice
Fundamentally, neither bishops nor laity have any power in the government of their church. That’s leading to some huge problems as Francis works against resolving the priest abuse crisis.
Pedophilia Isn’t The Main Problem With Catholic Priests, Homosexuality Is
Inadequate—and blameworthy—are expressions of sympathy for the abused that disguise the elephant in the rectory. The first responsibility is to call things by their right name.
7 Things For Parents And Church Members To Know About Protecting Kids From Abusers
The wrongs of the past can’t be retroactively undone, of course, but houses of worship can implement realistic policies to help keep more kids safe in the future.
Why Every Christian Should Be Very Worried About The Catholic Sex Scandal
This scandal will prove to be a crisis on the scale of the Protestant Reformation, which began just over 500 years ago — an earthquake of 9.5 on the Richter scale.
Catholic Leaders Haven’t Done Anywhere Near Enough About Their Child Abuse Culture
Far too many church leaders, including some still in positions of authority, saw a greater ‘sin’ in public scandal than in the violation of young children.
One Of His Survivors Shows How To Forgive A Monster Like Larry Nassar
Rachael Denhollander gave a heartbreaking yet beautiful answer to the forgiveness question in a victim impact statement she delivered to Nassar in court.
It’s Not Blame-Shifting To Ask Where The Parents Were In The Gymnastics Sex Abuse Cases
Cries of ‘blame-shifting’ are in effect a sort of victim-shifting — from the children to those who were best-positioned to protect them but who, by their own admission, failed to do so.
If Child Sex Is More Common Among Gay Men, Are We Okay With That?
It seems we may be willing to reflect cheerfully on a man’s reminiscence about being sexually abused when he was 13, simply because the man in question is gay.
We Need To Rethink How We Treat Rapists
Because we’re harsh on rapists, we don’t have to consider our own responsibility in triggering other people’s vulnerabilities.
Sex Abuse Scandal Hits Gymnastics As Olympians Take The Mat
The hands-on nature between a gymnast and her coach should cause USA Gymnastics to be extra-sensitive to claims of sexual abuse. Allegedly it was not.
Video: Union Officials Volunteer To Shield Abusive Teacher
A new video project from guerrilla filmmaker James O’Keefe proves just how ideologically inconsistent many who discuss the campus rape phenomena are.
7 Takeaways From The Duggar Family Sex Abuse Tragedy
What happened in the Duggar family is tragic, and that tragedy has now compounded by the public attention to the case.
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