“Put simply but starkly, several former faculty and staff sexually abused children in their care in a variety of ways, from clear boundary violations to repeated sexual relationships to rape.” The tolerance by those who knew and the lack of awareness by most of the faculty and leadership “is all equally troubling.”
For a student of Niebuhr, justice is about using power to balance the power of those not predisposed to recognize any limits on their self-interest.
Over the past 10 years, the above-target return of 8.3 per cent compares with 8.1 per cent over a comparable period at the Yale Endowment, the most admired fund in the sector. – The Financial Times
UPDATE: During the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which began on Saturday, May 20th and will run until the 26th, a report will be presented on discrimination within the church against LGBTQI+ people.
It’s an important part of my routine each morning, as I prepare for the day to come, to select a cross to wear. And, yet, I’m pretty sure that when Jesus invites me to take up my cross daily, this isn’t quite what he means.