…participants stood up one by one to tell of lives devastated by the abuse they suffered as children, of the guilt and shame and solitude they suffered in the belief that they were alone. “It’s time to stop the stonewalling and denial, The pope … has to do something about this world crisis. It’s like a tsunami over the world, and he has got to do something.”
One of the two explosives-packed parcels recently intercepted was likely bound for Or Chadash, a Chicago-based Jewish congregation that’s known for its openness to the
A unique partnership of Episcopal/Anglican women’s groups is offering resources for work against gender violence.
The pattern shows that the 97 priests, credibly accused of sexual abuse, who could be tracked served at approximately 60% of the Chicago parishes from 1917 through 2009. …the assignments seem to cluster in the less-wealthy parishes and in those that primarily serve minority communities.
Today is the 12th anniversary of the death of CBS News about the current deaths by suicide of victims of bullying.
… if the cases of reported abuse were spread evenly across the country, every average-sized congregation with 400 members would include seven women in their midst who have experienced clergy sexual misconduct at some time since they turned 18.
Even some Christians who are intolerant of homosexual behavior worry about the practice. “It is dangerous,” says the Reverend DL Foster, a preacher in Atlanta who defines himself as ex-gay, though he still acknowledges homosexual desires, and preaches against tolerance of the gay lifestyle. “It can fuel lots of self-destructive behavior . . .
This past Wednesday night (17th), Bishop Barahona, along two of his closest working partners, was victim of the violence that has held this country imprisoned.