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An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling
By Almudena Calatrava — April 8, 2024
BUNEOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) —The ruling in the homeland of Pope Francis cast a spotlight on the long-standing of abuse of nuns by priests and bishops in the Catholic Church.
Surviving God with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw
By Ray Kirstein — March 23, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Rev. Susan M. Shaw, authors of the new book "Surviving God: A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors"
#UsToo: How antisemitism and Islamophobia make reporting sexual misconduct and abuse of power harder for Jewish and Muslim women
By Keren McGinity — October 17, 2023
(The Conversation) — In minority faith groups that already face hate, women who have experienced harassment sometimes fear bringing negative attention to their community.
Why ‘She Said’ Is a Must-See + Alissa Wilkinson and Christine Emba
By Roxanne Stone — November 24, 2022
Roxy and Katelyn nerd out on the exceptional journalism represented in the film 'She Said'. Christine Emba and Alissa Wilkinson join to talk about the women who came together to expose Harvey Weinstein's predation.
We can be an army of wounded warriors — or a collective of wounded healers
By Karen Swallow Prior — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — To be human is to be wounded, one way or another. Those hurts can be wielded in ways that further wound or in ways that help heal.
Pope’s new book speaks to Americans on racism, immigration and gender equity
By Thomas Reese — December 9, 2020
(RNS) — Readers will be surprised how relevant the book’s message is to American Catholics and the country’s leaders.
Yogi Bhajan, yoga guru and founder of 3HO, ‘more likely than not’ sexually abused followers, says report
By Philip Deslippe and Stacie Stukin — August 18, 2020
(RNS) — The report details a range of alleged abuses against women and female minors that include rape, sexual battery, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Bhajan is best known for introducing Kundalini Yoga to the West and formed a worldwide community of 3HO ashrams.
Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das admits sleeping with adult students in past, says it was wrong
By Joshua Eaton — July 30, 2020
(RNS) — Lama Surya Das said it was inappropriate for him to have sexual relationships with participants in his retreats. Five women have accused Das, the famed Buddhist leader, with past misconduct.
Todd Bentley, ‘punching preacher’ and Lakeland revivalist, deemed not fit for ministry
By Bob Smietana — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — The controversial Canadian preacher called the inquiry into his conduct a ‘witch hunt,’ but said he has left ministry to focus on his beard care company.
Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before
By Bernard Condon and Jim Mustian — December 3, 2019
(AP) — The day the Catholic Church has long feared has come, with 15 states extending or suspending their statute of limitations to allow abuse claims stretching back decades.
Paige Patterson’s career ended after she came forward. Her struggle continues.
By Yonat Shimron — November 21, 2019
GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — The sexual abuse scandal has made household names of several Southern Baptist women who have come forward alleging abuse. Megan Lively, now 40, doesn’t want that kind of recognition.
United Methodist clergyman accused of sexual misconduct, says UMNS report
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 17, 2019
(RNS) — Four women have accused the Rev. Donald “Bud” Heckman — a United Methodist elder who is well known in interfaith circles — of sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse, according to the United Methodist News Service.
Unetanah Tokef with hyperlinks: Adapting a High Holiday prayer to today’s world
By Jan Zauzmer — September 27, 2019
(RNS) — The fearsome possibilities meditated in the High Holidays prayer Unetanah Tokef strike an elegant balance between predetermination and free will. Here, a version annotated for our times.
Glamour and unattainability is out. Spiritual refreshment is in
By Tara Isabella Burton — August 23, 2019
(RNS) — Today’s advertisements are designed to evoke different and more numinous emotions: spiritual well-being, an inward journey, a moral sensibility. We’re buying the very things that organized religion used to provide us for free.
Survey: 1 in 3 Protestants think more stories of abuse by pastors yet to come
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 21, 2019
(RNS) — There’s both good news and bad news in the numbers in the latest LifeWay survey, which asked Protestant churchgoers wide-ranging questions about sexual misconduct and the church.
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