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November 2019

November 05, 2019

White Guy Roundup

I once again have a slew of things I want to respond to, none of...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The Catholic Church Still Isn’t There on Abuse Prevention

Two stories came across my radar this week. Each dealt with different aspects of what...

December 2018

December 17, 2018

Ed Stetzer Will Listen—Unless You Were Hurt by the Church

Last week, Ed Stetzer wrote an article in Christianity Today titled All Faith Groups, Evangelicals Included, Need...

August 2018

August 20, 2018

In Latest Sexual Abuse Scandal, Many Catholics Are Learning the Wrong Lessons

Homosexual purges. That's their solution. Not creating uniform reporting policies, or removing priests who are...

August 01, 2018

Are More Churches Taking Abuse Seriously?

I learned recently that my parents' church now requires background checks for all Sunday school...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

This Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Coverup Is Ongoing

Out of everything discussed above, I find the International Mission Board's initial failure to acknowledge...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

Al Mohler: “We thought this was a Roman Catholic problem”

The fundamental issue is this: I am having a hard time believing that Mohler suddenly...

May 24, 2018

Paige Patterson and the Female Seminarian’s Story

It's possible that this intimate asking of every little question is simply intended to shame...

May 23, 2018

More than a PR Problem: Paige Patterson and the Southern Baptist Convention

Stetzer never seemed to consider---at all---the actual implications of Patterson's words and beliefs, and the...

March 2018

March 21, 2018

Megachurch Pastor Andy Savage, Accused of Sexual Assault, Is Still Twisting the Truth

Last January, frustrated at seeing her abuser blame sexual assault brought to light by the...

March 13, 2018

Pastor Doug Wilson: The Civil Authorities Can’t Be Trusted with Sexual Abuse Cases

The real problem with Wilson's post---and I didn't even get into his claims that Boz...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

World Magazine on Andy Savage: “Each Christian must acknowledge, ‘I am the abused and the abuser.'”

St. John titles his piece "Once We've Confessed" and asks in his byline: "How should...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Evangelical Blogger: Christian Leaders Need Extra Protection against Allegations of Sin

As a girl growing up in an evangelical home, I was taught that pastors are...

December 06, 2017

“Kick Him Where It Counts”: Conservative Appeals to Violence as a Distraction Technique

This is about every conservative who talks about shooting anyone who so much as messes...

December 05, 2017

Doug Wilson on the “Biblical Criteria” for Judging Roy Moore

Growing up, I heard a lot about the "freedom" we have in Christianity---that Christ sets...

December 04, 2017

The Federalist: Is What Moore Did Really So Bad?

I can't believe I'm sitting here explaining why child marriage is a bad thing. This...

July 2017

July 11, 2017

Shades of Sexual Deviance: Doug Wilson and the Tale of Two Boxes

Wilson seems almost confused as to why his critics object to his ministering to sex...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Bill Cosby, the Church, and Supporting Victims

This is the conceit of Christianity---it is a religion that purports to uphold and value...

February 2017

February 07, 2017

The Danger of the “Wayward Woman” of Proverbs

These interpretations desperately need to be challenged. As long as the narrative of the "wayward...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

Pastor: Reporting Child Sexual Abuse Presents a “Dilemma”

My regular readers are likely familiar with Doug Wilson by now. Wilson is an evangelical...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

IBLP Worksheet: 4-Year-Old Abuse Victim “Equally Guilty”

Yes, you read that right. The very first item blames the victim---the four-year-old boy---for not...

July 2016

July 06, 2016

Why Is the Catholic Church Lobbying against Statute of Limitations Reform?

Next time someone tells you that the Catholic Church has changed, and that it now...

May 2016

May 12, 2016

Promises of Change Are Not Evidence of Change: On ABWE, the Pii Report, and Christianity Today

This past weekend Christianity Today published an article by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra titled Missionary Donn...

May 11, 2016

Bill Gothard and the Dynamics of Abuse

I mentioned a few weeks ago that the community in which I grew up has...

January 2016

January 11, 2016

10 Revelations in the Lawsuit against Bill Gothard and IBLP

Having read through the lawsuit in full, I want to take a moment to mention...

January 07, 2016

A Summary of Allegations against Bill Gothard and IBLP

It has been nearly two years since Bill Gothard stepped down from leadership at his...

November 2015

November 09, 2015

Bill Gothard Defenders Center Obedience

In addition to not understanding the role obedience can play in priming victims for abuse...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

Doug Wilson: Jamin Wight Not a “Sexual Predator”

Oh boy. So I've written before about Doug Wilson's excuse-making for serial child molester Steven...

September 16, 2015

Doug Wilson: Steven Sitler Is Not a Child Rapist

And frankly, the Duggars had the same problem in all of their justifications for how...

September 06, 2015

Doug Wilson’s Pedophile Problem: Sex Offender For Whom Wilson Begged Leniency Back in Court with Infant Son

In 2005, Wilson asked the judge for leniency in sentencing Steven Sitler for molesting young...