Tag: sexual assault
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Forgiveness and John Crist: Comedian cancels tour over sexual misconduct allegations
John Crist was the satirical comedic voice of the Christian millennial, making fun of the popular megachurch culture, contemporary Christian music, and consumerism within the church. On Facebook, he has over 2 milloin followers. Over a million on Instagram. 500,000 on YouTube. Christianity is not known for producing great comedians, but Crist struck a cord.…
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President of US Conference of Catholic Bishops has office raided by investigators
The sexual abuse scandal is the never ending story. This week, authorities in Houston raided the offices of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, who’s the archbishop of the Houston-Galveston Catholic Dioceses. Being the archbishop of the fourth largest city in America is pretty significant, but DiNardo is also the President of the United State Conference of Catholic…
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Kavanaugh, society, and the #MeToo movement
The past week has been a circus with allegations of past sexual abuse levied against Supreme Corut nominee Brett Kavanaugh. I don’t know what this man has or hasn’t done. I do believe people are fundamentally innocent until proven guilty and that there needs to be evidence. Some of the moves that the democrats in…
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Beth Moore letter addresses misogyny in evangelicalism
Over the last generation, Beth Moore has been one of the most prominent female leaders and speakers in American Evangelical circles. Her Bible studies are hugely popular among women. She’s the founder of Living Proof Ministries, a ministry for women based out of Houston. She’s not a pastor. She’s an author and speaker. Although she’s…
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Feel sorry for the victims, not Bill Cosby
Legendary actor and comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault this week. More than 60 women have claimed Cosby raped or sexually assaulted them. 45 of them say that he drugged them. Many taking a drink or other pill offered by Cosby and waking up hours later. These accusations go back to assaults as…
Josh Benner 