Reprinted with permission. Check out the discussion of fabrications and false denials by church officials. And please check out friend Christa Brown’s excellent Substack, “In Solidarity.” With a civil lawsuit and criminal charges against enablers, maybe some Southern Baptist leaders will finally learn a lesson. At Pawleys Island Community Church in South Carolina, church leaders…
Ed: The following opinion piece was sent to us by a reader. My name is Shelley (a pseudonym), and I’d like to share with you my reasons for leaving the Episcopal Church. First, a little about me. For starters, on the surface, you might think I’m the least likely person out there to leave the church….
The victim in a series of an alleged series sexual assaults by gay employees of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue has sued the Episcopal Diocese of New York, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Bishop Matthew Heyd, and several other individuals. Although the plaintiff is named in the lawsuit, we are referring to him by his…
The Episcopal Diocese of New York appears to have a dual standard regarding confidentiality in the midst of the Title IV cases against various clergy at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue involving sexual assault and related misconduct, including an attempt at cover-up. That includes contacting the victim’s employer with defamatory comments intended to interfere with his…
The days when churches and religious schools can hide behind veils of silence are fast coming to a close. That’s the message behind a record $14 million federal fine the school agreed to pay, following October findings that it failed to comply with federal campus safety reporting requirements. Among the omissions are multiple allegations of…
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School in Houston has been sued by a former employee for alleged sexual abuse by her supervisor, and for purported retaliation. The suit claims the church did not investigate when the employee complained, and that the plaintiff endured months of sexual assault behind closed doors involving threats to her employment…