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Episcopal church assault data reveals the dark side of inclusive christianity

November 9, 2022 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

BALTIMORE (MD) Religion Dispatches July 1, 2022 By Charlotte Dalwood When representatives of The Episcopal Church gather in Baltimore for the denomination’s General Convention taking place from July 8-11, they’ll be asked to consider a proposed overhaul to the church’s sexual violence prevention policy. Currently, Episcopal canon law requires those

Op-ed: Episcopal church must do more

November 9, 2022 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Episcopal settlement is reminder institutions must do more to protect children from abuse CHICAGO (IL) Chicago Sun-Times June 9, 2022 By CST Editorial Board Transparency about abuse is also essential. Learning from past mistakes will help keep more children from becoming abuse victims. Too many institutions that have children

Must read: On confidentiality and rules of the road

November 9, 2022 Stinkbomb Leave a comment

Recently we had an issue in which a source believed we breached confidentiality. With that in mind, a review of what’s possible in this space, and what isn’t, may be timely and helpful. First, we must recognize that abuse happens along a continuum, ranging from micro-aggressions, to verbal activities, to

Spotlight on abuse: Episcopal School of Texas

November 9, 2022 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

In 2011, the Episcopal School of Texas, a private boarding school in Texas with a military tradition, was accused of ignoring multiple incidents of bullying and terroristic threats against a student from California. The threats included allegedly waving a lighted blowtorch in the student’s face and repeatedly threatening to rape

HH on Prestonwoood Christian Academy (PCA) hired spouse of convicted sex offender, former PCA teacher: “Hey Eric. Prestonwood is southern Baptist. PCA is just the school initials. It’s a huge mega in Plano, Tx.”

Colin Ross on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “People that lie to children for a living might commit perjury? Color me shocked! The spell of the clerical class…”

Middle on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “A culture of retaliation persists in parishes and by bishops.”

Watching on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Will PB Sean Rowe establish a “culture of protection?””

Rich on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Good for Bishop Holcomb in attempting to take a stand and be pro-active. This is a rare pastoral action. He…”