Friday, June 8, 2018

The epidemic of denial about sexual abuse in the evangelical church. - The Washington Post

This is more for reference, but a good report.  Many of the cases highlighter on H&C are mentioned. 
Without a centralized theological body, evangelical policies and cultures vary radically, and while some church leaders have worked to prevent abuse and harassment, many have not. The causes are manifold: authoritarian leadership, twisted theology, institutional protection, obliviousness about the problem and, perhaps most shocking, a diminishment of the trauma sexual abuse creates — especially surprising in a church culture that believes strongly in the sanctity of sex. “Sexual abuse is the most underreported thing — both in and outside the church — that exists,” says Boz Tchividjian, a grandson of Billy Graham and a former Florida assistant state attorney. 
The epidemic of denial about sexual abuse in the evangelical church. - The Washington Post

See also::
Report: Protestant Church Insurers Handle 260 Sex Abuse Cases a Year (2007)

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