Did Mormon Morality Teachings Really Make it Harder for Elizabeth Smart to Run?
Elizabeth Smart’s remarks set off important debate about LDS sexuality doctrine and culture.
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As Sexual Abuse Scandal Breaks Open, Los Angeles Catholics Hear Words of Renunciation, Recrimination from Clergy
Could clergy itself be the problem?
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take a Man of God to Admit Child Rape is Wrong?
Fifteen years, according to new evidence in Los Angeles Catholic abuse scandal.
Read MorePro-Life Org Sued for Sexual Abuse During Exorcism
Will it be seen as emblematic of anti-abortion activism?
Read MoreIrish Priest Accidentally Shows Gay Porn
If only the Church had responded so fervently to child abuse.
Read MoreBishop Finn-dicted For Protecting Pedophile Priest
A Kansas City Bishop and his Diocese were indicted for failure to report an egregious case of child abuse. Still?
Read MoreEddie Long Sexual Abuse Case Resolved In Secret
The parties and the lawyers aren’t talking.
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Death of a Self-Proclaimed God-Man: Sai Baba’s Controversial Career
Reflecting on Sai Baba’s life, one encounters moments of divine transformation, devotion, and public service as well as pain, death, and heinous accusations. Millions of devotees believed in and worshiped Sai Baba as a god-man, an avatar of God. Many also despised him as a charlatan, a sexual abuser, and even an accessory to murder.
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Crisis in Philly: Trial Date Nears for Priests Indicted in Sex Abuse Scandal
As this article goes to press, a wrongful death claim has just been filed against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on behalf of the family of Daniel Neill, a former altar boy who committed suicide in 2009 after reporting his sexual abuse by a priest. This is the fifth civil suit to be filed since a grand jury report issued in February.
Read MoreElizabeth Smart Kidnapper Guilty, But Not Insane
Mitchell’s manipulation of Mormonism, not mental illness, to blame.
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