The #MeToo Backlash
In early 2018 a survey on the effects of the #MeToo movement, along with a follow-up survey earlier this year, found a surprising amount of backlash for women.
Controversial Founders Ministries Video Leads to Board Resignations, #MeToo Concerns
(RNS) — Several board members have resigned from a neo-Calvinist evangelical group that released a trailer of a planned film linking prominent Southern Baptists with a conspiracy to promote social justice advocacy in evangelical churches.
Beth Moore’s Ministry Reignites Debate Over Whether Women Can Preach
(RNS) — In the world of Bible teachers, Beth Moore is an author and rock star, packing sporting arenas and big-name churches. But among some of the male leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, where she is a member, she has also become a
The Crusading Bloggers Exposing Abuse in Protestant Churches
While clergy sex abuse within the Catholic Church has been in the headlines for years, it’s only more recently that abuses within Protestant churches have started to draw mainstream media attention.
Survey: 1 in 3 Protestants Think More Stories of Abuse by Pastors Yet to Come
(RNS) — Most Protestant churchgoers feel they and their children are safe from abuse or harassment at their churches. But many also seem unsure whether new cases of abuse are yet to be revealed.
10 Women Who Are Changing the Southern Baptist Response to Abuse
Christianity Today highlights 10 abuse survivors, authors, attorneys, activists and advocates in churches and ministries who brought new attention to the silent suffering of those whose stories were ignored, stifled and left untold, and supported survivors pursuing justice, healing and reform.
DeVon Franklin Produces Faith Films While Guiding Men Through #MeToo Movement
(RNS) — Christian movie producer DeVon Franklin is preparing for his third film, "Breakthrough," to hit theaters just before Easter weekend . But that has not been his sole focus in recent months.
At Wheaton Summit, Prominent Evangelicals Share Stories of Sexual Abuse
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — For popular Bible teacher Beth Moore, the church always has been a safe harbor. That was especially true when she was growing up. Church was a place where she could escape from the sexual abuse she experienced at home, she said.
Southern Seminary, in #MeToo Age, Appoints ‘Women’s Support Coordinator’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) — Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has appointed its first “women’s support coordinator” to address any gender-related "difficulties or challenges” that women encounter
With Kavanaugh Allegations, Religious Leaders Remain Divided on Court Nomination
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Long before accusations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was involved in a sexual assault as a Catholic prep school student, American
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