Why in the World Would Anyone Get Ordained Today?
Why would you purposefully commit your life to something that was so obviously dead and dying?
Jesus’ Strong Words for Pedophile Priests
If we as Christians are to take seriously the words of Jesus, we must also take seriously the abuse of children.
Why Paige Patterson’s Apology May Not Be Enough
Paige Patterson has done what none could have predicted: He’s given America’s largest Protestant denomination two black eyes.
Women: “The Devil’s Gateway?”
Jesus’ life and message is one of liberating women into their sacred vocation as equal participants in God’s mission of reconciliation.
It’s Time for a Sexual Counterrevolution
What principles might guide a healthy counterrevolution? For Christians, the answer starts with the savior at the center of their faith.
Creation Groans: Why Red Letter Christians Should Care About Animals
Instead of living in harmony, as fellow creatures of God, we treat animals like unfeeling machines. We put profits before principle, and the results are devastating to the whole of God’s creation.
As A Mother of Two Sons, My Take on #MeToo
I will not be surprised if I hear that my son mistreats a woman or a girl, or if my son is involved in sexual harassment. I will remember that even though he is my beloved son, he is also a product of his culture, and I will care for the women and girls, and I will not attempt to discredit their truth, even if it harms my son.
‘Because #MeToo Breaks My Heart, Makes Me Pissed as Hell’
There’s nothing I can do in this lifetime more sacred than working to stop violence against women and girls.
Does God Hear the Sacred Cry of Rape Survivors?
Where, oh where, is God when all the Tamars of the world are assaulted and abused?
Domestic Violence and the Church #yesallchurches
JULY 12, 2014 | BY: CAROL HOWARD MERRITT -- Domestic violence is rampant in our country. Women have learned to live in fear. Now, in this important...