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Why Abuse Survivors Still Think Twice Before Telling their Stories: Retaliation At Goshen College
by Stephanie Krehbiel and Hilary Scarsella ACTION ALERT: We're asking folks to send email of support for survivors to Goshen College's president and board. It can take a little as 30 seconds to amplify survivors' voices. Documentation: Introduction to May 5 event from...
Just Get It Together, Goshen College: In Support of Women’s Soccer Players Speaking Out
by Erin Bergen I was sexually assaulted within the first few weeks at Goshen College. I have always known I am not alone in that fact. That is the story for many college students, and many students at Goshen College. My trauma was exacerbated and compounded by the...
Who defines celibacy?: Why Mennonite Central Committee’s “Lifestyle” policy enables sexual harassment
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director featuring letters by Wendi Moore-O'Neal, New Orleans, LA and Addie Liechty, Oakland, CA We’re featuring two letters on our blog today. Both are written to the leadership of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), confronting them...
PTSD and the Designer Drug That Saves Me From Suicide
by Torah Bontrager Torah Bontrager grew up in an Amish community. As a child, she was sexually abused. The repercussions of the abuse threatened to take her life, but Torah has found ways to live and thrive through a combination of medication and activism. On a...
The Heart of Accountability: Interview with Stephanie Krehbiel, as illustrated by cats
The doctor is in. Several weeks ago, Into Account Executive Director Stephanie Krehbiel sat down with Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Arkansas State University and author of God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, the Religious Right, and American...
Man, Christian, Survivor of Abuse: My Message to the Church
by Charlie Charlie is a Methodist getting ready to graduate from an Anabaptist seminary. In addition to being a child abuse survivor himself, he is an activist for child abuse survivors, and we are thoroughly impressed by his commitment to resisting abuse and holding...
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