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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...
Let’s Have a Locker Room Talk
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director Exposing the Abusive Underbelly of College Athletic Departments Last week, ESPN’s Outside the Lines did an investigative story on the culture of secrecy and self-protection around sexual abuse in the Michigan State University...
Responding to reports of abuse: Who’s getting it right? And where does theology come in?
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Director of Theological Integrity The other day, my colleagues and I were reflecting on the sense of angst we have when folks in communities of faith ask us for examples of people getting it right when it comes to responding to abuse. It’s...
Shedding the Shame of Adolescent Peer Sexual Abuse: My Story
by Chrissy Maruffi For years, it ate away at me inside. Disgusted in myself for not being more forceful, for not standing my ground. Ashamed, believing it was my fault because, well, I was part of it. I knew it was wrong for an adult to harm or exploit a child but...
The Power of the Dark
by Zeta Zeta (pseudonym) is a survivor of sexual abuse and rape both as a child and as an adult. She will be writing every now and then for Our Stories Untold, with a special focus on speaking to other survivors about everyday dynamics of struggle and peace that come...
When the Church Walks Away: A Survivor’s Husband Speaks Out
by Tim Wiens Tim Wiens, husband of survivor and Our Stories Untold contributor, Kathy Wiens, writes here about institutional betrayal in response to sexualized violence in the church. We recently published three posts by Kathy Weins that you can find here, here,...
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