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Asking the Right Questions: A Response to EMU’s DSA Report
SERIES INTRODUCTION: Stephanie Krehbiel's voice provides the first in a series of posts by survivors and advocates who want the opportunity to respond to the recently released findings of Eastern Mennonite University's hired compliance firm D. Stafford and...
The Kindness of Strangers: A Fresh Air child hosted by Mennonites breaks her silence
by Janice Batts Editor's Note: I met Janice Batts on Facebook messaging. She was very angry with the Mennonite Church. She was angry like Jesus-turning-over-tables-in-the-temple kind of angry. My good white Mennonite privilege was offended. I was repulsed by her anger...
Sexual Abuse in Black Adolescence and Childhood
by Kishundra D. King This is the third post in OSU’s fall blog series on sexualized violence and race. Today's post is offered by Kishundra D. King. She is both a crisis counselor who works with Black women and children survivors of abuse and a researcher who...
This is my truth: Black Bodies, Silencing and Untold Stories
by Regina Shands Stoltzfus This is the second post in OSU’s fall blog series on sexualized violence and race. Today's post is offered by Regina Shands Stoltzfus, professor in the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies department at Goshen College. Regina is also a member...
Breaking our silence on the racial dynamics of sexualized violence
This post kicks off our fall series on sexualized violence and race. In turning our focus to the intersections of sexualized violence and race it is my hope that we do not allow ourselves to believe that we are exploring a side issue or engaging in a conversation that...
Abuse Databases and Religious Culture: A Catholic perspective on addressing abuse in the Church
by Terry McKiernan This is the third and last post in OSU’s current blog series on SNAP Mennonite’s MAP List (Mennonite Abuse Prevention List) and the broader issue of naming church workers (lay or ordained) who are credibly accused* of perpetrating sexualized...
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