Resources
A Grand Deception: The Successful Response of Sex Offenders
Sexual offenders have perfected a grand deception that sadly seems to work all too well inside faith communities.
Catching American Sex Offenders Overseas
A Proposal for a Federal International Mandated Reporting Law
Should a Victim Pay for the Sex Offender’s Attorney?
A disturbingly common legal maneuver is utilized by attorneys across the United States which ends up discouraging victims from coming forward, David Clohessy explains.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: From Awareness to Action
Some concluding thoughts on April’s annual Sexual Abuse Awareness Month.
When God was a Victim: What a Child Abuse Survivor Taught Me about Good Friday
The most profound theological questions posed often come from survivors of abuse. In this article, GRACE Board Member Victor Vieth writes what happened when a survivor of abuse asked him a haunting question
“Righteous” Reputations of Churches that Do Not Care
Why do so many churches fail to do the right thing when they learn that one of their own has been accused of sexual abuse? All too often it’s because the victimized are repeatedly overshadowed by the need to protect a “righteous” reputation.
Remaining Silent About Suspected Abuse: 5 Common Fears
In the past 20 years, I have come across many situations where folks have found themselves conflicted about whether to say something after observing unsettling behavior between an adult and a child. Unfortunately, too many have decided it’s best to remain silent.
Terrorism, Torture and a Pro-Life Foreign Policy
Too often attitudes on foreign policy are imbued with ethnocentric undertones. We rightly mourn the loss of life in the womb and the death of U.S. soldiers, but often we are not moved by the massive collateral damage of war overseas.
Hillsong Church: Abuse Unreported, Perpetrator Rewarded
Examining the crisis of culpability at Hillsong Church when pastor Brian Houston failed to report his predator father, Frank Houston, to authorities.
Disappearing Boys
Michael Reagan and Jerome Elam, both survivors of childhood sexual abuse, write about the unique dynamics and devastating stigmas.
A House of Cards: The Wicked Scheme of Child Offending Church Leaders
Taking a page from the popular Netflix series, Boz Tchividjian lays out how “The Underwood Scheme” and how it would look when deployed against the vulnerable in a church setting.
Shatter the Silence: A Call to the Black Church to Protect Our Children
Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis explains how the Black church can directly confront child abuse, beginning within its own community.
#WhyIStayed: How Some Churches Enable Spousal Abuse
Reflections on the Church’s culpability for domestic violence in the wake of #WhyIStayed, a hashtag trend which erupted after Ray Rice was filmed abusing his fiance.
A Christian Publisher Speaks Up on Child Sexual Abuse
Reflecting on an editorial by WORLD Magazine columnist Warren Cole Smith and how it exemplifies responding well in a world rife with evil and darkness.
The Sexual Exploitation of Children: What is the Church Going to Do?
Examining SharedHope’s Demanding Justice Report which has detailed findings on the commercial exploitation of children.
Three Common Strategies: How Sexual Offenders Discredit Child Witnesses
Offenders and their supporters use three common strategies to try and convince others to embrace their distorted definition of innocence. This article explains each tactic so you can better understand an abuse disclosure.
Measuring Greatness: Children and the Kingdom of God
What does it take to be great in the greatest kingdom of time and eternity? Dr. Diane Langberg shares lessons from children we all can learn from.
