‘As is typical of sex abuse victims, I thought what happened was my fault’
I was only 13. I was in eighth grade at a Christian school started by my church's elders. I stayed busy with my church youth…
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Christians combat sexual abuse with solid advice, real-world examples
It is easy to find those who will stand against abuse. It is far more challenging to convince others of how the abuse may occur…
Rewrite the script
I am convinced that church leaders want to shepherd the broken and bleeding souls around them. However, in my experience, many are unknowingly doing the…
‘Tell somebody. Don’t keep quiet’
SOMERSET, Pa. — For so long, no one knew Alex Howlett's name. In 2011, she confided to her brother Jimmy Hinton that the man he…
#ChurchToo: Sexual abuse victims ‘fed up’ with silence
For far too long, victims have been silenced. Finally, they have an outlet to spotlight their painful ordeals. That’s how Jimmy Hinton characterizes the social…
Editorial: Sexual abuse is evil. Period.
Jimmy Hinton is a hero. When a victim told him that Hinton’s father — a respected, longtime preacher — had sexually assaulted her, Hinton listened.…
More on #ChurchToo — Our expanded Q&A with Jimmy Hinton on sexual abuse in churches
For Jimmy Hinton, there was no question: He had to do the right thing, even though it meant turning in his own father. In 2011,…
Not comfortable, but comforted
Today I’m struggling. Sometimes it seems like tragedy has overtaken us. Hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, mass shootings. People dying. People losing their homes. People enduring unthinkable…
#metoo moves Christians to speak up and speak out
Seven years of pain, embarrassment and shame kept Cassie Holder from sharing her story. Then the member of the Del City Church of Christ in…
