by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 17, 2024 | Podcasts
We’re not going to end sexual abuse in the church until we confront its causes. It’s not just a matter of getting rid of abusers (they have a habit of popping up again in new churches anyway!). It’s about figuring out the underlying contributing...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 12, 2024 | Podcasts
Not all men are predators. A lot of men are very good guys. But far too many are predators, and over the last 10 days I’ve been so angry as I’ve been reading about the criminal trial in France for the sexual assault of Gisele Pelicot (this is horrid to...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 6, 2024 | Abuse
Remember Bill Clinton and it depends on the definition of “is”? In the 90s, in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal (which, in retrospect, is so full of uneven power dynamics), Bill Clinton denied having an affair based on a silly definition. And,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 12, 2024 | Parenting Teens
Does it really matter if a YOUTH PASTOR dates & marries a GIRL in his youth group? After all, an age difference of 23 and 17 isn’t that big a deal, right? It’s illegal for a youth pastor to have sexual contact with a girl or boy in the youth group....