(RNS) — It is deeply troubling to see so many men, especially in ministry leadership, find a more immediate connection with the abuser rather than the abused.

c. 1998 Religion News Service ST. LOUIS _ Once Marcia Montenegro converted to Christianity in 1990, she gave up a successful career as a licensed astrologer. No more chart readings. No more workshops for civic groups, public school students or witchcraft devotees. It was all over. What disconcerts Montenegro now is meeting Bible-carrying Christians who […]

c. 1998 Religion News Service CARBONDALE, Ill. _ Members of an interfaith panel convened by former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon sounded”a moral alarm”over the millions of Americans who live in poverty, despite the nation’s current high-octane economy. Two days of roundtable discussions about poverty in America were conducted this week by the Public Policy Institute […]