#MeToo
#MeToo is an American Yom Kippur
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 14, 2018
Women just want someone to listen. And not just women.
How Willow Creek exposed our sins
By Kyle Strobel — September 7, 2018
(RNS) — We must see the recent fall of pastors as an opportunity to have a new conversation about power in the American evangelical church.
Police probe sexual misconduct claims against Chinese monk
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 23, 2018
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country's best-known Buddhist monks whose case has highlighted the growth of the #MeToo movement in China.
As Willow Creek reels, churches must reckon with how power corrupts
By Katelyn Beaty — August 10, 2018
(RNS) What Willow Creek and all Christian communities need in our #MeToo /#ChurchToo moment is a sober reckoning with power, including how to mitigate its subtle lure in churches led by magnetic men.
Willow Creek leadership summit goes on despite mass resignations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 9, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) — Just one night before, church leaders had stood on the same stage to announce that their lead pastor and elder board were stepping down to give the church a 'fresh start.'
Willow Creek elders and lead pastor resign in wake of Hybels revelations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 8, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘We exhort Bill (Hybels) to acknowledge his sin and publicly apologize,’ said elder Missy Rasmussen.
Willow Creek offers lessons in accountability
By Jacob Lupfer — August 7, 2018
(RNS) — You can have all the clever innovations, seeker-friendly methods and oversight structures in the world, but trouble will catch up with you if you’re afraid to hold a leader accountable.
Willow Creek investigates Hybels as pastor quits over new allegations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — Steve Carter is the most recent person to distance himself from Willow Creek Community Church as allegations against its founder, Bill Hybels, come to light.
‘She is loose’: A historic group of female Lutheran bishops on #MeToo and the Holy Spirit
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 25, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — The ELCA has elected the largest number of female bishops in one year to lead the mainline denomination.
Priests, celibacy and sex
By Thomas Reese — July 16, 2018
(RNS) — Sex between a Catholic priest and adult can be more than simply a violation of celibacy. It can also be a violation of professional ethics. The church needs to learn from the “#MeToo” movement about the danger of sex between adults who are not equal in power.
Seeking unity, J.D. Greear assumes Southern Baptist presidency
By Adelle M. Banks — July 16, 2018
(RNS) — The first Generation X president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination said he wants to focus more on what all Southern Baptists embrace than what divides them.
Episcopal Church needs to look for #MeToo in the details
By Sean W. Rowe — July 3, 2018
(RNS) — The Episcopal Church’s General Convention, which begins this week (July 5) in Austin, Texas, will consider more than 20 resolutions put forward by an all-female special committee on sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation. If we pass these resolutions, however, it is essential that we not sit back and say we’ve done what the moment — and the gospel — demands.
Southern Baptists mull what’s next on confronting abuse
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — New SBC President J.D. Greear said he is 'very open to anything that can lead to a greater transparency and greater safety and that prioritizes the safety of the victim above everything.'
Southern Baptists, in #MeToo age, affirm women, ask for ‘purity’ of leaders
By Adelle M. Banks — June 13, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — The statements come after the May termination of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson, who had shunned divorce and was accused of mishandling students’ allegations of rape.
Amid a #MeToo culture, Southern Baptists mull ways to increase women’s roles
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — There has been recent speculation about whether someday, or sooner, a woman should be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president.