#MeToo
Megachurch pastor Bill Hybels resigns, calls sexual accusations ‘flat-out lies’
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 11, 2018
(USA Today) — The founder of Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago has been dogged in recent years by a series of investigations into claims of inappropriate behavior with female staffers and congregants.
Willow Creek pastor Bill Hybels denies claims of inappropriate behavior
By RNS staff — March 23, 2018
(RNS) — The senior pastor of one of the nation's largest megachurches has been the subject of inquiries into allegations of inappropriate behavior with women in his congregation and on its staff.
Memphis megachurch pastor resigns following sexual abuse investigation
By Ron Maxey — March 21, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (USA Today) — Savage's fall culminates more than two months of accusations and soul-searching over a case that became symbolic of the #churchtoo offshoot of the #metoo movement.
Catholic Church expert: #Metoo, Chile bishop scandal a wake-up call
By Associated Press — February 10, 2018
(AP) — 'Only someone who has listened to a victim can truly understand the implications and the need to listen with the heart, not just what the law requires,' the expert, the Rev. Hans Zollner, said.
Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with suspected rape
By Jerome Socolovsky — February 2, 2018
PARIS (AP) — He was placed under investigation for alleged rape in a 2009 encounter and the rape of a vulnerable person in a 2012 case.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan in custody in France amid rape claims
By Jerome Socolovsky — January 31, 2018
PARIS (AP) — Le Monde and Le Parisien newspapers reported last year that two women recently filed complaints in France against Ramadan for an alleged rape in 2009 and an assault in 2012.
Where is the Church on #MeToo?
By Autumn Miles — January 18, 2018
(RNS) — The Church has operated under a cloud of shame and silence for decades.
Mormons miss the point of #MeToo by focusing on modest gowns at Golden Globes
By Jana Riess — January 8, 2018
(RNS) — Hollywood draped itself in black last night, wearing somber dresses that were selected to make a point — a point that LDS Living magazine missed entirely.
When Moses had a #MeToo moment
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 1, 2018
(RNS) — This year was saw the Tiananmen Square of Testosterone. Moses saw it coming.
Female evangelical leaders call on the church to speak out on violence against women
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 20, 2017
(RNS) — Signers of the #SilenceIsNotSpiritual statement include more than 140 pastors, professors, heads of parachurch organizations and popular authors and speakers such as Jen Hatmaker, Rachel Held Evans, Ann Voskamp, Amena Brown and Helen Lee.
Tariq Ramadan takes leave from Oxford amid rape allegations
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 7, 2017
LONDON (AP) — Le Monde and Le Parisien newspapers reported Saturday that two women recently filed complaints in France against Ramadan for an alleged rape in 2009 and an assault in 2012.
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