Here’s a hypothetical: Your boss borrows your car and runs over your beloved dog Rover in the company’s parking garage. When your boss returns the car, you ask him about your dead dog and the blood stains all over the bumper. He denies all knowledge. When confronted with video surveillance footage, your boss finally admits…Continue reading Using “healing” to end the conversation … when the conversation is far from over
The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse is ALMOST HERE! Enter NOW by clicking the link below or visiting Goodreads to win your free signed copy. Well … the contest starts April 12 and closes the day the book is released: September 15. So be sure to enter on August 12. Spread…Continue reading Goodreads Signed Book Giveaway!
I am always telling parents the importance of keeping all Internet-enabled devices in common areas of the home. Many parents challenge me on this—telling me that they trust their child. It’s not a matter of trust. It’s a matter of child safety. Here’s why: From HLN: A Michigan woman is accused of having an…Continue reading Monitor the Xbox: A textbook example
In light of the upcoming Papal visit to the U.S., I have a question: When does Zero Tolerance begin? Here are some hypotheticals to help illustrate my question: If you found out that a new priest in your parish had admitted to his superiors (but not the parish) that he had sexually abused a…Continue reading A question for Cupich: When does “Zero Tolerance” begin?
Amy Smith is a hell of a blogger and advocate for victims of sexual abuse in Protestant churches. A few weeks ago, she discovered that the “Care Director” at Fairfax (VA) Community Church is a registered violent sex offender. What happened afterward is shocking. Here’s a teaser: in their defense of sex offender Eric…Continue reading Fairfax VA church “Care Director” is outed as a violent sex offender. Guess what happens next …