sexual abuse
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Culture Watch
School board cuts mom’s microphone as she reads pornographic school assignment
A sexually explicit classroom assignment was too vulgar to read before a school board. That’s what happened when a Nevada…
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Travel
Freshman Kansas lawmaker Aaron Coleman under pressure to resign over abuse
A freshman Democrat Kansas legislator must undergo mental evaluation after he was arrested for domestic violence. Rep. Aaron Coleman of…
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Church & Ministry
Southern Baptist executives defy vote of members on sexual abuse issue
The Southern Baptist Convention continues to wrestle with questions about how to handle sexual abuse allegations. Earlier this week, the…
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Local
Lee’s Summit legislator resigns from Missouri House amid abuse allegations
Rep. Rick Roeber, who represents Lee’s Summit, has resigned from the Missouri House over abuse allegations. Roeber had been barred…
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National News
The Vatican is investigating Catholic priest charged with sexual misconduct in Kansas City and Wyoming
An investigation in Kansas City into abuse charges against former Wyoming bishop Joseph Hart is on hold until the Vatican…
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Columns
12 practical steps for protecting children from sexual abuse
The Metro Voice’s recent articles (see links below) on child molestation provide detailed descriptions of how pedophiles and child molesters…
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Southern Baptists release report on sex abuse
A report on sexual abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention and member churches was released by the organization’s advisory council…
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Family
Rape, Incest and Abortion: searching beyond the myths
“How can you deny an abortion to a twelve-year-old girl who is the victim of incest?” complains an indignant supporter…
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‘Leaving Neverland’ stirs controversy, discussion of abuse
On March 3 and 4 HBO premiered a four-hour, two-part feature documentary titled Leaving Neverland. The film features two men,…
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Jury rocks Catholic Church with abuse indictments
More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six…
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