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It’s important that you understand that you are not alone in this situation. There are others. It, unfortunately, happens all too frequently. The purpose of this News & Notes section is to help you to understand that there is hope. That you can heal. That you could one day help someone else going through this very situation. May God bless you. Sign-Up for Our Quarterly HopeSpeak Newsletter Now! Articles from The Hope of Survivors: Letter from the Vice President (January 2012 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Samantha Nelson 10 Myths About Clergy Sexual Misconduct—Darryl W. Stephens In the Spotlight!—United Methodist Church To Your Health!—Samantha Nelson CCEF Conference Update—Sandy Kirkham Letter from the Vice President (October 2011 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Samantha Nelson Highlights from August Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness & Prevention Campaign Events - 2011 Why Do They Do It?—Ardis Stenbakken Simon Says: “You Can Prevent Clergy Sexual Abuse!”—Jennifer Jill Schwirzer Letter from the Vice President (July 2011 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Samantha Nelson Jesus' Kind of Feminism—Jennifer Jill Schwirzer Are You Covering for an Abusive Pastor?—Denah Michelle Moon What If...?—Samantha Nelson What About Me? Where Could I Ever Take This Shame?—Kimberly Erickson Letter from the Vice President (April 2011 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Samantha Nelson THOS Blog Update (April 2011 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Annette Anderson WestPoint & GYC Convention Updates (April 2011 HopeSpeak Newsletter)—Gail & Elgin Jenkins News & Announcements—January 2011 HopeSpeak "Go Forward!"—Samantha Nelson, January 2011 HopeSpeak News & Announcements—October 2010 HopeSpeak What’s It Worth—Pastor Steve Nelson, October 2010 HopeSpeak Fear. God. Love.—Jennifer Schwirzer, LPC, October 2010 HopeSpeak Latest Updates—August 1, 2010 July 2010 Letter from Samantha Nelson (General Conference Session Update)—V.P. & CEO Overcoming Dysfunctional ‘Forgiveness’—Martin Weber, D.Min., Board Chairman April 2010 Letter from Martin Weber—Board Chairman, The Hope of Survivors Holy Healing for Abuse Scars—Tom Lemon, Board Chairman Emeritus The Day My Jouney of Healing Began—Susan Steve & Samantha “Down Under”—Coralie Roll & Arlagene Groves Letter from Samantha Nelson—VP & CEO Calendar Project Update (April 2010) InFocus—Christian News & Current Affairs (Television spot on The Hope of Survivors’ work in Australia 11/13/09) Letter from Martin Weber—Board Chairman, The Hope of Survivors A Sad Farewell—Tom Lemon, Board Chairman Emeritus, The Hope of Survivors A Season of Change...—Samantha Nelson, V.P. & CEO, The Hope of Survivors Was It An Affair?—Coralie Roll, The Hope of Survivors Australian Division Representative Baylor University Update (July 2009) Australia Division Update (July 2009) New Volunteer (July 2009) Touching Lives Around the World—Samantha Nelson Sanctuary for the Sexually Abused—Martin Weber, D.Min. Healing the Craziness—Tom Lemon Victims & Stress: The Effects of Stress Due to Pastoral Sexual Abuse—James L. Marcum, M.D. Understanding the Mystery of Clergy Sexual Abuse—Martin Weber If You Were There—Steve Nelson Of Weeping and Joy—Samantha Nelson A New Opportunity—Shyleene Rosado Which One Will You Be?—Samantha Nelson God Is In All The Details—Steve Nelson “Peace, Be Still.”—Samantha Nelson The Sower—Steve Nelson Whiplash and Sin—Samantha Nelson It’s the Trials...—Steve Nelson Forgiveness is a Gift—Samantha Nelson What Is Faith?—Steve Nelson Vertical Vision—Samantha Nelson Q&A About Pastoral Sexual Abuse & Misconduct—The Hope of Survivors Staff Interview for Marie Claire Magazine (UK)—Roshan McArthur & Samantha Nelson The Power of a Lie—Samantha Nelson Traits of a Good Shepherd—Steve & Samantha Nelson The Subtlety of Satan & Pastors Who Prey—Samantha Nelson Victim of “Clergy Abuse” Now Helps Others—George Warren, KXTV News 10 Sacramento, CA Local Church Leaders Accused of Misusing Their Power—Katherine Boyd, WKYC News 3 Cleveland, OH (Click here to view the news broadcast) The Hope of Survivors—Karen SuvanKahm Pastoral Sexual Abuse Informational Materials to be Distributed—Samantha Nelson TheHopeOfSurvivors.com Recognized by Top International Honor for Web Sites—Samantha Nelson The Hope of Survivors Survey Results (November 2008) Kenya Division Update (October 2008)—Hephzibah Akunga Kenya Division Update (July 2008)—Hephzibah Akunga Pastoral Sexual Abuse: It’s Not an Affair, It’s Abuse—Sandra Gates Pastoral Immorality, Another Perspective—Condensed version as posted on the Recorder web site Pastoral Immorality, Another Perspective—Full version as originally written by Steve & Samantha Nelson Hope & Healing Comes to Bloomington, MN!—April 2008 The Hope of Survivors & Applebee’s Working Together! Update from the General Conference Session in St. Louis, MO—June-July 2005 Update from the ASI International Convention in Sacramento, CA—August 2005 Update from the ASI International Convention in Cincinnati, OH—August 2004
In the News: The Hope of Survivors Expands Global Outreach—ASI News Pastor Made Advances After Her Husband Killed—Jane Sims, The London Free Press Woman Abused by Ex-Pastor Gets $1.4M—Abby Simons, Star Tribune Our View: Church Must Learn from Sex Scandal—Winona Daily News Salina Pastor Arrested on Child Sex Charges—KSN Channel 3 At Risk Christianity: Being up Front About the Down Low—Eurweb.com Rose McGowan: How She Survived, Escaped a Cult—By Blaine Zuckerman, PEOPLE.com Father's Girls—Dave Battagello, The Windsor Star The Alchemist in the Pulpit—Nora MacKenzie, The Presbyterian Outlook "Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women Is a Violent Abuse of Power"—Cléo Fatoorehchi interviews Dr. Valli Batchelor of the World Student Christian Federation Book Project World Christian Students Throw Light on Pastors and Priests Who Prey—WSCF Series Finds Sex Abuse Hiding in Many Faiths—Bill Brownstein, The Gazette Zen Teachers Are Livid Utah Colleague in Sex Scandal Still Teaching—Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune Churches Emphasize Employee Conduct Policies—Gregg MacDonald, Fairfax Times Victim's Forced Confession (video)—ABC News 20/20 Compassion or Cover-Up? Teen Victim Claims Rape; Forced Confession in Church—ABC News Church Abuse Cases and Lawyers an Uneasy Mix—Peter Eisler, USA TODAY Vienna Presbyterian Church Seeks Forgiveness, Redemption in Wake of Abuse Scandal—The Washington Post Ex-Pastor's Alleged Behavior Was Shock to Pella Church—Des Moines Register Sexual Misconduct Tests Denomination—Heather Hahn Multi-Millionaire U.S. Evangelist Confesses On His Own TV Network To Cheating on Wife After Being Blackmailed—Daily Mail Reporter “CLERGY SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: Exposing the Elephant in the Living Room”—Gospel Today Power Imbalance Can Facilitate Clerical Abuse—NPR News Men Allege Sexual Coercion by Prominent Atlanta Pastor—CNN Wire Staff Ex-Pastor Arrested in Wife’s Death, Under Scrutiny in Another’s—CNN Wire Staff Twisted Faith—MSNBC Church Sex Abuse (Ireland)—CNN A Candle in the Darkness—Wess Stafford, as published in Christianity Today Christian School Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sex with Student—KOMO TV News Staff Neighbor: Teen Girls Often Visited Teacher’s Apartment—Luke Duecy Child Abuse Claims Sweep Catholic Church in Europe—AP Therapy Teaches that Incest is Never Consensual—Elizabeth Landau, CNN Former Pastor Plans to Appeal Murder Conviction—Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press I Have a Secret: I Had Sex with My Pastor—momlogic.com Women Share Their Stories of Clergy Abuse—Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans, Lancaster Online Evangelist Alamo Sentenced to 175 Years on Sex Charges—CNN.com Abuse Charge Against Worship Leader Rocks Prominent Fla. Church—Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press Shame And Fear: Inside Germany's Catholic Church Abuse Scandal—Free Internet Press A Mother, a Sick Son and His Father, the Priest—Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times Some Faith Leaders Offer Women More Than Prayer—NPR News Many Women Targeted by Faith Leaders, Survey Says—By Jacqueline L. Salmon, Washington Post Survey Reveals Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Misconduct—Audrey Barrick, Christian Post Baylor University Conducts Largest National Study of Clergy Sexual Misconduct with Adults (September 2009) Pastor Porn Addict Admits Struggle—CNN News Former Pastor Giffin Faces 6 Rape Charges—Peter H. Milliken Haggard Asked Volunteer if They Were Going to be ‘Godly or Bad’—Tak Landrock Clergy Sexual Abuse Research By Baylor Social Work Dean Awarded $200,000 by Ford Foundation—Vicki Kabat Cathedral Offers Garden to Sex Abuse Victims—CNN.com Dinah’s Silent Cry: How Jesus Heals Abuse—Charisma Magazine Sexual Misconduct at Church—Marian V. Liautaud, Christianity Today Pastor Lies About Cancer (Video)—CNN.com Former Youth Pastor Sent to Prison; Given Lifetime Probation—Vanessa Miller Sexual Abuses Issues in the Church; Raising the Bar—Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris Pope Said to Meet with Victims of Sexual Abuse—CNN News Former Music Minister Timothy Mann Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse—Patricia M. Murret, Gazette.net Hoover Man Charged in Maryland Child Abuse Case Resigns as Music Minister at Shades Crest Baptist—Birmingham News Staff When Your Pastor Fails You—Yonat Shimron, Staff Writer, The News & Observer Jerome Minister Gets 2 Yrs. Probation—Jay Michaels, KMVT Reverend Placed on Probation—Andrea Jackson, Times-News* Jerome Preacher Charged with Battery—Cass Friedman, Times-News* Pregnant Teen Can No Longer Hide Secret Affair With Pastor—Yahoo! News**
More from Dear Abby on Pregnant Teen—UExpress.com Auntie Anne’s Success and Private Tragedy—ABC News A Pastor’s Dark Secret—CNN.com Sex Scandal Rocks Famed Megachurch—Associated Press Pastor Sued in Sex Scandal—Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun Sexual Predators Often Fly Under the Radar at Church—Hannah Elliott, Associated Baptist Press ‘We’re Moving On’, Church Members Say—Jim Schoettler, The Times-Union The Recycle of Clergy Abuse—Greg Warner, Associated Baptist Press Stepping Over the Line: Should Sexually Straying Clergy Be Restored to Ministry?—Ken Camp Pastor Accused of Punishment Spank—FOX 4’s Dionne Anglin Woman Accuses Pastor of Sex Abuse—Melanthia Mitchell, The Associated Press Haggard Confesses to ‘Lifelong’ Sexual Problem—CNN’s Eric Marrapodi contributed to this report. Pastor, His Family Accused of Molesting Children—Associated Press Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky—Julie Lyons, Dallas Observer Sherman Allen Gets Spanked—Julie Lyons, Dallas Observer Police Say Pastor Coerced Sex Using God’s Word—Associated Press Pastor Charged After Sexual Relations—Norway Southern Baptists Confront Their Own Sexual Abuse Scandal—Adelle M. Banks Churches in Trauma—Phil Jones, Religion & Ethics Abuse
Knows No Time Limit, House Told—Jim Siegel and
Gerald Tebben, The Columbus Dispatch Bishop Paulk Allegations—Dale Russell, Fox News, Atlanta, GA Minister Unbowed—By Tobi Oluwa, Columbus Post Sex-Abuse Complaints Voiced at Site of Detroit Conference—Dennis Pelham, Daily Telegram Staff Writer Woman Says Church Warned—Laurence Hammack, The Roanoke Times In Missouri Court, a Choir Director Claims Minister Raped Her—Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV Sex In the Forbidden Zone—Barrington H. Brennen Blaming Women for the Sexually Abusive Male Pastor—Ann-Janine Morey Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: The Pastor, Sexual Sin, and the Bible (Part 3)—Professor Miroslav Kis Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: Unforbidden Fruit (Part 2)—Professor Miroslav Kis Pastor Fired Over Sexual Exploitation Charges—Staff, KCCI Channel 8, Iowa Sexual Misconduct in the Ministry: A Biblical Sketch of Pastoral Identity (Part 1)—Professor Miroslav Kis Are Baptist Leaders Doing Enough About Clergy Sex-Abuse Revelations?—By Hannah Elliott Boston Archdiocese Reveals Abuse Findings—CNN.com Finland: Church Cooperating in Abuse Investigation Sexual Ethics for Ministers Discussed Organizational Misconduct—James A. Cress Priest Gets Life for Assaulting 13-Year-Old Church to Reveal Details of Abuse by Preacher—Martin Daly Dear Editor...The Flock Responds—Adventist Review Unfaithful: When Shepherds Become Wolves—Adventist Review The Forbidden Zone: The Nature and Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Abuse—Christian Ethics Today When Clergy Prey, Women Pray to Be Heard—Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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