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It's Time for Outrage: Sexual Violence and the Church Originally Posted: 05/17/2013 - 3:52pm | Type: Press: May 16, 2013 Sojo in the News Jim Wallis ...
It's Time for Outrage: Sexual Violence and the Church Originally Posted: 05/16/2013 - 12:16pm | Type: Blog: It's time for all people of faith to be outraged. It's time for our Christian leaders to stand up and say that women, made in the very image of God, deserve better. And it's time for us in the f ...
Churches Must Step Up to Help Abused Spouses Originally Posted: 04/02/2013 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: There’s a sad history in too many Christian churches of pastors telling abused wives that their duty is, as one author noted, “to trust that God would honor her action by either stopping the abuse or giving he ...
President Obama Signs VAWA (VIDEO) Originally Posted: 03/08/2013 - 10:54am | Type: Blog: Yesterday, President Obama signed a reauthorization of the 2013 VAWA act, saying, “All women deserve the right to live free from fear, that’s what today is about.” Yesterday, Pr ...
Violence Against Women Act Moves to the House Originally Posted: 02/12/2013 - 9:16pm | Type: Blog: As shocking as this is, tribal jurisdiction is likely to be an issue again in the House, as many policymakers seek to exclude Native women from VAWA’s protections. Faced with women who need protection from vio ...
Stand and Support the Violence Against Women Act Originally Posted: 02/07/2013 - 5:27pm | Type: Blog: The Violence Against Women Act is up for a vote in the Senate next week, and Americans from every corner of the country are calling our policymakers to reauthorize this important legislation. ...
V-DAY: Stop Violence Against Women Originally Posted: 05/23/2013 - 12:35am | Type: Blog: This Valentine’s Day, the One Billion Rising campaign will launch events around the world to call for an end to violence against women and girls. Each day, more women and girls a ...
McCaskill: House 'Should Be Ashamed' on Violence Against Women Act Originally Posted: 12/12/2012 - 7:30pm | Type: Blog: The Violence Against Women Act — which usually is reauthorized without question whenever it comes up — is in danger of expiring if the House doesn’t act before the end of session. ...
Violence Against Women Doesn't Discriminate Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:25pm | Type: Blog: The House of Representatives votes today on a version of the Violence Against Women Act that would limit protections to immigrant, LGBT and American Indian abuse victims. House Republicans argue that Democrats ...
Church Leaders Speak Out on VAWA Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:49am | Type: Blog: For CNN , Leith Anderson and Lynne Hybels on the new version of the Violence Against Women Act being debated by Congress: This week the House of Representatives is considering a proposal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, ...
Violence Against Women Act Faces Congressional Threat Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:26am | Type: Blog: Some victims, it seems, are more worthy than other victims. This is the clear message sent by a deeply flawed version of the Violence Against Women Act that is headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representa ...
A Gift for Mother’s Day Originally Posted: 05/10/2012 - 1:08pm | Type: Blog: For those of us whose mothers have gone to be with God, Mother’s Day is a poignant reminder of loss. It’s a day of prayer, reflection and thanksgiving for our mothers, for the love and nurture we received from ...