We talk often about how one out of every four undergraduate women is sexually assaulted during college. Everyone knows that statistic. And because everyone knows it, most of us are aware it is virtually impossible for someone not to know…
I understand what the Tompkins County DA apparently doesn’t
“Each time Jane Doe asked to stop the sexual conduct, the sexual conduct stopped.” That’s Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins County district attorney, explaining why he didn’t charge anyone after a Cornell University student said seven fraternity brothers took part…
As you read about the Cornell Seven, remember Tamar
Seven men. One woman. And allegations so horrifying there is a temptation to look away. Don’t. Look closely, not only at the men accused, but at what this case reveals about the rest of us. A former Cornell University student…
Dear men, it is time to wake the hell up
To paraphrase the late Tony Campolo, some of you already are more upset that I wrote the word “hell” in a headline than you are about the horror that headline addresses. Hang on to your pearls, because it’s time to…
Judge tosses Johnny Hunt’s case against SBC
Johnny Hunt’s defamation case against the Southern Baptist Convention and its Executive Committee is dead, with a federal judge throwing out the remainder of the case Aug. 12. Hunt, a former SBC president and former executive vice president of the…
What’s fair for Cesar Chavez is fair for Donald Trump
Just a few weeks ago, I heard Dolores Huerta speak at the “Together for Democracy” conference in Washington, D.C. At nearly 96 years of age, she brought the crowd to their feet with chants and singing that raised the roof….
When the burden for ending sexual assualt is left only to girls
“Girls are raped all the time.” “Girls as young as 10 are raped in the community.” “Girls get pregnant as early as 13 — mostly due to rape.” These were the matter-of-fact statements I heard, over and over, during focus…
Police begin investigation into Michael Tait’s alleged sexual assaults
Note: This article includes explicit discussion of rape and sexual acts. Police in Brentwood, Tenn., have begun a preliminary investigation into former DC Talk and Newsboys singer Michael Tait, following multiple allegations of sexual assault. They confirmed the news on…
Update: Michael Tait now accused of drugging a woman for rape
A woman who previously worked with Newsboys alleges she was drugged by Michael Tait, who watched as she was raped by lighting technician Matthew Brewer during their 2014 pre-Christmas tour, according to The Roys Report. At the time, she worked…
Why we can’t trust ABC News
The nature of bullies is to strike fear in the hearts of their targets in order to demand compliance with their own self-aggrandizement. Donald Trump is a classic bully, and he just made ABC News bow down to him on…
69 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct but he’s changed the definition
As many as 69 women have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, yet their stories have faded into the chasm of “another accuser” in the public mind, according to New York Times columnist Jessica Bennett. In a 3,330-word essay for…
Texas youth minister accused of child sex abuse being probed by FBI, leaders say SBC database would have prevented this
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Baptist News Global has independently confirmed that Luke Cunningham, a former youth pastor at four Texas churches who was arrested on June 19 by United States marshals, is now the…