The Next Christian Sex-Abuse Scandal

At The American Prospect, Kathryn Joyce has an in-depth report on sex-abuse allegations within Protestant churches. GRACE, or Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, was founded by Boz Tchividjian and has been responsible for investigating many of these cases. Joyce writes, “For years, Protestants have assumed they were immune to the abuses perpetrated by celibate Catholic priests. But Tchividjian believes that Protestant churches, groups, and schools have been worse than Catholics in their response.”

Read at The American Prospect

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