Sexual Abuse
Life Patterns That Increase Protection Against Child Sexual Abuse
Child safety hinges on relationships, routines, and accountability layers—not impassioned slogans or single-policy adjustments.
Jacob Z. Hess
March 6, 2026
Child safety hinges on relationships, routines, and accountability layers—not impassioned slogans or single-policy adjustments.
Policy fights keep turning neighbors into enemies. What does the politics of love demand from both sides of the political divide?
How can conflict be redeemed? The answer is slow, practiced love that resists pride and chooses reconciliation.
The pain from religious violence that Latter-day Saints have experienced should inspire us to be better advocates for the religiously persecuted.
What sustains peacemaking? Thoughtful questions grounded in empathy, clarity, and humility guide resolution.
What ends othering and blame? Loyal defense of family, respect across faiths, and small acts of shared service.
Should Saints treat critics as teachers? Yes: love first, listen carefully, defend truth with grace.
What does repentance mean for families of faith? They show it restores peace and strengthens bonds with God and family.
Which conflict style fits each dispute? All five are needed; choose wisely to prevent resentment.
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness.
Is empathy always good? Without scrutiny, it feeds bias, but with reality testing, it grounds compassion in truth.
What does it mean to truly forgive? Forgiveness is a sacred choice that frees the giver, not the offender.