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Understanding the California Sex Abuse Lawsuit: The LDS Church’s Response in Context
Are the California lawsuits proof of systemic failure? The numbers indicate otherwise, but every case warrants scrutiny.
C.D. Cunningham
March 14, 2025
Are the California lawsuits proof of systemic failure? The numbers indicate otherwise, but every case warrants scrutiny.
Is no-fault divorce failing people? Evidence suggests that it reduces general marital stability and happiness.
Amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s turmoil, what resounds in the hearts of those directly affected? Personal narratives from Gaza to Jerusalem unveil a tapestry of despair, hope, and unwavering resilience in the face of adversity.
How are church-sponsored schools doing on sexual assault? Jacob Mayberry joins me to look at the data, ask what the limitations of the data are, and what lessons we can learn.
Some of the charged responses to inexplicable tragedies like this are only understandable. And some are clearly standing in the way of both greater healing and more effective prevention of future violence.
“Murder Among the Mormons” highlights how Mark Hofmann perpetuated a narrative about transparency in The Church of Jesus Christ. Though Hofmann was stopped, that problematic narrative lingers.
Much has been said in recent years about how we are each creating our own little bubbles of reality. Is WandaVision responding and speaking to this cultural trend?
Priority has rightly gone on supporting and protecting victims of abuse. Protestations from perpetrators should be taken seriously, even when they are unfair.
We’ve tried so hard to decrease depression, anxiety and suicide. And the numbers keep going up. Is it time to consider even more fundamental shifts in our approach?
As suicide numbers increase, we continue to hear suggestions that “undertreatment” is the main problem. After two decades of rising treatment rates, could it be time to reassess?
Stories of this kind are written to fascinate and engrosse us in the details.