Sentences with phrase «more on the abuse»

(For much, much more on abuse in a church setting, as well as multiple resources for getting help and counseling, see our «Into the Light» series on this topic.)

For more on the abuse at the Hallmark / Westland facility and the ensuing charges filed, click here.

Not exact matches

When Spreng read a Journal of General Internal Medicine study on elder abuse in New York that found more than half of financial exploitation is carried out by a person the victim knew, he wondered: Just how well are older adults navigating the complexities of their social environment?

For years, Twitter has been criticized for focusing more on freedom of speech and anonymity than on curbing abuse and harassment of its users.

To have power is to abuse it, and I did,» KISS's Gene Simmons admits in a video interview with Inc. in September, ahead of the release this week of his book, On Power: My Journey Through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power (Dey Street Books).

«There seems to be very little progress on some of the big things in terms of getting user growth going again, in terms of making Twitter more accessible for new users, in terms of dealing with abuse, in terms of driving revenue growth.»

The new documents provide even more evidence that there have been abuses, and confirms that the NSA's databases hold a lot of information on American citizens.

In an interview with «60 Minutes» on November 12 — and in her new memoir, «Fierce» — Raisman said that she was abused by Larry Nassar, a doctor who spent more than two decades working with the US Gymnastics team.

So Islands is encouraging users to connect their accounts on its service with their Snapchat or Instagram accounts as a way of identifying themselves, thinking that will make them more reluctant to abuse others.

But the fact that non-white politicians receive significantly more abuse than white ones clearly shows a racist undercurrent in political life on Twitter.

But it said, more broadly, that its rules «prohibit violent threats, harassment, hateful conduct, and multiple account abuse, and we will take action on accounts violating those policies.»

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for social media to be regulated like the tobacco industry on Tuesday, while British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday called for tech companies to do more to protect users, saying they can not «stand by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery, or the spreading of terrorist and extremist content.»

But she apparently missed all the cautionary tales of abuse heaped on beauty brands such as SheaMoisture, Dove, L'Oreal's Elvive and more in social media the past year over slights against women of color — either real or highly enhanced by the outrage machine.

The Canadian Labour Congress has just released preliminary findings of a cross-Canada survey on domestic violence: more than a third of those surveyed had suffered domestic assault at some time in their lives, and of those currently experiencing it, more than half continue to be abused in or near their workplaces.

Former employees said the company's security team for many years was more focused on abuse by real users, including racist and sexist content and orchestrated harassment campaigns.

The company told Bloomberg that while Messenger conversations are private, Facebook scans them and uses the same tools to prevent abuse there that it does on the social network more generally.

Can you imagine being in a group that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 can not get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug - related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

One of the people accusing Sir Cliff Richard of child sex abuse was previously arrested on suspicion... More

More than half of police officers also say most of their case work involves alcohol - fuelled crimes, while in hospitals 7 in 10 attendances on the weekend is related to alcohol abuse.

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

Don't name names or anything, but tell stories so that people in the pews can be alerted to the spiritual abuse that happens in some churches, and so that spiritual abusers can be put on notice that we aren't going to take it any more.

The husband is on trial for historic child abuse and I am looking back and wondering if we should have realised that there was more than just emotional manipulation going on.

One more try in the effort to have complete disclosure on this topic: The Boy Scouts of America were recently made to pay $ 18.3 million to a former scout who was abused by a troop leader years ago.

I have not read the book — my church is already living through enough spiritual abuse on the part of its leaders that I really don't think I can stomach any more!

An investigation that began after the crisis over sexual abuse of children in the Boston Archdiocese fully emerged in 2002 has pored over records dating back more than 60 years, with subsequent decisions on who to name based on the nature of the accusations and other factors, according to O'Malley.

I know this is not the thread for it, but let me go on record as saying that sometimes an «I do not consider him to be a brother / sister in Christ» does more good for those who have been abused than a «judge not.»

More importantly Carter says the Pope agrees with him on the need to somehow work together to end slavery and various forms of abuse against women worldwide.

We may reasonably conclude from the studies that have been done on this issue that, more often than not, the number of Priests who have abused is tiny in proportion to the number of Priests that have not ever done so.

While Upbring has evolved over more than 135 years of service, our organization remains firmly focused on delivering innovative programs and services that address the root causes of child abuse and neglect.

«Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations; but, on a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in republics, have, more frequently than any other cause, produced despotism.

(Previous posts include: The Scar of Sexual Abuse by Mary DeMuth; No More Silence: An Interview with Boz Tchividjian of G.R.A.C.E.; «Today's Journey»: Thoughts on Healing from Grace Biskie; and Proper Treatment for Sexual Abuse by Dr. Philip Monroe.)

Particularly in our current culture, with sexual abuse stories being exposed within the Church, it's more important than ever for women to be represented when it comes to making decisions in leadership on behalf of the community.

The Wounded Heart book & workbook (Dan Allendar)- this one has more of a focus on being an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, so it's specific but very helpful if in it's specificity.

(Previous posts include: The Scar of Sexual Abuse by Mary DeMuth; No More Silence: An Interview with Boz Tchividjian of G.R.A.C.E.; «Today's Journey»: Thoughts on Healing from Grace Biskie; Proper Treatment for Sexual Abuse by Dr. Philip Monroe; and «God is Love» by Sarah Moon.)

Jeremiah 18:21, 23) A notable amount of praying in the Old Testament is thus cursing, and lest Christians should assume too much credit in this regard, a similar abuse of prayer, all the more inexcusable because sinning against light, stands in the New Testament — «How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?»

I would posit that, based on the many stories I hear from women who have left evangelical churches, it's far more likely that abuse is flourishing in patriarchal homes and churches where women are given little voice and little recourse; it's just getting swept under the rug rather than named and confronted.

The electoral uses and abuses of religion are widespread, and more long - standing on the left than the right.

While Bunge never shies away from the very real connection between this pedagogy and the abuse and diminution of children, she even more adamantly proclaims that such an estimation of the tradition is not a «full account of past theological perspectives on children and our obligations to them.»

I do think if you are going to tolerate such blatant abuse (calling you a blasphemer and mockingly consigning me to hell) on your blog, then you might consider a little more latitude in the rebukes such behavior generates.

Republicans hate people, are racists, want to take everything away from the average person and give it to the rich, stomp on those in need so corporations can have more power and abuse their workers more and LIE ever day as easily as they breathe.

In the third part of our series on abuses of money, sex and power within the church, we look at a model of healthy leadership... More

More abuse and death has been brought on by those rejecting the teachings of religion than by those who claim religion and try to live by it.

According to a Thai NGO working on children's rights, some 40,000 to 50,000 Burmese girls have been sent to Thailand and even more brutally abused than Thai girls at the bottom of the prostitution industry.

We have rampant corruption and abuse in our Gurdewara, we have the largest number of female fotiece abortion in India and probably in the rest of the world, we have Gurdewara's based on caste, we have the highest rate alcoholism in England (highest of liver damage), being born and raised in the UK, the girls are now drinking more then the guys.

The regime treated atheism as a state religion to be forced on its citizens, and the abuses that resulted are more a reflection on the wisdom of the Second Amendment than the merits of atheism itself.

I believe that if we, as followers of Jesus, are truly going to be living radical, missional lives of purpose, protecting the planet, healing the abused, giving water to the thirsty, feeding the starving, inventing new and better ways of doing things, and leading the way for global change, then every year we should see more and more Christians on this list.

So the point I want to make today is not that all who subscribe to patriarchy are abusive, but that patriarchy in a religious environment, just as in any environment, has a negative effect on the whole community and creates a cultural climate more susceptible to abuse than one characterized by mutuality and shared leadership between men and women.

Every human word is called on, more or less clearly, to express the Word of God, and there is a misuse of power, an abuse of words when this is not the case.

I am more opposed to unwanted children being mistreated and abused and shuffled between Foster homes or living on the streets not knowing parental love.

And please don't give me that «free will» BS, because some people, based on their brain / body chemistry, are much more susceptible to alcohol abuse.