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Boarding School Alumni Push for a New Kind of Abuse Investigation

Emily Belz

March 13, 2023 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: Japan

In an effort to uncover decades of abuse allegations at the Christian Academy of Japan, investigators began working with academy alumni who helped push the investigation forward. Over the course of several years, alumni met regularly, clocking thousands of hours of work on the case, meeting with investigators and survivors. When the final report was released in 2021, 72 cases of alleged abuse — including sexual, physical, emotional and child-on-child abuse — were uncovered over a 44 year period.

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Children's adoration offers young families a chance for prayer, community

Laura Loker

March 02, 2023 |

The Pillar |

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Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

A parish in Blacksburg, Virginia, runs a half-hour Eucharistic adoration on the weekends for families with young children that find it difficult to make it through the traditional version. They mix readings, reflections, and prayer with coloring, songs, and time on the playground.

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Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

Adam MacInnis

February 13, 2023 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Embrace Grace is a 12-week program that supports single parents and women facing unplanned pregnancies and works to coach churches to be more accepting and open their doors and their hearts to those in need, specifically in the wake of the Dobbs. V. Jackson and Roe v. Wade overturn. There are currently about 20 churches across the state involved in the program.

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Nuns' social work schools form church workers for 'justice-based society' in India

Thomas Scaria

February 13, 2023 |

Global Sisters Report |

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Response Location: India

The Daughters of the Heart of Mary work to train people within the church, specifically nuns and priests, to become social workers. The group came to India in 1951, and currently teaches about 600 students in both bachelor's and master's courses in social work, as well as counseling and psychology.

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Allied Forces

Maggie Phillips

February 08, 2023 |

Tablet Magazine |

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Response Location: United States

The Philos Action League dispatches Christian volunteers to offer support and solidarity to Jewish communities when antisemitic attacks occur. The organization has more than 2,000 volunteers who have responded to 128 incidents since 2021.

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“It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

Edikan Umoh

January 29, 2023 |

Minority Africa |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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Animal Chaplaincy Has Become A Growing Profession

Andrea Cooper

January 04, 2023 |

Religion Unplugged |

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Response Location: United States, Mendham, New Jersey

Animal chaplains provide spiritual support, specifically focusing on relationships with animals. Animal chaplains help clients prepare for a pet’s passing and run animal loss support groups, regardless of a person’s religious beliefs or affiliation.

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Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,' queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

Jackie Hajdenberg

January 03, 2023 |

The Forward |

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Response Location: United States, California

The Tzitzit Project makes Jewish ritual garments typically produced for and worn by Orthodox men in shapes and colors for a variety of bodies and genders to appeal to a more diverse set of people.

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Women earn unique master's in ministry behind Tennessee prison bars

Ted Parks

December 21, 2022 |

The Christian Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University's LIFE Program provides educational opportunities to women incarcerated at the Debra Johnson Rehabilitation Center, including a master's degree in Christian ministry. The courses are also offered to non-incarcerated people who learn alongside their incarcerated peers, and 13 students graduated from the program in 2022.

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The vegan leather made from India's waste flowers

Sushmita Pathak

December 19, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: India, Kanpur

Phool, a startup in India, makes a plant-based leather alternative using flower petals discarded from Hindu temples after rituals to feed microbes that grow the material. The product, named Fleather, keeps flower waste from contaminating rivers and is a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to animal leather.

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