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On Sexual Predators and ‘Young Adulterous Whores’

September 4, 2021 by Randal

Two years ago, I posted an article pointing out that Christian “comedian” John Crist did not simply have a “moral failing” with multiple women: he committed sexual assault and evinces the grooming behaviors of a sexual predator. Right on cue, Christians posted comments attacking his victims as morally compromised vamps of dubious character. I subsequently […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abuse, ChurchToo, John Crist, MeToo

Does the systemic sexual abuse among Catholic clergy undermine the Catholic Church itself?

August 16, 2018 by Randal

Yesterday, a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report chronicling the crimes of more than three hundred priests throughout Pennsylvania, predators who raped and traumatized more than one thousand children and young people dating back to the 1940s. The grand jury further chronicled how dozens of people in the church covered up the crimes, acting in essence like a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abuse, Catholic Church, ecclesiology, pastoral theology, problem of evil

If Woody Allen is a pedophile, should we boycott his movies?

February 3, 2014 by Randal

I’ve been planning to watch “Blue Jasmine” for some time now, Woody Allen’s critically acclaimed 2013 film starring Cate Blanchett. Except that now the disturbing charges of pedophilia have resurfaced. The charges that Allen molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow first appeared two decades ago. They were investigated, and charges were not filed. Case closed? […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abuse, Dylan Farrow, ethics, film, pedophilia, Woody Allen

Why John Piper shouldn’t work at a battered women’s shelter

October 22, 2012 by Randal

“What should a wife’s submission to her husband look like if he’s an abuser?” This question opens a three minute commentary from John Piper. Let’s consider his answer:   Okay, now it’s time for a debrief. Piper starts out with an obvious point. What kind of abuse are we talking about? As he says: “Is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abuse, ethics, John Piper, marriage, submission

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