The Mormon Church Diversifies
6 years, 11 months ago

The Mormon Church Diversifies

NPR  

The Mormon Church Diversifies Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Bowmer/AP Rick Bowmer/AP This Easter and Passover weekend, it's the Mormon Church that is making headlines. Sponsor Message This week, the church also updated its sexual abuse reporting guidelines for leaders in its lay clergy. The church has a long history of sexual abuse allegations involving members, lay clergy and leaders in church- In the era of #MeToo, the church's handling of the scandal has been criticized by some church members. In response to the new sexual abuse guidelines, Mormon opinion columnist Holly Richardson wrote, "First, we cannot assume that every leader will always be able to discern when an abuser is lying.

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Daily Mail  

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny

Associated Press  

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