AUSTIN, TX– (April 1, 2021) – As National Child Abuse Prevention Month gets underway, the Child-Friendly Faith Project (CFFP), a national nonprofit that educates the public about religiously-enabled child maltreatment, is raising awareness of crimes against children perpetrated in religious institutions.
The CFFP is also drawing attention to a dangerous
Interfaith Activists Condemn Menlo Church Investigative Practices
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Sarah Henry, [email protected], (407) 706-4628
(July 2, 2020) – Leadership at the Child-Friendly Faith Project condemns the ongoing failure of California’s Menlo Church to protect its minor congregants. In a June 28, 2020 Twitter thread, Daniel Laverey, the son
As advocates for victims and adult survivors of religious child maltreatment, the Child-Friendly Faith Project opposes all forms of abuse perpetrated by the powerful against the marginalized. We condemn racism and the police brutality it fuels. As law enforcement officers continue to terrorize and murder Black people with impunity and
As the coronavirus continues its deadly spread across America and around the world, there are some who are less concerned, less mindful of social-distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders, less tied to accurate, evidence-based medical directives. Of course, faith healing isn’t new, but the ongoing crisis has rightfully increased our national
I’ve been here at the Child-Friendly Faith Project for almost three months now, and already I’ve been so inspired by the work that this organization produces, collecting and distributing resources and supporting survivors in so many capacities. I’m honored to be a part of it as we move forward into
On Saturday, October 5th, I had the honor and privilege of participating in the inaugural Protect Every Child march in Salt Lake City, Utah. This march, organized by child advocate and former LDS bishop Sam Young, aimed to end child abuse by bringing awareness to how common abuse is and
Last weekend, I attended the Women of Color Beyond Belief Conference. I learned so much listening to empowered, passionate, wise secular women of color talk about issues that touch all our lives. The mission of the conference was to highlight the social justice work of women of color within the secular
It’s not like us to talk about politics. But it’s important to reflect on the times we live in and how we believe they must change.
The upcoming 2020 Presidential election is extremely important. For the last two years, we have been suffering as a nation. I’m not
When I was a teenager, my priest abuser would have me sit in the car and wait for him while he went to his confessor before we would go on an out-of-town trip together. Had California’s SB 360 been in place then, how different my life—and those who came before
When Brian Bresee became a father, he was a sixth-generation Mormon who believed that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a good faith tradition and environment in which to raise children. But when his 14-year-old son took his own life, Brian began to scrutinize the church’s teachings