Presbyterian Mission Agency sexual assault Archives

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#MeToo, women’s equality panel set for Nov. 9 at SFTS

Posted November 2nd, 2018

Women’s equality issues specific to the church are at the heart of a Nov. 9 panel discussion from 2:30 p.m. through 4 p.m. PST at Scott Hall on the campus of San Francisco Theological Seminary, 105 Seminary Road in San Anselmo, Calif.

Minute for Mission: Chaplains Sunday

Posted January 15th, 2018

6,172 cases of sexual assault were reported in the Department of Defense in 2016, a slight increase over 2015 and a sharp jump from 2012, when 3,604 cases were reported. This sharp increase likely stems as much from an increased willingness to report as it does from an increase in assaults. Six out of 10 survivors reported retaliation for having reported.