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11 MSU employees found in violation of OIE policy are still affiliated, LSJ reports Beaumont Tower photographed on May 15, 2019. Photo by Matt Zubik | The State News Content warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Out of 49 Michigan State faculty and staff in violation of university sexual misconduct policy since 2015, at least 11 are still affiliated with the university in some way, according to an 18-month Lansing State Journal investigation. At least 14 people had multiple people accuse them of sexual harassment or sexual assault, five of which remain employed: marketing Professor Tomas Hult, criminal justice Professor David Foran, anatomic pathology Professor Matti Kiupel, communications Professor Willi ....
North Dakota bill seeks to close child abuse reporting loophole for clergy Under the bill, clergy would be added to the list of mandatory reporters, which already includes dentists, coroners, mental health professionals, teachers, counselors, foster parents and law enforcement. Written By: C.S. Hagen | × North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Special to The Forum FARGO A bill introduced at the North Dakota statehouse would require clergy to report cases of child abuse and neglect learned during confession or other private religious conversations. The legislation has prompted strong criticism from Catholic opponents. Current state law presents a loophole that does not require pastors, priests and other clergy to report abuse to a law enforcement agency if it s information received in the capacity of a spiritual advisor. ....
The wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said in an interview with the Christian Post that the Joe Biden administration “will be just as strong” as the Trump administration on the issue of religious freedom. The Post reported Tuesday that Gayle Manchin, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), said she has spoken with the Biden transition team about religious freedom. Manchin asserted: The Biden administration will be just as strong. I certainly congratulate the [Trump administration]. Trump put a spotlight on [religious freedom]. I believe the Biden administration will continue that. Manchin added the work of the USCIRF is unique in the world. ....
The editorial staff of the left-wing National Catholic Reporter fussed and fumed that Catholic supporters of President Donald Trump “have blood on their hands” after the violent chaos that erupted at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. The editors wrote Thursday: Clearly, the current resident of the White House who for months has repeatedly and deliberately lied about nonexistent election fraud, and who, even as Confederate-flag wielding thugs strolled throughout the Capitol, is guilty of inciting violence in his morning speech on the Ellipse. Later in the day, he would express “love” for what can only be described as domestic terrorists. ....
WASHINGTON, DC (Inside Catholic) - Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, is coming out and Bill Donohue of The Catholic League has criticised it for its lies and misinformation. But director, Ron Howard, responded to the charges on The Huffington Post yesterday with a message for Donohue: Let me be clear: neither I nor Angels & Demons are anti-Catholic. And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including most in the hierarchy of the Church, will enjoy the movie for what it is: an exciting mystery, set in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rome. After all, in Angels & Demons, Professor Robert Langdon teams up with the Catholic Church to thwart a vicious attack against the Vatican. What, exactly, is anti-Catholic about that? ....