Book Review: Short Stories by Jesus, The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Short Stories by Jesus, The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, by Amy-Jill Levine, HarperCollins, New York, 2014, 313 pages. “Religion has been defined to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable. We do well to think of the … Continue reading Book Review: Short Stories by Jesus, The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Breaking the Fangs of the Wicked
I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth. Job 29:16-17 Four decades ago, some men on Guam suffered terrible sexual abuse at the hands of a powerful churchman. For four decades, the men thought that they were alone, that nobody would ever believe them, that nobody really cared. Some churchmen knew, but feared for their own ministries, and did nothing, and said nothing, or perhaps were ignored. Most of the men moved away. Most of the men became strangers … Continue reading Breaking the Fangs of the Wicked
Former Guam resident accuses archbishop of raping him
Walter Denton, a former resident of Agat, Guam, and a former altar boy for Archbishop Anthony Apuron, has accused the Archbishop of raping him when he was 8 years old. Part I Part II (the testimony of his wife) Continue reading Former Guam resident accuses archbishop of raping him