Partners Against Sexual Abuse

03/30/2019

AUGUSTA - Some state lawmakers want to make it unlawful for clergy to coerce a congregant into a s*xual act, no matter their age. A public hearing on...

02/01/2019

Sandy is an inspiration of hope and healing after clergy s*xual abuse!

Welcome to my page. I want to begin by introducing myself and tell you a little bit about my page. For those of you who don’t know me, I am Sandy Phillips Kirkham. My story is one of abuse, more specifically, clergy s*xual abuse by my youth pastor. Sadly, this is not just a Catholic issue. Clergy abuse touches all faith communities. Over the past year, I have been telling my story through the writing of my book.

While my book is not quite ready for publication, I want to start sharing my story with you here. I hope to provide, through my story, a place for education, and a place where misconceptions and misunderstandings about clergy abuse may be addressed. In discussing this issue we can all learn and help prevent future abuse. Most importantly, I want to provide a place of hope and healing for all survivors.

I hope my story, which is a story far too many have experienced themselves, will reach as many people as possible. So please feel free to comment, like, and share this page.

07/24/2018

Inspiring video giving a voice to ALL survivors of s*xual abuse!

07/12/2018

Clergy Sexual Abuse is heinous. May Justice prevail!

A Tennessee pastor was arrested Saturday after he allegedly r***d a 17-year-old girl at a worship center, police said.

06/26/2018

What a Voice Rachel Denhollander gives to Sexual Abuse!

What role should beauty and emotion play in the search for the real Jesus? What role might it have played for the eyewitnesses to his life?Listen to the fourth episode of Hinge on our site or subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

06/03/2018

Let's Give A Voice to All Sexually Abused in the Church!

In too many communities, the first instinct is to suppress victims’ claims.

03/29/2018

A St. Cloud priest is in jail Tuesday night and could be facing s*x crime charges.

03/17/2018

Amen Rachael- what courage to shine a light on s*xual abuses in our churches!

Rachael Denhollander on The Story with Martha Maccallum 3-16-18. Describing credible allegations of s*xual abuse coverup in the network of Sovereign Grace Ch...

03/13/2018

There is a unique microclimate within evangelicalism that fosters the growth of abusers while silencing their victims. Read More »

03/10/2018

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-thompson-pastor-charged-with-s*xual-assault-1.4557339

The former pastor of the Thompson Christian Centre Fellowship has been charged with s*xual assault. Church leadership is urging other potential victims to come forward.

02/21/2018

"Teach people in congregations, when they see something that alarms them, it's really OK to ... ask some questions, bring something to light, that we're all responsible," he said, for the safety of each other.

Clergy abuse of adults is more common than we think and when exposed, can have widespread effects, experts say