Seeing the Human in the “Worst of the Worst”

The public often recoils at stories about dangerous sex offenders. One recent Metro article paints a chilling portrait of such individuals: men considered for civil commitment for the most egregious sexual offenses. And yet, among this darkness, a therapist, Samantha Stein, emerges with a different view — not of excusing the harm, but of recognizing something vital: a desire among

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Trump’s Former Spiritual Adviser Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crimes

The founder and former senior pastor of Gateway Church in Texas who served on President Donald Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board in 2016, plead guilty yesterday to five felony counts of child sexual abuse. In 2020, during an event in Texas, Trump mentioned the man along with another pastor, calling them “great people.” Trump added, “Great people with a great reputation.

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Senator Cruz Said What Needed to Be Said: It’s Time to Stop Attacking People with the Pedophile Label

When Senator Ted Cruz stated in a recent Senate hearing, “How about we all come together and say, let’s stop attacking pedophiles,” the internet erupted with outrage and mockery. But those who dismissed it as a “gaffe” are missing the larger truth: Cruz gave voice to a deeply uncomfortable but vitally important reality. In America today, the word pedophile has

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135 Arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio.

135 Arrested in ‘Operation Next Door’ Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio… at least that’s what the news report from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is titled. In reality, the headline could have read “How 100 law enforcement agencies spent their week turning massage parlors into headline theaters”. The AG’s press release trumpets the word “human trafficking”, but most of

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