An Open Letter to Faith Leaders to Speak Out for Survivors

Faith communities can play a powerful role in preventing violence and supporting survivors, but collectively we’re falling short. Two-thirds (65 percent) of pastors say they speak once a year or less about sexual and domestic violence, with 1 in 10 never addressing it at all.

Leaders of faith communities are demanding this changes.

In October 2017, CONNECT’s Co-Executive Director Sally MacNichol, and several other faith leaders issued an open letter calling on faith leaders to speak more openly in their communities about interpersonal violence. This letter was published on Sojourners. Please read and share!