https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to scandal en https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/09/yoga-guru-or-ceo-saving-brand-when-scandal-strikes The accusations facing Anusara yoga founder John Friend include suggestions that he heads a Wiccan coven in which he has sex with female members; that he’s had several sexual relationships with married Anusara employees and teachers; that he violated federal regulations regarding employee benefits by suddenly freezing Anusara, Inc.’s pension fund; and finally, that Friend put his employees at legal risk by arranging for them to accept packages of marijuana for his personal use. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:30:18 EST Andrea R. Jain 9048afa9-ee58-419f-a9cd-776486071ae6 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/01/cardinal-anthony-bevilacqua-dies-potential-witness-philly-sex-abuse-trial Philadelphia DA loses an important witness. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:08:30 EST Anthea Butler bdf24682-d0de-44fb-9c29-f0ea3d5de699 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/15/betraying-sacred-trust-penn-state-dover-air-force-base In the last couple of weeks we have been rocked with scandals rooted in some of the worst offenses imaginable: the profanation of sacred trust placed in the protection of children and the disposition of the military dead. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:42:16 EST Gary Laderman c8c16fac-c2c9-4d86-9c98-1b4a1231ea52 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/16/open-letter-creflo-dollar Long’s case was not simply, as you suggest, a “wreck” or a car “accident,” but a case of DUI: Driving/Pastoring under the influence of unchecked power and accountability. This continues to be a historic problem with commercial celebrity preachers, and given your status and peer group, I’m sure you know this all too well. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:38:03 EDT Lerone Martin a44cf77d-ea43-4685-b146-b15756cbe6f1 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/07/anthony-weiners-achilles-penis Why did he do it? Let us count the reasons… Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:34:09 EDT Donna Schaper d72ed48e-c509-4481-af36-5ab8e037e637 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/07/crisis-philly-trial-date-nears-priests-indicted-sex-abuse-scandal As this article goes to press, a wrongful death claim has just been filed against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on behalf of the family of Daniel Neill, a former altar boy who committed suicide in 2009 after reporting his sexual abuse by a priest. This is the fifth civil suit to be filed since a grand jury report issued in February. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:23:45 EDT Anthea Butler 3060e023-c200-49cf-8ce4-fd804844de85 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/23/papal-consultant-cuomo-should-be-denied-communion Papal consultant Edward N. Peters, who is also a professor at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, has stated in no uncertain terms that Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, should be shown no mercy. His offense? Seems that the governor has been shacking up—not with underage boys, mind you, but with his longtime partner, Sandra Lee. And as if that weren’t bad enough, Cuomo also supports same-sex marriage and believes that abortion is a private matter that shouldn’t be regulated by the state. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:34:14 EST Randall Balmer cac2ac8b-b391-4f7b-82a0-5d90c7ba8854 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/10/does-american-zen-need-reform Students have tried to explain away “fiscal extravagance, alcoholism, cruelty, sex addiction, violence, and even rape” among revered spiritual teachers, says Erik Storlie. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:17:55 EST Lisa Webster 74933ff7-ec8f-40e2-8ea2-6b1caaf37c64 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/25/zen-and-art-sex-scandal Twenty Zen teachers in the West sent open letters to The Zen Studies Society in New York. With compassion and understanding, their general thrust is to ask that the Society’s former head, Eido Tai Shimano, not be allowed access to students—a strong penalty for a teacher. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:51:12 EST Gary Gach 617942b7-fb97-4ade-9cc3-ae55c5720fa3 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/03/growing-cult-memoir-life-sri-chinmoy Sri Chinmoy wanted to win a Nobel prize, and to be more famous than the Dalai Lama or the Pope. Jayanti Tamm writes a book about what happens when a good guru goes bad. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:15:48 EDT Brittany Shoot 66e8eb69-4986-4ac0-bed4-853a516cad44 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/17/meet-new-haggards-same-old-haggards Ted Haggard, one of America’s most successful megachurch preachers, was officially separated from his church back in 2006. His wife and partner, Gayle, has stuck by his side through it all and has written a new book on the experience. RD spoke with her about their former church, their evolving views on homosexuality, and the future. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:23:00 EST Kathryn Joyce a86910ff-7539-4939-b745-1bf3f41e6d9a https://religiondispatches.org/2009/09/07/sex-comes-archbishop-rembert-weaklands-unflinching-memoir Rembert Weakland is a Catholic progressive, a Benedictine monk, and a former Archbishop. His new memoir tells the story of a career marked by good work, pastoral advocacy, and the public scandal of a gay love life. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:17:50 EDT Mary Hunt 0ea70692-dbfd-433e-943a-8b0404f97668 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/27/harvest-corruption-shame-scandal-new-jersey Last week’s corruption bust is not the tale of a uniquely Jewish form of organized crime, a “Kosher Nostra,” but a sordid chapter in a broadly human tragedy—albeit with a lot of local color. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:56:34 EDT Benjamin Weiner cf09426e-169e-4f56-b132-cb24e27bd40f https://religiondispatches.org/2009/05/11/what-do-you-think-padre-oprah-scandal-has-many-asking-whether-priests-should-be-allowed Father Alberto Cutie has admitted to falling in love with a woman and breaking his vow of celibacy. Is it time for the celibacy of the priesthood to end? Mon, 11 May 2009 04:01:24 EDT Frances Kissling 3ad22975-6fae-4c1a-8421-714aa6d1f59c