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Hundreds to gather at ‘Restore 2023’ for insight and healing from church hurt
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Hundreds to gather at ‘Restore 2023’ for insight and healing from church hurt

Editor’s note: PBJ Learning is non-denominational.  Two-day conference on Oct. 13-14 featuring Mary DeMuth, Lori Anne Thompson, Wade Mullen, Julie Roys and more expected to draw people from across U.S., Canada. ELGIN, Ill., — Hundreds of abuse survivors, advocates, allies, and church leaders will gather in the Chicago area next month for a unique, two-day…

The Devil in the Details: After School Satan Club and Public Education
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The Devil in the Details: After School Satan Club and Public Education

Editor’s note: we include this article so you know what is happening across America, culturally, with regard to the “Satanic Panic.” “We know that there is a very real war in the heavenlies,” said Derrick Wilburn, an organizer with Advocates for D20 Kids, during a Sept. 14, 2022 presentation at Church For All Nations in…

How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs
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How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs

Growing up in Warragal, Victoria, in the 1980s, David Waldron’s after-school hobby — playing Dungeons and Dragons — was raising eyebrows. “It was a fringe hobby,” he recalls. “I was quite an introvert and having a few mates around to play these games with their elaborate rules was a fun thing to do on a Friday night. It…