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Editor\u2019s note: This podcast makes reference to sexual assault. One of Hollywood\u2019s biggest open secrets is now out in the world: heralded producer Harvey Weinstein\u2019s notoriously long track record of sexual harassment against women. These revelations have sparked a national conversation about the relationship between men and women in the workplace, and the prevalence of sexual assault, harassment, and unwanted attention. Regardless of a workplace\u2019s affiliation to faith, speaking out about colleagues\u2019 bad behavior is challenging for most people, says Halee Gray Scott, the director of Denver Seminary\u2019s Kaleo Project, who is currently writing a book exploring how men and women can work well collectively in ministry. The obstacles just manifest themselves in different ways. \u201cI\u2019ve worked in Christian organizations for 20 years and there is a tendency to think that everyone\u2019s doing everything right,\u201d said Gray Scott. \u201c[Everyone believes that] everyone\u2019s trying to do the godly thing. \u2026 You end up having that discretion moment where you ask, \u2018Is something going wrong? I\u2019m not sure that it is. It can\u2019t possibly be.\u2019\u201d On the other hand, there may be a broader acceptance of questionable behavior at a non-religious company, she says. \u201cIn secular organizations, there is a tendency to accept a certain level of sexual impropriety as flirting or goofing off or someone having a good time,\u201d said Gray Scott. Gray Scott joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss the difference between enabling and showing discretion, why culture cares more about sexual harassment than in decades past, and how the Billy Graham rule fits into this discussion.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices