While I would never suggest increasing the drinking age to 21, unfortunately the smoking up age should never go below that required age and any politician who makes that possible in any way is a criminal and
child abuser in my opinion.
If your religious leader has not warned you of God's word banning Christians from using mind - altering pharmakia drugs, you are being misled and also have
child abusers in your church being known of by your leaders and kept secret from the police.
Did he have contact with any of the powerful
child abusers in politics, the intelligence service, the police or the church?
The use of excessive force laws that allow rogue officers to murder young black men with impunity are little different from the tenure and teacher dismissal laws that keep even
child abusers in classrooms.
WHEREAS, the newly revised, 2006 edition of «Navigating Custody and Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence: A Judge's Guide,» published by The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, includes a strong statement condemning the use of PAS which it calls a «discredited» syndrome that favors
child abusers in custody determinations;
Not exact matches
Well, if there were «real» men
in the Vatican and not
child abusers or those who refused to investigate that situation thoroughly, maybe they would not need to accuse the American nuns of being feminists.
They should have reprinted the articles about the NYC ultra-orthodox
child abusers and how they are as bad as the RCC
in hiding pedo - rabbis and assorted other low - lifes.
Or simply talk to anyone who works
in the area of
child protection and they will tell you most
abusers are family members, uncles, brothers, etc..
How about this: Any Christian preaching to a
child that their eternal soul will burn
in Hell if the
child doesn't join their «team» is a
child abuser.
In the 1970s, priests who were reported to be
abusers of
children were quietly sent for psychiatric treatment to be treated, rehabilitated, and reintegrated into parish ministry, rather than punished according to canon law.
As you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries, an association of Reformed church plants, is facing a significant lawsuit that alleges church leaders covered up the abuse of
children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their
abusers in person.
But the commission also said it had learned of cases
in which
abusers had confessed to clergy that they had sexually assaulted
children and then went on to re-offend, before seeking forgiveness yet again.
The failure was particularly egregious
in notorious cases when canonical action was not brought against serial
child abusers.
That doesn't mean we must allow the murderer to have a job
in the gun shop, or the
child abuser to have a job
in a daycare.
In California they sure did and many
children's lives saved plus an additional 600
child abusers identified.
They, along with other church staff, will be subjected to a criminal check by the police every three years
in order to catch potential
child abusers.
And I note that Billy D (
in another thread) has been unable to identify another organization (other than the RCC) known to harbor
child abusers and that has not come clean.
Also, statistics have shown that the majority of
abusers were themselves victms of abuse as
children (that does not mean
in any way that the majorty of abused go on to abuse, quite the opposite actually).
So to follow your opinion it would mean the majority of these
abusers were so damaged as
children that as adults they no longer have it
in them to seek God.
Ann B said, on February 2nd, 2010 at 6:34 pm So to follow your opinion it would mean the majority of these
abusers were so damaged as
children that as adults they no longer have it
in them to seek God.
However, and I may get someone to scream about this, but I believe that
child abusers put themselves
in a very dangerous position with Jesus ---- You know the scripture, «It would be better to have a millstone tied around your neck....»
I wouldn't trust my
child in Heaven with all the serial
abusers you formerly called Pastor.
Similarly, several leaders of Sovereign Grace Ministries were named
in a class - action lawsuit alleging they failed to report multiple cases of
child sex abuse within the ministry, urging the
children who had been abused to «reconcile» with their
abusers and counseling the
abusers on how to avoid investigation and arrest.
They speak of church cultures that treated women's bodies as inherently problematic and seductive, that assigned a woman's worth to her sexual purity or procreative prowess, that questioned women's ability to think rationally or make decisions without the leadership of men, that blamed victims of sexual abuse for inviting the abuse or tempting the
abuser, that shamed women who did not «joyfully submit» to their husband and find contentment
in their roles as helpers and homemakers, and that effectively silenced victims of abuse by telling women and
children that reporting the crime would reflect poorly on the church and thus damage the reputation of Christ.
Murray Straus's studies suggest that marital violence occurs
in one out of four marriages, not as a single event but as a pattern (Richard J. Gelles and Claire Pedrick Cornell, Intimate Violence
in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that
in half the cases their
abusers are family members; that 1 million
children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult
children.
The fact is that the Witnesses have a very strong policy against
child abusers and will expel unrepentant pedophiles from their congregation, publicly annoucing their names
in the congregation.
Well, let me tell you about some Jew
child abusers, dozens of them, living
in New York...
There strong policy against
child abusers explains why it is very rare that such abuse occurs
in the Christian Congregation when compared to other groups.
Tell me, why would gay parents keep their kids
in your care when you think they are immoral, don't deserve rights and are
child abusers?
In «Scandal Time III,» Richard John Neuhaus expresses in several places his concern for a now — elderly priest who is «repentant» and has «rendered decades of faithful service without a hint of suspicion» that he «pose [s] a threat to children or anyone else,» because such a priest may now «be thrown out as an abuser,» not «welcomed as a forgiven sinner to the company of forgiven sinners that is the Church.&raqu
In «Scandal Time III,» Richard John Neuhaus expresses
in several places his concern for a now — elderly priest who is «repentant» and has «rendered decades of faithful service without a hint of suspicion» that he «pose [s] a threat to children or anyone else,» because such a priest may now «be thrown out as an abuser,» not «welcomed as a forgiven sinner to the company of forgiven sinners that is the Church.&raqu
in several places his concern for a now — elderly priest who is «repentant» and has «rendered decades of faithful service without a hint of suspicion» that he «pose [s] a threat to
children or anyone else,» because such a priest may now «be thrown out as an
abuser,» not «welcomed as a forgiven sinner to the company of forgiven sinners that is the Church.»
Pastor Tim Challies has argued that «thinking biblically» about the SGM lawsuit — which alleges that the leadership of SGM covered up the abuse of
children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their
abusers in person — means keeping quiet about it
in order to avoid «gossip.»
But there is a system of
child protective services
in every state to ensure that an abused
child is protected and an
abuser gets help.
Sadly you also throw around the term «
child abuse» with a cavalier looseness that suggests you don't have the foggiest idea what
child abuse is... it's a shame abused
children everywhere can't write
in and tell you about their trevails at the hands of an
abuser... Jesus Christ was no
abuser... if I'm wrong about Jesus, he was at least a Rabbi who loved his followers, and who taught, peace, compassion, forgiveness, and inclusiveness... If I'm right, Jesus is the most amazing, wonderful gift GOD could ever give to his beloved creation...
in either event, belief
in him, and sharing those beliefs with
children is not abuse, it's loving and nurturing fact based belief, not mythology...
Simon Massey is head of Safer Network and explains that having the right procedures
in place could stop a potential
child abuser from gaining access to young people
in the first place:
Before abandoning fundamental values and institutions, we must pause and take stock of our present social order: millions of drug
abusers; rampant
child abuse; a rising underclass without marketable job skills;
children roaming the streets;
children with only one parent or no parent at all; and
children growing up with no one to guide them
in developing any set of values.
Furthermore, the evil man
in the expensive dress
in the picture should be put
in jail for his crimes of promoting the fraud and Ponzi scheme known as Catholicism, and for actively hiding
child abusers.
More than 5,000
children were reported to police
in England and Wales as
abusers in the last three years.
Yet the only new as well as significant information
in the recent spate of priestly abuse «reports» was the revelation, horrific as it is, that the actions of some Irish prelates enabled serious
child abusers to continue their crimes.
Rather they have been happy to suggest, - more often by subtle implication and spin than with straightforward candour - that (i) the priesthood is fairly riddled with
abusers, (ii) there is an international culture of cover - up
in the Church which (iii) goes right to the top of the Church, and (iv) that Catholic institutions such as celibacy and hierarchy are to blame — even that Catholic teaching of
children about its sexual morality is a form of intellectual abuse of large numbers of
children.
In the case of the serial
child abusers, however, diocesan records indicate that church authorities were often aware of multiple allegations within the canonical statute of limitations.
Individuals who are sex offenders, alcoholics or substance
abusers seldom clean up their acts just because they become grandparents, and parents are justified
in not wanting their
children around them.
There is a reason 70 % of
abusers get custody of the
children in family court.
As for the recommendation to leave a
child in an abusive situation and work on the
abuser's sense of remorse at the same time — that is utter lunacy, irresponsible and unrealistic and if he actually did make such a suggestion
in a professional capacity could be subject to discipline or legal action.
In cases of serious abuse *, every time that
child sees the
abuser's face, the abuse is continuing.
As much as they claim to be victimised for public breastfeeding, FFing parents are frequently compared to
child abusers, told that they are feeding their babies poison, that they don't deserve to have
children and shown sensationalist «infographics» like the ones a few posts back which stated that formula fed babies are x times more likely to die within the first year of life without even accounting for the numerous confounding factors that would cause those numbers to be elevated
in the first place.
A Labour MSP has today defended his suggestions that contraceptives should be put
in methadone to stop drug
abusers having
children.
«I am confident this common - sense legislation, which closes the gap
in federal law, will protect women, men and
children from their
abusers and prevent further tragedies,» Phillips said
in a statement.
If passed, the
Child Victims Act would extend New York's statute of limitations, allowing victims of past sex abuse more time to confront alleged
abusers in court.
The senator said he doubts that the Senate will even vote this year on Sen. Brad Hoylman's bill, which would allow victims to file lawsuits over
child sexual abuse incidents that occurred before 2006,
in many cases decades ago, against
abusers and their employers.
News articles
in the printed press condemning
child sex
abusers are often guilty of double standards.