[51] On 27 February 2014, Hewitt in a statement apologised and took responsibility for the «mistakes» made, saying NCCL and herself had been «naive» about PIE, whilst insisting she had never «supported or condoned the vile crimes
of child abusers» [52]
This is largely because of the highly emotive nature of the sexual abuse of children, resulting from the perceived innocence of youth, the vulnerability of children and social conceptions
of these child abusers as evil and beyond help.
One BBC article contended that these sorts of cases were not representative of abuse cases nationally, and that the majority
of child abusers were white and operated alone.
Not exact matches
Oregon Live reports that the state has banned gun ownership by anyone convicted
of domestic violence since 2015, but the law did not apply to
abusers who were not married to, had no
children with, or did not live with their victims.
But don't you dare go making sweeping generalizations
of secular people who are kind, peace loving and law abiding... unlike some people
of faith who harbor
child abusers within their own confines.
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.
It would be utterly disgusting
of me to generalize all people
of faith as liars, corrupt theocrats and
child abusers, so I won't... but I will not remain silent as the
children of God pass judgment against others the way jesus told them not to.
Given that the vatican is populated by mentally ill delusional liars, I can think
of many worse things, such as the abuse
of innocent
children and protecting their
abusers, than its destruction.
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..
Simon Bass, who's CEO
of the Church
Child Protection Group, told Premier more ought to be done to prosecute the
abusers:
Well, since Piper is a huge Edwards fan, this certainly fits with Edward's view
of God as a cosmic
child abuser.
«Any
abuser of a
child is always responsible, especially a priest.
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.
It's all about having a support group — this country is chock full
of substance
abusers, they abuse Rx, they abuse Alcohol, they abuse their spouse or
children, they abuse their religion, they hate themselves and so abuse comes naturally.
Time's Man
of the Year is still protecting
child abusers and those that covered up the abuse.
The Archbishop
of Canterbury has told the
child sex abuse inquiry that
abusers can «never be trusted again».
The Archbishop
of Canterbury has told the
child sex abuse inquiry that
abusers can «never be trusted... More
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.
My swammies
of cool teach us that all catholics are
child abusers and all priests are worse
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.
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.
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.
As the
children became upset, the
abuser comforted them, told them to keep their infraction secret from their parents, and assured them, that out
of his love for them, he would keep their secret.
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.
There's Debtors Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Codependents Anonymous, National Association for
Children of Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Incest Survivors Anonymous, Adult
Children Anonymous, Bulimics Anonymous, Anorexic Anonymous,
Child Abusers Anonymous, Sexaholic Anonymous, Fundamentalist Anonymous, Parents Anonymous, Pill Anonymous, Shoplifters Anonymous, Smokers Anonymous, Spenders Anonymous, and Workaholics Anonymous, just to name a few.
Well, let me tell you about some Jew
child abusers, dozens
of them, living in New York...
LOL okay, how about a modified anti-
child abuse law that specifically revokes a convicted
child abuser's American citizenship and expels them out
of the country??? Why is this so hard for you?
Definitely, we would do all that we can to get the
child out
of the situation, yet how do we love the
abuser?
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.»
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.
Regardless
of their clerical affiliation, they deserve the same trials, imprisonment and record that any other pedophile and
child abuser would receive.
There is and will always be grace and forgiveness and the extravagant love
of the father poored out to the
child abuser, to the murderer, and to the prostitute.
And last, to compare the homosexual to a
child abuser and murderer is counter productive to the message
of Jesus Christ.
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.
Wills is even better on the Atonement, a doctrine now widely rejected by liberal Christians because
of its alleged reliance on an image
of God as patriarchal
child -
abuser.
Parents, who teach their
children to believe stuff instead
of to form opinions that can be changed when evidence dictates, are
child abusers.
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...
All sins
of all people, including the
child abuser.
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:
No one is attacking the GOP, Paul Ryan or Mitt here, just
abusers of children.
Many
of us started building those cages as young
children when our
abusers forced the bars into our hands and we didn't know we could refuse them.
Why on earth would I take it personally if a social worker started interrogating me on suspicion
of being a
child abuser?
Maybe there's lots
of folks out there not bothered by that behavior, but that doesn't affect my feelings towards
child abusers and their enablers.
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.
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.