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Crouching at every door

By Jim on Sat, 09/01/18
Society & Culture
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse is a problem in both Roman Catholic and Protestant churches—and here are three environments in which Protestants are especially vulnerable

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G. N. Barkman

NewSobering

Sat, 09/01/18

This is a very sobering account. We should all take heed lest we fall.

G. N. Barkman

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Bert Perry

Newtoo true

Mon, 09/03/18

Want some ways to reduce the risk? Aly Raisman has been promoting a program on her Twitter feed, and the Boy Scouts allow non-Scouts to take their safety training. Boz Tchividjian has a great book out on the topic as well. Time may be a barrier, but money really isn’t anymore.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Related . . .

Topics: SBC, Sexual Abuse
  • "...Baptist officials have propounded the doctrine of local church autonomy as an excuse for denominational do-nothingness on clergy sex abuse"
  • Workers charged with failure to report rape return to work
  • Greear on CNN: Abusers 'have no place' in SBC
  • "The Penn State disaster must serve as a warning to us as well, for we bear an even higher moral responsibility"
  • “A church’s response to an allegation of abuse begins with a call to Child Protective Services.”

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