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At the risk of fatiguing you with more #metoo stuff, I'd like to post a cut'n paste from my blog:

Let's expose all the creeps.
With all the accusations of late about sexual harrasment by people in positions of power and authority, I'm surprised at the lack of stories coming from churches and bible colleges. From first hand experience, I've known directly of the following stories. Not all stories are about abuse, but the hypocrisy is astounding. Read on...

  • A pastor fucking a 17 year parishoner. He had an addiction to porn, which the church board knew about, but kept to themselves. The church was called "Capital View Community Church"; they owned an office building in Bells Corners, Ottawa. Circa 1989. After the shit hit the proverbial fan, the pastor packed up and moved his family back to his home town somewhere in the states.

  • A janitor fucking his daughter who then squealed on him... got sent to prison for a month. Location: Breircrest Bible College, Caronport Saskatchewan, circa 1991.

  • Another janitor stealing student's leather jackets and selling them to Moose Jaw pawn shops. Location: Breircrest Bible College, Caronport Saskatchewan, circa 1991.

  • The CFO of Briercrest Bible College fucks his secretary, and leaves his wife and kids to marry her. First name Cliff; can't remember his last name. Circa 1992.

  • The husband of the secretary mentioned above fucks HIS admin assistant, and they also marry. A foursome made in heaven!

  • A computer systems admin (Ben) framed a part time helper (my ex wife) with computer fraud, which I disproved.

  • A bible college instructor (first name Peter, same time frame as above) admits to me his addiction to porn, and his sexual attraction to his young daughters.

  • While I attended a church in Calgary, I moved in with my girlfriend (now my wife), and was asked by the music director to stop playing guitar on Sundays because I was a bad role model. We actually got married in that church, and a few weeks later, it's revealed that all this time she was having an affair behind her husband's back. This was at the Free Methodist church, circa 1995.

Lovely, eh?

#church #community #addiction #college #student #family #heaven #pastor #prison #Bible
Hominid 7 Dec 18
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I'm "pleased" to say that Australia has just completed the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse which has done a lot to uncover misdeeds in the churches and in other organisations. Now the Bishops are kicking back. We expect to see a lot of attempts to revive the doctrine of benefit of clergy in the coming year.

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And there is so much more we'll hear about. It's shocking but hopefully, that will be a force for change.

SamL Level 7 Dec 19, 2017
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My best friend in high school is going through financial ruin at the moment. Her husband apparently has an addiction to porn, and instead of admitting to his wife that he screwed up and had an online affair, he subjected himself and his family to blackmail. When he finally could not hide it he admitted to his wife. They are still married; my friend telling me that "God has forgiven him". As far as I know they are still digging themselves out of that hole.

I don't know about ya'll, but if my husband put me in financial ruin instead of admitting to a screw up, I'd be leaving him.

One lie leads to another, and another, and another....
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Level 8

Most churches encourage discretion (secrecy) and discourage outside intervention (police). They prefer to handle such matters in-house for the sake of the church and community. Most in the congregation support the churches stance and many will turn on anyone who goes outside the church for help.

This kind of hypocrisy needs to stop and the circle of silence needs to be shattered.

Betty Level 8 Dec 18, 2017
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Totally. The Catholic church is learning this, though slowly... There was an expose done recently about a lawyer who the RCC used for decades to sweep this shit under the rug. He's been outed. I can't cite the source, but I know a lot of victims were finally vindicated.

@Hominid

It's about time something is done. So many have been abused and hurt by the church and their refusal to take responsibility. I'm afraid they will still try to minimize the damage they have caused. 😟
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Level 8

We put these people in our news paper. It's a eye opener when people see the name and the face. Guys that molested 20 years ago are in there. They get put in there if they move and not tell the police. There's some nervous people out there wondering when that child they fooled with is going to come forward. The same with women coming forward about rape or being molested. Now Matt Lauer is bombed... leave those children alone boy.

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Quite the stories from Canada. Lets face it-geography is not an issue. It happens on every continent.

That's very true. Where there is a power imbalance there are those who will abuse it.
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Level 7

Wow!! The hypocrisy of it all!

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