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[–] [email protected] 83 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

P×dophiles are flocking to churches because they're unregulated by the government. They're becoming a safe haven for these sick fucks because they often attempt to handle conflict and scandals within their own walls. Also, due to a high need for childcare, often no background check is needed!

A "scandal" is bad for ~~business~~ attendance numbers, so they like to keep it quiet, if they can.

My family has gone to so many churches throughout the years, and at least 5 or 6 have had the sexual abuse of a child come to light within church leadership.

I am dead serious about this: KEEP YOUR KIDS OUT OF CHURCHES!!!!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that most clergy are not bound by laws that would make them mandated reporters for child abuse.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even better, stop going to churches at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I mean, yeah, that's how I deal with it.

But even some non-church-going folks with drop off their kids at "youth group" essentially for free childcare and debatable "moral development."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

Even when it does come out, church people often rush to support the perpetrators. They do the “I’ve had a beer with them and I like them so they couldn’t be a bad guy” thing that I do not understand at all about people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

This is true, they try to hide this type of activity, and if you fight it they'll take you down too. Source: personal experience.