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KentuckyWoman

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33. Churches. It's always churches.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 08:18 PM

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Every single person who didn't call the cops along the way belongs in jail too. The damage they allowed never goes away. Ever.

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Duluth, MN Church Shaken by Long-Time Child Sexual Abuse Story [View all] MineralMan Sunday OP

Past the paywall UpInArms Sunday #1

It was in today's Sunday paper. MineralMan Sunday #3

I understand UpInArms Sunday #5

The ProPublica story and the big four-page story in the Strib are the same. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #4

Yes. One, though, is behind a paywall. MineralMan Sunday #6

ProPublica often collaborates with local news sources to help expand coverage, and that's what they did here. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #7

Thanks for that information. MineralMan Sunday #8

Kick dalton99a Sunday #2

Just another fucking cult. flvegan Sunday #9

Pretty much. MineralMan Sunday #10

Stories like this come nearly daily. News of the Cults. NotHardly Sunday #11

Yes. They're rare, though, in major metro area news outlets. MineralMan Sunday #12

Just disgusting, Old Crank Sunday #13

I don't know the numbers, frankly. MineralMan Sunday #15

Pedo's are ForgedCrank Sunday #26

religion is where the REAL child grooming is Skittles Sunday #29

This story reminds me of the huge expose MPR did on the systemic abuse going on in Grand Marais awhile back. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #14

Yes. Such stories are far from being rare, I'm afraid. MineralMan Sunday #16

Im glad the vitims have a good lawyer, sue that sick church out of existence BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #17

A church full of sickos BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #18

Thank goodness for the victims that came forward and Sgt. Adam Kleffman. chowder66 Sunday #19

Apparently, that church thinks Jesus said, "Suffer, little children..." MineralMan Sunday #20

Thank you for quoting that. I wanted to scream in rage when it was posted niyad Sunday #21

Yeah, that's how it hit me too. The main preacher in the interview w/ investigators strikes me as chowder66 Sunday #23

May all involved receive everything they deserve. niyad Sunday #22

This Church is Duluth Township, Far Northeastern Edge of St. Louis County. waterwatcher123 Sunday #24

They own multiple construction businesses, both residential and commercial, as well as all sorts of shell companies/ WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #25

Your are right about the direction (my mistake). waterwatcher123 Sunday #28

The companies change regularly as they declare bankruptcy and then start up again with difference names. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #30

Thanks - I will have to check the Secretary of State's site to see if this company is legally incorporated/dissolved. waterwatcher123 Sunday #34

for what? WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #35

Evil LoisB Sunday #27

Routine forgiveness becomes acceptance.... Norrrm Sunday #31

Western, authoritarian churches lend themselves multigraincracker Sunday #32

Churches. It's always churches. KentuckyWoman Sunday #33