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MineralMan

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4. It's a widespread problem.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 12:01 PM

Dec 2018

It happened in my childhood church, a Presbyterian church. The youth pastor was caught in the act with a 14-year-old girl. He was fired, but soon showed up doing the same job at another church about an hour's drive away. No police report was filed and no charges were made. The girl and her family moved to another town. That was while I was a high school senior, myself, at the time. I knew the girl, who was a very shy person who kept to herself. That youth pastor manipulated and groomed her for the abuse.

It was sort of a last straw for me, really.

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Hundreds Accuse Independent Baptist Pastors of Abuse [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

Wow Achilleaze Dec 2018 #1

I guess "The Devil" made them do it! More good hair good guy religious hypocrites. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2018 #2

From the article: "Honesty and integrity are the backbone and the bedrock of all that we do." Girard442 Dec 2018 #3

Honesty and Integrity - My Red Ass. MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

And I'm a proud atheist, too. Altho depravity is not reserved for those religious cults. erronis Dec 2018 #6

It's a widespread problem. MineralMan Dec 2018 #4