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You Need a Thneed · 06-25-2020, 02:20 PM

Thanks Kipp, fantastic post.

I don't have much to add. The church has long been unknowingly encouraging abuse by forgiving abusers and taking away meaningful consequences from perpetrators of all kinds. Victims have been shamed and/or ignored.

I've been part of a church/christianity my whole life, and I know many to most people have a personal story of some kind of abuse. Some cases are subtle, and some not so subtle. Some have left the church because of it, and some have continued on.

It's a big problem that needs to be addressed. Patriarchal thinking is a large part of it, and this MUST be stopped.

06-25-2020, 02:20 PM	#3
You Need a Thneed Voted for Kodos Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	Thanks Kipp, fantastic post. I don't have much to add. The church has long been unknowingly encouraging abuse by forgiving abusers and taking away meaningful consequences from perpetrators of all kinds. Victims have been shamed and/or ignored. I've been part of a church/christianity my whole life, and I know many to most people have a personal story of some kind of abuse. Some cases are subtle, and some not so subtle. Some have left the church because of it, and some have continued on. It's a big problem that needs to be addressed. Patriarchal thinking is a large part of it, and this MUST be stopped. __________________ My LinkedIn Profile.