• Protecting an Abuser: Leaders of a Minnesota church didn’t report a parishioner to police though they knew he’d sexually abused girls for years and had been told reporting it was their duty.
  • Forgive and Forget: Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget the abuse. If they spoke of it, the sin would be theirs.
  • Missed Opportunities: Prosecutors had at least one opportunity to intervene but hoped educating church leaders about their duties would encourage them to cooperate with authorities.
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 6 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Look, they have faith in god, and god is totally real, but we have to separate the religious people from those who are delusional, naive, hateful, or are using religion for their own gain.

The best way to do this is to let god, who is definitely, totally real, to choose who he favours.

So instead of a baptism we just have anyone who is following the lord leap off a cliff. God will save the ones that are actually religious, and we won't have to worry about the rest of the bad ones.

The great thing is that this works for every belief system that maintains the existence of any kind of remotely sapient higher power.

  • source
  • hideshow 8 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (6 children)

    Does your post intentionally recall the devil's challenging Jesus to throw himself off the temple to be saved by his own angels. Because it sounds like your advice and the devil's advise are about the same.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

    It sounds a lot like witch trials and inquisition.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sorry, I thought you were commenting on krooklochurm@lemmy.ca, who suggested to "have anyone who is following the lord leap off a cliff."

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Thank you, I appreciate your apology. I think too many of us are on the defensive, with everything happening, and it's understandable. I think it would do us all good to step away from the screens and noise on the daily, if only for 10, 20, 30 minutes. That definitely includes me.

  • source
  • parent
  • load more comments (1 reply)