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發信人: momochacha (風雲際會), 信區: Belief
標 題: Sexual Child Abusers in Every Church Every Sunday! (ZT)
發信站: BBS BBS (Tue Jun 17 00:12:32 2008)
by Don Boys, Ph.D
Sexual Child Abusers in Every Church--Every Sunday!
December 11, 2007 02:00 PM EST
It is almost obscene to think that there are people in Bible oriented
churches every Sunday who sexually abuse children; however, it is true even
in evangelical and fundamental churches! Yes, Virginia, we have sexual child
abusers in our best churches! I had read in mainline media that at least 30
% of adult women had been molested in their younger days, but I did not
believe it was a valid number. Surely, that was propaganda from the
screaming feminists. I discovered that I was wrong.
It is a fact that one-third of all children are sexually abused before age
18: About 40% of all females and 30% of males! That number seemed to be
impossibly high; however, my wife and I did a national two-year survey
during our Christian Couples Conferences in Bible
teaching churches, and discovered that the number is right on target.
In the last year or so, I have been outraged by the soft a
pproach many pastors take toward sexual abuse of
children. One example is the Bob Gray case in Jacksonville where the pastor,
a friend of mine, admitted to French-kissing little girls in his Christian
school. His large church slapped his wrists in a mockery of church
discipline and sent him to Germany as a missionary. He should have gone to
jail, not Germany. During a visit to the states in May of 06, he was
arrested and died November 11, 2007, just before his trial was to begin. His
church still refuses to admit their unseemly, untoward, and unscriptural
handling of the sin. Gray's many victims are seeking
satisfaction in civil action that could cost the church millions of dollars
if a cover-up is proved in court.
One must keep in mind that all sexual abusers of children do not always go
on to violent sexual abuse. That is probably true with Bob Gray who admitted
to French-kissing little girls but
strongly denied anything more. Abusers reason this
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