tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post5867332422610263997..comments2024-03-17T16:21:14.907-05:00Comments on Stop Baptist Predators: More hurt than helpChrista Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-73799600797096554432008-02-27T16:41:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:41:00.000-06:00Athena,I love that. A bully and an abysmal theolo...Athena,<BR/><BR/>I love that. A bully and an abysmal theologian. Amen and amen to that!<BR/><BR/>PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-60460428522443504772008-02-26T21:50:00.000-06:002008-02-26T21:50:00.000-06:00I followed the link to the EthicsDaily.com article...I followed the link to the EthicsDaily.com article about Paige Patterson's emails in response to the abuse victim.<BR/><BR/>Not only did Patterson's emails show him to be a bully, but they also revealed him to be an abysmal theologian. Of course, what else do I expect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-60944472257648493902008-02-23T21:34:00.000-06:002008-02-23T21:34:00.000-06:00Yeah! I'm gonna imagine whoever-you-are in that se...Yeah! I'm gonna imagine whoever-you-are in that self-defense class, and I'm gonna smile too.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-56585863663987741932008-02-23T20:20:00.000-06:002008-02-23T20:20:00.000-06:00Christa wrote...And then there are the retaliatory...Christa wrote...And then there are the retaliatory threats that the clergy-perpetrators themselves have made. Many victims were told that they will “burn in hell,” that they will be “crucified,” that they will be killed, that their siblings will be hurt, or that they will be “ruined.” Then, while the victims ponder those threats, they watch their perpetrators continue to stand in pulpits and other religious leaders do nothing.<BR/><BR/>My response...I was also told my reputation would be ruined if I told what happened to me. I was also told that I would be crucified if I took it to court and told the ministers would pull their wagons in to protect themselves. I had to remind myself that I did not cause this or do anything to make this happen.<BR/><BR/>I took a self defense class. The instructor told us to strike him in the Adam's apple as hard as we could. It is not in my nature to hurt anyone and I did not think I would be able to do it. But when the time came, I imagined the minister that I complained about. When the instructor was finally able to talk and breathe, he said he had never had anyone strike him so hard. I smiled. I felt empowered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com