tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post3964001879837575225..comments2024-03-17T16:21:14.907-05:00Comments on Stop Baptist Predators: The Hell of a Baptist Preacher and his "Bud"Christa Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-77953468299778063522010-07-28T09:32:49.159-05:002010-07-28T09:32:49.159-05:00Strider: Thank you for this first-person insight. ...Strider: Thank you for this first-person insight. Welcome to the blog!Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-73059715198048624642010-07-28T07:15:35.823-05:002010-07-28T07:15:35.823-05:00Dr. Fray was teaching a spiritual formation class ...Dr. Fray was teaching a spiritual formation class at SWBTS when he was called to the trial to testify. We asked him about it when he came back. He told us what he had done and why he did it. He said that he believed in forgiveness and a 'God of second chances'. He told us in hindsight that he had been completely fooled, that he had been in way over his head and felt terrible that this man manipulated him. It was a lesson to all of us. I just wish more people would have learned it then instead of allowing history to repeat itself for so long.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-65540953059943249732010-07-08T18:49:29.871-05:002010-07-08T18:49:29.871-05:00Gosh those devils have a lot to answer for. Those ...Gosh those devils have a lot to answer for. Those poor children.Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234147722462126392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-39109353506588754812010-07-08T09:43:28.544-05:002010-07-08T09:43:28.544-05:00"...all mainstream christian religions in the...<i>"...all mainstream christian religions in the US, except for independent baptist churches, have implemented protocols to ... prevent abusers from getting away with it."</i><br /><br />Actually, it's not merely "independent baptists." Almost ALL Baptist faith groups have failed to implement the sorts of protective policies and procedures that other major faith groups now have. This failure includes Southern Baptists, which are the largest Protestant faith group in the country, and so their failure is particularly troubling if for no other reason than because of the sheer numbers of kids and congregants that are being left at risk by Southern Baptists' recalcitrance in dealing with clergy sex abuse.<br /><br />As Scott points out, it is "the lack of accountability and tracking" of Baptist clergy that makes Baptistland a near-perfect paradise for predators.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-30349501731474272712010-07-08T06:25:41.112-05:002010-07-08T06:25:41.112-05:00"Baptists are the worst"
Anonymous, if ..."Baptists are the worst"<br /><br />Anonymous, if I may address this. The problem is not really with a specific religion. The problem is that religion in general is *potentially* an excellent place for sexual predators and other abusers, both physical and mental, to hide out and gain power in which to indulge in their perversions without consequence. (Other institutions that attract this sort of person for the same reason are the police, corporate CEOs, pediatricians, and politicians.)<br /><br />As it happens, all mainstream christian religions in the US, except for independent baptist churches, have implemented protocols to catch abuse when it happens and to prevent abusers from getting away with it.<br /><br />Because of this, the abusers who USED to be evenly distributed across a variety of churches are now drawn primarily towards independent baptist churches because it has proven to be fertile ground for them due to the lack of accountability or tracking.<br /><br />As a result, the density of sexual deviants among baptist clergy is 10 to 20 times higher than in any other church.<br /><br />Not because of the teachings of the church, but because of their protection of predators and refusal to deal with the problem in effective ways, as other churches have done by now.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-10673485596813350062010-07-08T06:06:11.655-05:002010-07-08T06:06:11.655-05:00Horrific and unfortunately all too typical.Horrific and unfortunately all too typical.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-5579723034182525542010-07-05T10:30:39.519-05:002010-07-05T10:30:39.519-05:00So typical. Baptists are the worst.So typical. Baptists are the worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-45319311829857692582010-07-03T12:45:54.108-05:002010-07-03T12:45:54.108-05:00Yes... it's about protecting the preacher-man ...Yes... it's about protecting the preacher-man and <b><i>his</i></b> ministry... and to heck with the kids. That's the de facto reality of how most Baptists deal with clergy sex abuse.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-61927479615284890192010-07-02T08:38:12.483-05:002010-07-02T08:38:12.483-05:00The destruction that follows the "mishandling...The destruction that follows the "mishandling" of clergy sexual abuse is tragic, and the inactive response from those in SBC leadership is incomprehensible. They think they have done so much with their pamphlets and yet have done so little. Abuse is allowed to continue by sending the culprit to another church. One thing they are good at is shooting down the one who complains of the abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com