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turk
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 Posted - 26 Mar 2010 : 00:17:32
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_re_us/church_abuse_wisconsin
My sister is an academician working in psychology field. She once mentioned that the most children is abused by
1. Someone in the family/relatives
2. Someone from an Educational/Religious Institution
3. Others
As parents, we must aware of these risks. I realize that it is very difficult to think potential abusers in family, relatives and friends, but the most abuse come from people we usually close and the circle of trusted people.
Also, I realize that your priest, imam or rabbi whoever, we may trust these people as we may describe them as holy man and trusted people i.e. teachers. But considering most abuse come from the adults i.e. priest, teachers, uncles, aunties during our absense this is very critical to protect our children. Do not trust anyone.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
Edited by - turk on 27 Mar 2010 10:11:25 |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 27 Mar 2010 : 11:24:07
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Your posting didn't go unnoticed the first time, Turk - but i agree it is important enough to draw attention to it again.
Just this past week we had a lot of unrest in my country around a girl who disappeared mysteriously. For about 10 days there were alerts on radio and tv encouraging all to come up with news about her. Then her body was found in the neighbour's garden. He abused and then killed her within an hour after he lured her from her own house, using a new kitten as a pretext. The neighbour was a policeman!
The never endings news items about the abuse of innocent children by Catholic priests and nuns (now even the pope seems to have known about it at the time, protecting the priests and not the children) make my 84-years old mother - a devout Catholic all her life - cry.
What do these things tell us? That all these people, priests, imams, policemen, nuns and even the pope, are just men and women like everyone else. Nothing holy about them just as there's nothing holy about us.
I don't think we should raise our children to live in fear, but we should teach them to be critical and careful. A uniformed/robed man or woman is not necessarily a good person and authority and love are to be earned by actions and not by outward appearance.
Furthermore, it alas true: children all over de world are often abused by people who are close to them - even by their parents. These things can make a person very cynical. |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2010 : 11:35:33
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I see catholism is more potential for abuse more than any other religions.
- Obviously priest being single/no sex which I don't find it natural at all may be potential abuser more than others. I am not saying imams for example, who may have family are not potential abusers, but a single man, living in a church or boarding school dorms with the other students just present opportunity for sickos.
- Also, catholism is the most organized religion when it comes to boarding schools and other social services to orphans.... especially in poorer countries.
It does not stop there. I was reading article about the NGOs in third world countries, the law being relax, less enforcement, many western people go to third world countries under "NGO" to take advantage of vulnerable children. Even UN peacekeepers, for example, in Congo were accused of being involve with under aged girls.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
Edited by - turk on 27 Mar 2010 11:37:42 |
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