OK, I should explain. I am a member of the Methodist church and volunteer for some of its programs that help my community. The people of my church are like people anywhere. Some are kind; some are self- righteous; some are generous; some are miserly;etc.,etc.
I have no doubt that there do exist Methodist ministers who are incompetent pedophiles. I imagine that there do exist teachers who are incompetent pedophiles. I would hope that such sick individuals are discovered sooner rather than later.
But the OP villified the entire Christian faith and this is just wrong. It has become fashionable to trash Christians with rolled eyes and "oh THEM." There are many competent, caring Christians who are neither fundamentalists nor pedophiles. It is not my place to convert anybody. It does upset me to see an organization which in my town alone helps the homeless, establishes a safe house for battered women and serves 2,000 free meals a month dismissed in its entirety by the poor actions of a few.
11-16-2009, 09:23 AM
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