Robert A. Smellikehell wrote:
Look at the trouble this has caused and it's all your fault.
All the God lovers do these days is fuck children.
But we give pedophile Christian clergy a pass because they're mostly white
males who are Christian, just like the politicians we elect in the red
states. Besides, right wing red state trump supporting politicians who
haven't felt a Minister's dick in their ass or mouth in their younger days
are as rare as flying snapping Turtles.
"Some estimates exist on the total instances of sexual abuse within
Protestant Christian churches. One estimate comes from three of the largest
faith-based insurance companies that insure nearly 160,000 churches. These
three faith-based insurance companies reported 7,095 insurance claims of
sexual abuse by clerical members, church employees, congregation members,
or others involved within these settings from 1987 to 2007 (The Associated
Press, 2007). These reports indicate an average of 260 claims of sexual
abuse per year. In addition, Denney, Kerley, and Gross (2018) published one
of the first empirical studies on sexual abuse in the U.S. within
Protestant Christian settings that examined news articles reporting on
arrests involving sexual abuse, finding 326 total cases reported from 1999
to 2014. Most recently, the Houston Chronicle published a series titled
"Abuse of Faith," uncovering sexual abuse and cover-up within the largest
Protestant Christian organization in the U.S. (i.e., the SBC). They
identified 380 sexual abusers and 700 alleged victims over 20 years
(Downen, Olsen, & Tedesco, 2019). Moreover, Downen et al. (2019) found that
35 Southern Baptist ministers were hired at churches, despite being accused
of sexual misconduct or abuse, demonstrating a pattern of institutional
issues in responding to alleged sexual abuse.
It is clear that sexual abuse occurs within these organizations, thus
underscoring the importance of examining sexual victimization and related
contextual characteristics, such as offender types, that arise within this
setting. The need to further understand sexual abuse within this setting is
imperative since the impacts of sexual victimization are so severe. Effects
of sexual victimization include, but are not limited to, depression,
suicide/suicidal thoughts, substance use/abuse, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), eating disorder(s), and more (Bensley, Van Eenwyk, &
Simmons, 2000; Beitchman et al., 1992; Briere & Runtz, 1988; Dube et al.,
2005; Gold, 1986; Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993; MacMillan &
Munn, 2001; Najdowski & Ullman, 2009; Rossow & Lauritzen, 2001; Simpson &
Miller, 2002).
There can also be impacts on church attendance and membership. For example,
a study conducted in Germany found that Roman Catholic sexual abuse
scandals also led to increased numbers of individuals leaving Protestant
Churches (Frick, Simmons, & Moster, 2021). There appears to be a
relationship between sexual abuse issues and decreased membership in the
U.S. as well. LifeWay Christian Resource -- a research arm of the SBC --
found in a 2019 survey that 10% of American Protestants (35 and under) have
left the church at some point due to issues related to sexual misconduct
and abuse not being addressed (Earls, 2019). Unaddressed sexual abuse
issues within these settings have devastating consequences for victims and
congregations alike. This study will provide a typology of offenders that
commit sexual abuse at or through activities provided by U.S. Protestant
Christian churches to assist in the discovery, investigation, and
prevention of sexual abuses that occur within these settings.�"
https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/pub/osa148h6/release/2