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seabeyond

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14. speaking out against it every. single. time. it is thru out our culture. gaining momentum.

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 11:00 AM

Nov 2013

because there have been so many steps forward, we are getting massive backpedaling, a backlash, to get us back where we were. it cannot be done by making women submissive. non education. not allowed in the work place. how they are doing it is thru sexual dominance and control. and it is literally spinning out of control. it will hit all people

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The Child-Rape Assembly Line [View all] Snowfield Nov 2013 OP

gross and shocking. Sheri Nov 2013 #1

real, unfortunately Snowfield Nov 2013 #7

wow. Sheri Nov 2013 #10

Brings to mind Penn State and the BBC AngryAmish Nov 2013 #2

HARDLY. Sandusky was ONE man, not near what this witness, or OP headline, claims. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #9

Sandusky got away with it for years LiberalEsto Nov 2013 #22

Disgusting behavior leftynyc Nov 2013 #3

Sexual abuse is unacceptable. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #4

Between Catholic priests and Hasidic rabbis, hell is for children. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #5

You left out the baptists and the evangelicals BlueToTheBone Nov 2013 #35

There is no large group that doesn't include child molesters. n/t pnwmom Nov 2013 #47

Sickening MoonRiver Nov 2013 #6

One might speculate that heavily patriarchal authoritan hierarchies LiberalEsto Nov 2013 #8

i think you're right about that. Sheri Nov 2013 #12

speaking out against it every. single. time. it is thru out our culture. gaining momentum. seabeyond Nov 2013 #14

yeah, but if you speak out they'll call you a "angry" feminist Sheri Nov 2013 #18

i am old and tired. let people walk. i am done with accepting our girls being raped, put on the seabeyond Nov 2013 #20

i will never "accept" rape. Sheri Nov 2013 #23

what i am saying, is i think just support does that. instead of dismissing, denying, ignoring. seabeyond Nov 2013 #25

in case nobody has told you recently, you rock! Sheri Nov 2013 #26

see... how effective. and your simple comment to me, instead of staying quiet, seabeyond Nov 2013 #28

the internet does promise to make things a lot better. Sheri Nov 2013 #31

You do realize that the OP described a sexual assault on a boy. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #41

ah grumpy. and here you are. such a contribution to the conversation. yes sir. hmmm. seabeyond Nov 2013 #42

It's the same problem though. Not just child abuse, but abuse of all vulnerable people. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #50

Enforcing the laws & making them do prison time LiberalEsto Nov 2013 #16

all of this. and yes. so damn important for there to be a penalty for this, and we are seeing more seabeyond Nov 2013 #17

good list! Sheri Nov 2013 #21

what would happen if in mass he was actually supported. by people that a fearful of speaking out. seabeyond Nov 2013 #24

i'm catholic, not orthodox jewish. Sheri Nov 2013 #27

i am non religion. i can respect most al religion. i can also call out most religion, seabeyond Nov 2013 #29

i enjoyed it too. Sheri Nov 2013 #32

what do they call it.. non practicing catholic, but always a catholic, lol. seabeyond Nov 2013 #34

the american catholic church used to be pretty liberal. Sheri Nov 2013 #37

yup. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #38

agreed. well put. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #13

wtf? whttevrr Nov 2013 #11

A terrible situation in a terrible context. enough Nov 2013 #15

Absolutely LiberalEsto Nov 2013 #19

The Haredi are by far the largest growing demographic in Israel LittleBlue Nov 2013 #33

Theoretically, if Haredis became the overwhelming majority LiberalEsto Nov 2013 #36

You win the thread. This is being done nationally by conservatives: freshwest Nov 2013 #40

Is there any major religion that does not have a systematic child abuse problem? Quantess Nov 2013 #30

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. PassingFair Nov 2013 #39

Good grief that's disturbing. polly7 Nov 2013 #43

Read Deborah Feldman's "Unorthodox." Brigid Nov 2013 #44

Rabbi Rosenberg's graphic descriptions are the outrage of a righteous man Hekate Nov 2013 #45

Are the parents aware? nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #46

The article gives examples. Some parents become aware pnwmom Nov 2013 #48

That's kinda what I figured. I see that as a failing in some churches. They train people to rhett o rick Nov 2013 #51

There seems to be a pretty stark difference here because of the extremes pnwmom Nov 2013 #53

I agree that the Catholic Church isnt as bad as this case, but rhett o rick Nov 2013 #60

The post Vatican 2 generation of young Catholics didn't get that kind pnwmom Nov 2013 #61

Where is civil law in all of this? And why are the women subjecting pnwmom Nov 2013 #49

When a community is this insular, with its own court system etc., secular authorities in most cases nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #54

Closed, rigidly patriarchal religious sects = abuse Warpy Nov 2013 #52

WTF is this bs? Matariki Nov 2013 #55

I read this thread earlier and wondered about the veracity. Nine Nov 2013 #58

I'm sure abuse happens in Orthodox Jewish communities same as everywhere else, tragically Matariki Nov 2013 #63

That's the sense I got too. Nine Nov 2013 #64

holhy shit, that's fucking horrible gopiscrap Nov 2013 #56

There seems to be a statistical correlation between extreme religious fundamentalism and Massively Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #57

sick rapists Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 #59

I am sick to death of children being forced to carry these burdens FedUpWithIt All Nov 2013 #62