Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Use a rod and go to prison

Few things please me more than reading that a nutball religious zealot is sent to prison because his biblically inspired actions are deemed illegal by our modern legal standards. Take those nutballs who beat children with rods because they think the bible tells them to do so. Pastor Philip Caminiti advocated for this type of biblical discipline. He even suggested that his followers beat children as young as 2 months old. I don’t recall that in the bible.

Assistant District Attorney Shelly Rusch, who prosecuted the case with Assistant District Attorney Greg Venker, said she was surprised that the jury deliberated for such a short time. She said she did not know what resonated most with the jury, though she speculated that the ages of the children involved in the case might have weighed on them.

The charges alleged that two of the children involved were just 2 months old when discipline was advocated by Caminiti. The oldest child was 5 when the practice was stopped after police intervened in November 2010.

Read more: Black Earth pastor found guilty in child abuse case

You are not a Christian based on based on what you say. The magic prayer of salvation does not end your journey. To be a Christian you must actually practice the principles that Jesus supposed taught. I don’t recall Jesus telling his followers to beat their children. Do you?

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Volly 49p · 679 weeks ago

If you've noticed your ears ringing more than usual lately, it's probably due to your name being bandied about at meetings of our small committee at the UU church I attend. We're in the process of revamping our hiring policies to include background checks for new employees and volunteers. We've come up against resistance from church members who are skeptical about whether the process will "work." These people have no problem with us conducting background checks -- they simply think that once our committee disbands and the years pass and new Boards of Trustees form, the urgency will be forgotten and the ball will be dropped. To these people, I emailed a link to your blog, asking them to read it. I am hoping that they will gain an understanding of the stakes and how high they are. I appreciate the work you do here.
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Mojoey 107p · 679 weeks ago

Volly - Thanks for the kinds words. I've been at this for eight years
now and have amassed a large database of information related to clergy
sexual abuse. I've pulled back from writing the past three months for
health and work related reasons, but recently (this weekend) reached a
decision to dive back in by writing a book on the subject, and
updating my blog with an additional 37 cases that have filled my
inbox. The book idea came while discussing trends in abuse with a
Baptist friend. When I mentioned that many abuse cases follow very
predictable story lines, like the 14-year-old teen girl with the
22-year-old newly minted youth pastor (I must have 75 of these alone),
she pumped me for more information and started taking notes. Her
church needs this information. I have it. It seems natural that a
quick ebook on the subject could help prevent many future cases of
abuse. In truth, if I prevent one case I will count the effort a
success. I've also decided to start accepting speaking engagements on
the subject. It will be an interesting year.

Thanks again,

Mojoey

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