1. The singular reason that I am on social media is to share empathetic, evidence-based information regarding sexual harm against children and adults. I have a particular interest in elite deviance in faith based communities - for several reasons. A thread.
2. 93% of incarnated sexual offenders self identify as religious or very religious. The very religious committed the most heinous crimes, with the highest number, and youngest victims (Abel & Harlow).
3. "I considered church people easy to fool... they have a trust that comes from being Christian... I think they want to believe in people. And because of that, you can easily convince, with or without convincing words."
- an interview with a sexual predator
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- an interview with a sexual predator
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5." Protestant evangelicals have two commonly held assumptions that promote victimization:
a. Naive Trust: if you are in the faith, you are more trustworthy
b. Triumphalism: clerics have a special covenant with God - support therein works towards givers self-interest"
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a. Naive Trust: if you are in the faith, you are more trustworthy
b. Triumphalism: clerics have a special covenant with God - support therein works towards givers self-interest"
#churchtoo
6. "Con artists and schemesters know well how to infiltrate these groups and manipulate such denominational and sectarian loyalties... creating a fertile soil for victimization by unscrupulous people." - Shupe
#MeToo
#ChurchToo
#MeToo
#ChurchToo
7. And finally... As a survivor of child abuse and neglect, I came to Protestant Evangelical faith hungry for hope. I found predation where I least expected it - in the pulpit. These things should never be - but have always been.
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#MeToo
#ChurchToo
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