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Crusade

  • They remain Monsters.

    While the discussions continue about abuse, what came to me is that there are two opposing views.  Two very different experiences and yet we want to paint only in one color… I got to wondering, is this an affect from… Continue reading

  • Say Nothing.

    On Ex-toots blog, she asks the question, "What can we do to try and make it safe to speak up?" How does a religion create an unsafe environment for victims telling about abuse? How is it possible that in the… Continue reading

  • Would you Sign?

    I asked a pastor friend about the Mandatory Reporting within churches, if they were like Learning Institutions….and here is what he said. "We are mandatory reporters just like the schools. Also, there could be board liability that would be settled… Continue reading

  • Lower the Wall of Indifference.

    I heard a phrase while listening to an audio book today… "Impenetrable Indifference"…and that to me is precisely how it feels to speak about abuse with a member of the FALC church…it is near impossible to get a raised eyebrow, a… Continue reading

  • Good Men to do Nothing

    Once again, there are stirrings of an alleged sexual abuse within the FALC…I hate that I have to write alleged, but he is innocent, until proven guilty.  He is 'not' to be judge and the church should be kept separate,… Continue reading

  • Sit Silently No More

    What words of advice could I give to someone who finds themselves facing sexual abuse within their families. Are there hard and fast rules?  Do some roads lead to sure road blocks and stunt healing and others that speed things… Continue reading

  • A mind game at its worst.

    In the extoots blog I follow and comment on ( http://extoots.blogspot.com ) a response from Finland caught my attention…or a few sentences, where the church is once removed from the congregation in times of trouble. "The sexual abuse scandal was badly… Continue reading

  • Love, Friendship and Loyalty.

    I am half way done with the book, "Bloom – Finding Beauty in the Unexpected" by Kelle Hampton.  It is a wonderful fast moving harsh truth read; when life changes its course without our permission or willingness to go along.… Continue reading

  • What is the Cost of No Choice?

    The issue of women's rights has come up with the death of a woman's 9th child by her own hands…or maybe the lack of Human Rights. What I am hopeful of, is this is the hole where common sense will… Continue reading

  • It is the Lady who Stands behind it.

    I was asked by a woman of the OALC, if I believed in the Bible, when I was challenging her on how her church dealt with abuse…that somehow it is my lack of believing in the right book that has… Continue reading