Of course they do

but remember we are desperately trying to change the focus of this debate from the churches' connivance in child abuse to the rather more basic point that child abuse is bad.

Posted By: Creosote Ah Um on July 10th 2007 at 11:06:26

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FAO Creo as below (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:31:10
- If the argument (General Chat) - Boosh, Jul 10, 11:25:53
  - Well the difference is, for example, (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:36:38
    - You have indeed. I apologise - thanks for putting me straight. (General Chat) - Boosh, Jul 10, 11:41:15
      - Not your fault (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:43:43
        
        I dare say. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boosh, Jul 10, 11:44:27
  - Boosh indeed! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 11:34:16
- Well speaking as an outsider (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 10:43:12
  - some communites keep certain affairs to themselves (General Chat) - mickfoot, Jul 10, 11:15:32
    - I'm not quite sure (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:17:57
      - I've heard of things happening (General Chat) - mickfoot, Jul 10, 11:21:04
  - "I doubt that the bible advocates the physical and sexual abuse of children" (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 10, 10:52:12
    - No (General Chat) - pants, Jul 10, 10:57:42
    - as an example of evil (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:53:28
      - That's your "interpretation" of it. A convenient one, too. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 10, 10:55:32
        
        ever read it in the original hebrew? (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:56:27
        
        Of course not, why? (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 10, 11:03:30
  - Sadly abuse exists in all classes, nations, races and background (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:50:49
    - but it is less common in Muslim countries (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 10:53:46
      - or just more hidden perhaps (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:54:34
        
        perhaps (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 10:58:11
  - I have heard of islamic sexual abuse (General Chat) - earlydoors, Jul 10, 10:48:22
    - So (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 10:50:17
      - male circumcision? (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jul 10, 10:53:02
      - Please don't trivialise this- (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:52:36
      - Please don't trivialise this- (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:52:28
      - Please don't trivialise this- (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:52:15
        
        You may think (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 10:55:08
        
        You are the one being trivial not me (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:55:51
        
        The church trivialise sexual abuse by protecting known abusers (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 10, 11:02:14
        
        Of course they do (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:06:26
        
        Did you ever hear about that village that had a known abuser (General Chat) - pants, Jul 10, 11:18:01
        
        Um no (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:21:14
        
        Can't remember where it was (General Chat) - pants, Jul 10, 11:22:32
        
        Please provide me with an example of me being trivial (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 10:57:43
        
        Abuse is the same whoever does it (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:59:22
        
        And the example of me being trivial? (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:04:32
        
        If you really think that I would be part of a church (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 11:12:53
        
        I have no opinion of what you might or might not do (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:15:38
        
        my interpretation of your posts below (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 11:17:09
        
        You are wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:19:05
        
        Fair enough-I'm sorry (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 11:19:43
        
        That's alright (General Chat) - Creosote Ah Um, Jul 10, 11:27:12
        
        Fukkern hell Vicar (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 11:14:53
        
        Indeed I am (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 11:20:28
        
        Oh! (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 11:25:11
        
        amongst other things! (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 11:53:04
- Alternatively (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 10:34:11
  - they should also hang the abused just to be on the safe side (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jul 10, 10:38:36
    - could hang 'em a bit I suppose (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 10:39:09
  - having thought that through a bit more (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 10, 10:37:12
  - not quite what I had in mind!! (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 10, 10:35:10

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