Religion In The News

You know about the children being taken away from the Mormon compound in Eldorado, TX. Well, I’ve also noticed a couple of other stories of sexual abuse within religious groups.

A message from beyond the grave

You’d think a religious group would protect and defend its children, especially one called “Children of God.” That was the name of a controversial group founded in the 1960s, that preached a gospel of “free love.” But many who grew up in the group say “free love,” meant sexual abuse of young children.

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MSNBC had a special on this that aired last week and I saw it again this week.

3 children removed from apocalyptic church

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – State police have removed three children from an apocalyptic church whose leader claims to be the Messiah and acknowledges having sex with some of his followers.

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I’m afraid stories like these are going to become only more common. Not that I think what these child abusers did is okay, but estranged religious groups are not the only ones abusing children. What about groups like NAMBLA? How come they’re not constantly in the news?