• Christian school teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault; more victims suspected
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• Christ the King bookkeeper gets 2 years in prison for embezzling church funds
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• Ex-teacher at Pope John XXIII High School is sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking upskirt photos of students
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• Pakistani religious body declares using VPN is against Islamic law

• Hate pastor renegs on promise to refund tithes

• Priest faces life imprisonment over third child sex offences conviction

• Church of England head resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
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• Ohio pastor accused of raping a juvenile facing 6 felony counts
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• Televangelist Kenneth Copeland says people who didn’t vote for Trump will hear the names of aborted ‘babies’ for all eternity

   
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  • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
    1•1 month ago

    It’s sociological. Traditions and taboos aren’t unique to religion. Communities form them as a means of building trust between members.

    • @mojofrododojoEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      and yet, the pedos in the news so often skew ecclesiastical or conservative.

      so what’s that ethical understanding again?

      what a gigantic load of horse shit. unless you’re asserting the ethics of the church is focused on buggering children, which I would have to concede is amply endorsed by the evidence so far.