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demigoddess

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2. I have a question, Do people go into religion just so they can hurt and

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2019, 11:38 AM

May 2019

abuse other people? Seems like churches have a higher rate than open public institutions such as public schools. So it must be that people go to church in order to act on these impulses because they know they will be safe to do so.

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Law Firms Accuse 83 Clerics Of Abuse In The Albany Diocese [View all] trotsky May 2019 OP

omg!! what next!! riversedge May 2019 #1

I have a question, Do people go into religion just so they can hurt and demigoddess May 2019 #2

They often choose organizations that have a power structure favorable to abusers. trotsky May 2019 #4

Some do. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #5

At this point this would be a major headline: "catholic diocese found to not have covered up abuse Voltaire2 May 2019 #3

It continues. MineralMan May 2019 #6