Norefund said:
Jo said:
Sword, if I recall correctly, I believe you work with victims of abuse. I've never been sexually abused, but I have witnessed a pre-teen girl's video where she describes what was done to her. I didn't vomit, but I should have. I was angry when her perpetrator's jail time was not immediate, especially since he abused almost everyone in his family, and they all thought they were the only ones. They kept it a secret until they could no longer. I believe some continued the cycle.
For all the victims, whether male or female, do NOT keep silent. Churches and those in authority should be encouraging you to come forward if you are abused. By law, I believe they must tell. Instead, I'm afraid most people just want things like that to go away. Of course, it never can completely. Some turn their anger and shame inward and become addicts. Others use it, as Joy has, to change laws and tell their story. God does not blame the victim, and anyone who does should re-examine their life carefully.
Over the years, I have talked to one too many grown women who were assaulted by a relative or someone at church. It would be a wonderful thing if Hyles Anderson College would bite the bullet and try to teach classes making others aware of the signs of abuse and ALL churches should be doing background checks on anyone they employ. It's not rocket science and can be done easily.
As far as I can tell, while Jack Hyles did not publicly condone that behavior, he certainly seemed to believe in sweeping things under the rug. Those rugs are fraying and with the advent of the internet the stuff under the rug is seeping out.
Ummm...Jack Hyles encouraged the members to give A.V. Ballinger a standing ovation.
Don't bring up that situation, it isn't relevant.
AV was our neighbor and friend, and was not tried for rape.
My little sister was his daughter's best friend.
His boys, both the natural and adopted, are my friends.
None of us believe that this was anything other than a travesty.
BTW, we know the scum "victims" as well.
This was my neighborhood, my ss bus, my good friends.
I've had plenty of opportunity to observe AV's family, for many years, and I see no evidence of abuse in their lives.
This is a world away from the cover up of Dave and His crew's sexploits.
You can disagree, because there was a conviction, but you won't convince anyone who grew up on Hammond's North Side in the 70's and 80's that AV was a perv.
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