http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5315371
Lets see how fast the church can settle the matter out of court.
Missionary charged with abusing 12-year-old convert
Missionary charged with abusing 12-year-old convert
And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time
And lost in space...and meaning
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time
And lost in space...and meaning
I don't think this reflects anything on the church. It's one guy out of 60,000 in the field. There's bound to be someone in that large a group of people who will do almost anything you can imagine. I'm not trying to defend the church or anything here, just to say that this isn't really an anti-church matter.
Sethbag wrote:I don't think this reflects anything on the church. It's one guy out of 60,000 in the field. There's bound to be someone in that large a group of people who will do almost anything you can imagine. I'm not trying to defend the church or anything here, just to say that this isn't really an anti-church matter.
If you see one cockroach, theres usually a hundred.
And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time
And lost in space...and meaning
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time
And lost in space...and meaning
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I'm gonna have to go with Sethbag here. It appears that, quite unlike previous scandals, the church isn't covering anything up here. The church as an institution isn't trying to block justice (assuming there isn't anything more to the story than what's being reported).
That's probably true. But be that as it may, as long as the church doesn't try to obstruct justice, I can't see it being part of the blame, since it NEVER comes out and teaches that such conduct as this missionary's is okay--quite the opposite.
VegasRefugee wrote:If you see one cockroach, theres usually a hundred.
That's probably true. But be that as it may, as long as the church doesn't try to obstruct justice, I can't see it being part of the blame, since it NEVER comes out and teaches that such conduct as this missionary's is okay--quite the opposite.
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Re: Missionary charged with abusing 12-year-old convert
VegasRefugee wrote:http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5315371
Lets see how fast the church can settle the matter out of court.
Is the church even being sued?
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Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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Re: Missionary charged with abusing 12-year-old convert
VegasRefugee wrote:http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5315371
Lets see how fast the church can settle the matter out of court.
Why should the church even be involved in this case? I don't see anything that warrants action against the church.
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