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Whiskeytide

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24. Agreed. And those girls...

Reply to BrotherIvan (Reply #11)

Tue May 26, 2015, 10:26 PM

May 2015

... desperately need counseling and support - which I suspect they are not getting. "Sweep it under the religion rug" is almost more abusive than the acts themselves.

I watched Anderson Cooper tonight. A guest said something to the effect of "what if Sandusky had said 'no worries - I made it right with God' "? How is this any different except the age of the offender? Which, I suppose should be part of the equation, but shouldn't prevent us from doing the math altogether.

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It's not just that the kid molested his sister that bugs me.... [View all] LynneSin May 2015 OP

The argument that Josh didn't know what he was doing doesn't hold water BrotherIvan May 2015 #1

You're spot on regarding... Whiskeytide May 2015 #10

I don't know what would lead a kid to try on his sisters BrotherIvan May 2015 #11

Agreed. And those girls... Whiskeytide May 2015 #24

According to a story I read in the Washington Post this morning LibertyLover May 2015 #28

Do NOT doubt for a minute that I give that kid a free pass for what he has done. LynneSin May 2015 #14

Abso 100% lutely BrotherIvan May 2015 #23

The father once advocated the death penalty for rape & incest Nevernose May 2015 #2

Don't forget the work they also do to restrict women's choice. PeaceNikki May 2015 #3

they talk about sex all the time and jimbob is always all over his wife in front of the kids JI7 May 2015 #4

they tossed stones from their glass house Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #5

yes and no hollysmom May 2015 #6

Ya'll keep forgetting of what the main point is, that is that the man is the center of everything. LiberalArkie May 2015 #7

And women are responsible for original sin. Ergo, all sin. PeaceNikki May 2015 #12

I would not go so far as to say all evangelical, as much as I would say Pentecostal. LiberalArkie May 2015 #20

This is a con-job that has been playing out for many decades. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #8

They run a family business randr May 2015 #9

Wrong. Religion is a huge part of it. PeaceNikki May 2015 #13

Only because religeous people are so gullible randr May 2015 #16

And because organized religion is so manipulative and controlling. PeaceNikki May 2015 #17

What are the odds that one of those nineteen Ineeda May 2015 #15

well, the mother's sister is a lesbian and they do not talk to her. hollysmom May 2015 #19

But they were just playing doctor Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #18

The idea that the super religious are morally superior has been busted so many times.... Major Nikon May 2015 #21

just curious, does anyone know passiveporcupine May 2015 #22

Maybe everybody else already saw this, maybe it was the center of the OPs on Duggar defenders, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #25

That's one of the things that chaps me about people who claim to be super-religious, raccoon May 2015 #26

I agree with a lot that you are saying. Kalidurga May 2015 #27