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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:25 PM Feb 2019

Is Anyone actually Surprised..This Type Of Breaking News Has become Commonplace !

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Investigations by Two Texas Newspapers, finds hundreds of Southern Baptist Leaders and Volunteers Nationwide have faced allegations of Sexual Misconduct in the past 20 years. Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express find that 700+ victims have been abused abused since 1999... More than 20 states Sex Offender Registries Nationwide and other investigations have found info on 380 Credibly accused officials in Southern Baptist Churches,including Pastors, Deacons, Sunday School Teachers and Volunteers.. About 220 of those Accused officials were convicted of Sex Crimes. Many of these predators received deferred prosecutions in Plea Deals."

Wow!! and of Course the leader of the Church has stated that this behavior is unacceptable!

My God, I'm not a religious man at all.. but I will say..Mankind is in the middle of a real fucked up situation on so many levels..There is a disaster looming out there...

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Is Anyone actually Surprised..This Type Of Breaking News Has become Commonplace ! (Original Post) busterbrown Feb 2019 OP
link to story? joet67 Feb 2019 #1
I have never done this before.. busterbrown Feb 2019 #2
Here's one. First of three parts underpants Feb 2019 #4
I heard that on NPR on the way home underpants Feb 2019 #3
this is the link from CNN NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #5
only 380 accused? I'd think it would have been a lot more than that. defacto7 Feb 2019 #6

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
2. I have never done this before..
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:32 PM
Feb 2019

It's the scroll below Cuomo's show tonight.. I just copied it.. A lot of work, I'm not good at this stuff.. By the way I live in L.A. its around 7:30 now..

underpants

(182,773 posts)
3. I heard that on NPR on the way home
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 11:34 PM
Feb 2019

Not surprising except that Billy Graham's grandson is big in the movement to clean this up.

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