I've been told that I should not point out child sexual abuse [View all]

[MineralMan]

that is perpetrated by religious leaders, pastors, priests, etc. Apparently that is somehow wrong to do, since some reason I don't understand. I'm asked "but whatabout..." others who are not religious leaders who do such things.

Well, those others do not set themselves up as moral teachers and leaders who claim to be God's voice on Earth. Their acts are still horrendous and vile, but they are not necessarily hypocrites. Those religious leaders are precisely hypocrites and hypocrites of the very worst possible kind.

So, from time to time, I post a news story about some priest, youth pastor or Christian minister who has demonstrated such deplorable hypocrisy. Why? Because such actions by people who claim to represent a deity are especially heinous, it seems to me. They have violated the trust of some innocent child, who has been taught to revere such religious leaders. They have abused that trust, and have done so knowingly, willingly, and very harmfully.

That, to me, is considerably worse than the run of the mill offender, who I still believe should be severely punished. And yet, religious leaders, pastors and ministers often escape punishment, even when caught in acts. All too often, they are simply moved without warning to some other place where they can offend again.

I find that uniquely and disgustingly deplorable. So, I sometimes post here with an example of that sort of harmful hypocrisy. I will not stop doing that. Sorry. Religion is no excuse. In fact, it is the foulest of such behaviors, when done by the religious.