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   They give pedophile Christian clergy a pass because they're mostly white   
   males who are Christian, just like the politicians we elect in the red   
   states.   Besides, right wing red state trump supporting politicians who   
   haven't felt a Minister's dick in their ass or mouth in their younger days   
   are as rare as flying snapping Turtles.   
      
   "Some estimates exist on the total instances of sexual abuse within   
   Protestant Christian churches. One estimate comes from three of the largest   
   faith-based insurance companies that insure nearly 160,000 churches. These   
   three faith-based insurance companies reported 7,095 insurance claims of   
   sexual abuse by clerical members, church employees, congregation members,   
   or others involved within these settings from 1987 to 2007 (The Associated   
   Press, 2007). These reports indicate an average of 260 claims of sexual   
   abuse per year. In addition, Denney, Kerley, and Gross (2018) published one   
   of the first empirical studies on sexual abuse in the U.S. within   
   Protestant Christian settings that examined news articles reporting on   
   arrests involving sexual abuse, finding 326 total cases reported from 1999   
   to 2014. Most recently, the Houston Chronicle published a series titled   
   "Abuse of Faith," uncovering sexual abuse and cover-up within the largest   
   Protestant Christian organization in the U.S. (i.e., the SBC). They   
   identified 380 sexual abusers and 700 alleged victims over 20 years   
   (Downen, Olsen, & Tedesco, 2019). Moreover, Downen et al. (2019) found that   
   35 Southern Baptist ministers were hired at churches, despite being accused   
   of sexual misconduct or abuse, demonstrating a pattern of institutional   
   issues in responding to alleged sexual abuse.   
      
   It is clear that sexual abuse occurs within these organizations, thus   
   underscoring the importance of examining sexual victimization and related   
   contextual characteristics, such as offender types, that arise within this   
   setting. The need to further understand sexual abuse within this setting is   
   imperative since the impacts of sexual victimization are so severe. Effects   
   of sexual victimization include, but are not limited to, depression,   
   suicide/suicidal thoughts, substance use/abuse, posttraumatic stress   
   disorder (PTSD), eating disorder(s), and more (Bensley, Van Eenwyk, &   
   Simmons, 2000; Beitchman et al., 1992; Briere & Runtz, 1988; Dube et al.,   
   2005; Gold, 1986; Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993; MacMillan &   
   Munn, 2001; Najdowski & Ullman, 2009; Rossow & Lauritzen, 2001; Simpson &   
   Miller, 2002).   
      
   There can also be impacts on church attendance and membership. For example,   
   a study conducted in Germany found that Roman Catholic sexual abuse   
   scandals also led to increased numbers of individuals leaving Protestant   
   Churches (Frick, Simmons, & Moster, 2021). There appears to be a   
   relationship between sexual abuse issues and decreased membership in the   
   U.S. as well. LifeWay Christian Resource -- a research arm of the SBC --   
   found in a 2019 survey that 10% of American Protestants (35 and under) have   
   left the church at some point due to issues related to sexual misconduct   
   and abuse not being addressed (Earls, 2019). Unaddressed sexual abuse   
   issues within these settings have devastating consequences for victims and   
   congregations alike. This study will provide a typology of offenders that   
   commit sexual abuse at or through activities provided by U.S. Protestant   
   Christian churches to assist in the discovery, investigation, and   
   prevention of sexual abuses that occur within these settings. "   
      
      
      
   https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/pub/osa148h6/release/2   
      
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