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   From: michaelweber@trumpfag.org   
      
   Evangelical Church Child Abuse Cases   
      
   Many Southern Baptists have dismissed sexual abuse as a problem caused by   
   “corrupt Hollywood” or “liberal theology,” but that’s just untrue and a   
   reckoning has arrived   
      
   Lieff Cabraser is investigating reports of widespread child abuse in   
   evangelical churches, Southern Baptist churches, and so-called Mega Churches.   
   Nearly 400 Southern Baptist leaders, from youth pastors to top ministers,   
   have pleaded guilty or been convicted of sex crimes against more than 700   
   victims since 1998, according to a recent investigation by The Houston   
   Chronicle and The San Antonio Express-News. Superstar pastors like Bill   
   Hybels and Andy Savage have been forced to resign over allegations of   
   misconduct. The New York Times also published a recent expose on the “sexual   
   abuse crisis” at Evangelical churches.   
      
   While some churches have apologized for the abuse, few victims have seen any   
   restitution or justice. What’s more, many churches work to protect themselves   
   against the interests of their parishioners, and those victims who do seek   
   justice or even just protection find themselves faced with aggressive legal   
   maneuvering from the churches, many of which use written membership   
   agreements to enforce silence and prohibit any public investigation.   
      
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