tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506074165016330222024-02-07T04:49:33.324-08:00Christian School ConfidentialBlogging about the Bob Gray saga and all issues related.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-31019594302452721682011-11-18T07:36:00.000-08:002011-11-18T07:38:48.646-08:00Christian School Confidential has moved.For all the new posts, please visit <a href="http://christianschoolconfidential.wordpress.com/">christianschoolconfidential.wordpress.com</a>.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-39799762822094249682011-10-23T17:25:00.000-07:002011-10-23T17:26:05.497-07:00Support UNITED WITH ONE VOICE!<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ybmgYNWfFWQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-20981670978758118502011-10-15T07:59:00.000-07:002011-10-15T08:05:12.253-07:00Christian School Confidential - the novel, now available!Coming soon to amazon.com. . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMskeN0jhJ50w5UhKbQUk-7_RhNua0iHcRntt_l8ol5__FXbkAgawg1B2B1OxpMPd7OGPtgcxcgba5dCUaqJIH-5TGxNGVAr3jhugjqmjsA_en_-BDpM5iEh8GFKaJqpDu3Usj6FHlT-g/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMskeN0jhJ50w5UhKbQUk-7_RhNua0iHcRntt_l8ol5__FXbkAgawg1B2B1OxpMPd7OGPtgcxcgba5dCUaqJIH-5TGxNGVAr3jhugjqmjsA_en_-BDpM5iEh8GFKaJqpDu3Usj6FHlT-g/s320/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663735003061877586" /></a><br /><br />Christian School Confidential<br />a fundamental satire<br />Authored by Dwayne Walker<br /><br />Sarah Starr teaches fifth grade English at Diadem Christian Academy in the desert town of Crane City, California. Adam, her husband, is pursuing a masters in biblical studies when both learn troubling news. Chelsea, their daughter, claims Dr. Roger Bunyan, Jr, founder of Diadem Baptist College and pastor of their church, has molested her.<br /><br />Sarah and Adam want to do the right thing by scripture. Instead of withdrawing her from Diadem Christian Academy, they keep Chelsea at DCA to teach her that Christians can resolve their conflicts in a godly manner.<br /><br />Sarah's odyssey takes her on an insane journey into the absurdities of fundamentalism, internet advocacy, politics, entertainment and mass media evangelism. In the grand tradition of Terry Southern and Gore Vidal!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.createspace.com/3692581">Click here</a> to order.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-40884936605563637222011-09-04T12:08:00.001-07:002011-09-04T15:59:50.381-07:00Baptist Nuns or Troubled Girls?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZriPwmHVsO7-VGtzzO-dKvdbr8eDgZlBvssLmpRKH7qIQVCFFt1mSAwT8rd0pAteDhzhrS247TGeSixaKJDZB_wZ5mfijQRH3T44A5nTJZ0kSAQjsStsfiAtWZA1dMdFbkCiLm1ATMZU/s1600/roloff034.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZriPwmHVsO7-VGtzzO-dKvdbr8eDgZlBvssLmpRKH7qIQVCFFt1mSAwT8rd0pAteDhzhrS247TGeSixaKJDZB_wZ5mfijQRH3T44A5nTJZ0kSAQjsStsfiAtWZA1dMdFbkCiLm1ATMZU/s320/roloff034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648634254879646082" /></a><h5>Left: Lester Roloff as he appears in my high school yearbook.</h5>
<br />Anderson Cooper 360 did a two part segment called 'Ungodly Discipline' about life in the fundamentalist girl's home, Hephzibah House. It included a violent description of a forced gynecological exam by an unlicensed HH worker, the practice of shunning, talking about how you're not going to make it in the outside world and how authorities just do not want to step across the boundaries into the hurdles of parental law and church/state separation.
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<br />This is not limited to Hephzibah House, or even the IFB movement. There are many teen lockdown facilities, accused of abusive tactics, across the country. Some have been endorsed by people ranging from Dr. Phil to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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<br />Independent Fundamental Baptists occupy a special rung in the Inferno for their creative use of the teen behavioral modification industry. Many of the homes are classified as ministries of churches. That way, few will challenge their abusive tactics because government officials do not want to be seen allegedly broaching the wall of separation of church and state.
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<br />Is this hypocritical or what? The same people who called 'separation of church and state' a lie from the devil whenever their rights to proselytize in public schools are challenged are now digging that phrase back up to hide decades of abuse.
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<br />Lester Roloff was mentioned in the Anderson Cooper report. I remember a week long revival in my church, Trinity Baptist of Jacksonville, Florida, that was held by Roloff. A banner with the words 'separation of church and state' was stretched across the auditorium.
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<br />When I look back to my Christian school days, it's difficult to forget the revival meetings conducted by Lester Roloff. His meetings usually turned into sing a longs. Perfect when logic or reason won't hold the congregation's attention!
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<br />I could never figure out his cues to the girls! It seemed his girls would jump up and sing at a moment's notice <I>before</I> Roloff started singing. Did they work this out prior to the meeting? Were the Roloff girls able to absorb the thoughts of their leader the same way the women who followed Charles Manson were able to cue their courtroom antics?
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<br />Bob Gray, pastor of Trinity, called them 'Baptist Nuns'. His nun comment actually was a reference to the girls who stayed at the Victory Home for Girls in Florida. They attended school with us at Trinity Christian Academy and, thus, were spared the educational difficulties experienced by those subject to Accelerated Christian Education. At least, they were able to get into most community and state colleges in Florida.
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<br />When I think of Gray's term 'Baptist Nuns', I realize that's exactly how I regarded the Roloff girls! As 'Baptist Nuns'! I now realize that unconscious way of looking at Roloff girls was part of the problem. Gray, as readers of this blog know, was arrested for multiple accounts of child molestation. Years before his arrest, I spoke with someone about the rumors of Gray's crimes. "You have to understand, one of them has a troubled background." That sentiment would eventually be posted on the Fighting Fundamentalist Forum after his arrest.
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<br />The 'troubled background'? Her deposition revealed she had been forced into Roloff's Bethesda Home. Her mere presence at the facility, regardless of circumstance, would now be used against her to show that she had a troubled background.
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<br />Survivors from the different homes are finally coming together thanks to social networking sites like Facebook.
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<br />There were those who spoke out in the 1970s. They were interviewed for a 60 Minutes report on Lester Roloff. Those who came out of the Roloff schools in that era did not have the option of an internet. If they wanted to keep in contact with others, they needed to have a good memory for last names and access to a telephone book. Those coming out of this system have spoken of a practice called being 'put on separation' in which close friendships are discouraged.
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<br />It became easier to find people after the internet. There were message boards and news groups to post at. One needed to be knowledgeable concerning search engines and key words. There was also the reality, as I found out during the early days of this blog, that if you start making waves you can get kicked out by the powers that be. This would severely limit your ability to acquire information.
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<br />Facebook put an end to the ideological monopoly held by self styled gurus and message board owners. No more would you need to go through a message board to contact an individual. Facebook made it more democratic and even though you can still get booted off groups you can make contacts with individuals within the group. It's very difficult to maintain control over a whole group of people using Facebook since no one has veto power over who can or cannot enter a discussion.
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<br />Naturally, there have been critics of Facebook. Critics have charged teen home survivors with not having a sense of fair play, fighting all the time and that's just from their supporters! Harsh words have been spoken by activists against other activists. It's easy to get panicky when flame wars spring up. If we don't address them, are we aiding in a cover up? If we do, are we expressing division? Are we providing another reason we may delay progress?
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<br />Alexis Parks, in her book <a href="http://www.teenliberty.org/An_American_GULAG.htm"><I>American Gulag</I></a>, writes that a teenager's challenge to parental and social values must be treated with "respect, honest dialogue, and an example of tolerance and self-questioning." Parks writes, "Striving for independence is a necessary a stage of development as crawling is to an infant."
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<br />What is true for an individual is probably true for groups. An individual can't change unless s/he wants to. A group or nation can't change unless the majority of people want to. That can't happen without a national dialogue. We can't reason with the nation unless we can first reason with ourselves! That's the stage we're at now.
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<br />We're doing a pretty good job of piercing the national media. ABC News and Mother Jones have produced articles and profiles of survivors and both have mentioned a convention the Survivors of Institutional Abuse plan on having in February 24-26 in 2012.
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<br />This is an on-going process. Speaking as someone who, although never in a teen lockdown facility, did experience IFB education, I can say that many of us weren’t brought up learning the Seven Effective Habits of Successful People. We were not taught to work and play well with 'heathens'. Those prejudices were instilled in us during our formative years. Of course, we're going to have some growing pains! That's what all this is.
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<br />We need to accept that nothing is going to come quickly or easily. If we want success, we must sometimes make decisions based on cold reality. We're going to have to develop a degree of toleration for different viewpoints. Most of us have been alone as we carried the battle on our shoulders for decades before we even realized there were others in the battle. There are others in the battle. Some with more experience. Others with more passion. Most with their own ideas about how the battle should be fought. Some of us won't be in the battle for the long term. It will be like tag team wrestling. <I>You're it!</I>
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<br />Baptist Nuns or Troubled Girls? It's the Baptist equivalent of Madonna/Whore.
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<br />They are neither nuns nor 'troubled girls'. They are adult women with the same problems all of us, male or female, have when it comes to dealing with trauma while living in America during a recession. Nevertheless, the shared trauma must be addressed.
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<br />CNN: <a href="http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/01/video-ungodly-discipline-investigation/?hpt=ac_mid"> Anderson Cooper 360 <I>Ungodly Discipline</I></a>
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<br />ABC: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/independent-fundamental-baptist-discipline-call-tough-love-abuse/story?id=13310172">Biblical Reform School Discipline: Tough Love or Abuse?</a>
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<br />MOTHER JONES: <a href="http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/08/new-bethany-ifb-teen-homes-abuse?page=1">Horror Stories From Tough-Love Teen Homes.</a>
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<br />SIA Organization: <a href="http://sia-now.org">Survivors of Institutional Abuse.</a>
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<br />Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-69386669801633456532011-05-15T11:29:00.000-07:002011-05-15T11:30:12.885-07:00Our Pastor Molested Me, Now What?<em><a href="https://www.createspace.com/3602394"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-9" title="Picture 7" src="http://ourpastor.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/picture-72.png?w=202" alt="" width="202" height="300" /></a>Our Pastor Molested Me, Now What?</em> is not a biography but I am presenting the fruits of my efforts from 1992 to 2011 upon learning that my former fundamentalist pastor, Bob Gray (Trinity Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL) had been accused of multiple charges of child molestation.<br /><br />The problem of child abuse and collusion (its partner in crime) is worse than we expected. The cover up first begins in families, then eventually extends into the corporate world. We see the results of child abuse in everything from looking the other way when police abuse their authority, to people shrugging off various degrees of corruption in their businesses, communities, and government.<br /><br />If you can cover up child abuse in your family and church, it is a piece of cake to cover up other scandals within your government. We learn to cover up from our families and so-called moral leaders. When will we grasp that the final fruit of child abuse is nothing less than the disintegration of a nation?<br /><br />The major reason churches, and corporations, turn their heads when one of their own is caught abusing a child, is because they are afraid the scandal will prompt investigations leading to the loss of their personal liberties. When will government, business and church leaders realize the more they cover up the crimes of their cronies the more they put freedom at risk?<br /><br />Don’t they realize that when people grasp how unreliable private industry and churches have been when covering up the dirty deeds of their child molesting friends, a knee jerk reaction amongst the citizenry, which will result in more controls, is to be expected? And rightly so!<br /><br />It is a shame that I even have to mention the loss of freedom in the same context as fighting child abuse. Isn’t fighting child abuse a reason in itself? Do I really need to parade the threat of freedom’s loss in order to get churches, and businesses, motivated to police themselves?<br /><br />If we do not police ourselves, people will eventually demand a tighter regulation on churches, girl’s homes and other organizations that supposedly exist to serve the interest of the American family.<br /><br />This book is a tool designed to open people’s eyes to the threat child abusers, and their corporate enablers pose to the freedom of us all.<br /><br />We cannot afford to wait for religious organizations to purify their ranks nor can we wait for our government to 'catch on'. It is our responsibility to arm ourselves with knowledge that will empower us to stand up to our abusers and hold them accountable.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.createspace.com/3602394">Click here</a> to order.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-34832457873656697792011-04-29T10:56:00.000-07:002011-04-29T11:00:01.920-07:00AA headmaster's resignation not tied to abuse investigation.Article: <a href="http://sia-now.org/comment.php?comment.news.14">AA headmaster's resignation not tied to abuse investigation.</a><br /><br />I am quoted in this article which mentions that 'rumors' have been spread that the headmaster was fired because he made inquiries regarding abuse. The truth is about to come out as many survivors of New Bethany are doing interviews and are giving accounts of their abuse that have long been repressed.<br /><br />Here is a letter to the editor I just sent to the Amelia Monitor:<br /><br />Thanks for publishing that article about Amelia Academy. I would also like to thank Dr. George Martin for making the inquiries into the abuse allegations concerning the teacher responsible for many nightmares experienced by the victims from New Bethany, a school that was closed down due to inquiries regarding abuse. It was not our intentions for anyone to get fired over this. Even though Mr. Anderson, the new headmaster states the inquiry had nothing to do with Martin's dismissal, that's a pretty difficult pill for some of us to swallow.<br /><br />My former pastor, the late Bob Gray of Trinity Baptist Church and founder of Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) was charged with over five counts of child molestation with many victims spanning decades. One of them clear back to 1949! I'm sure he would have passed a background check and been declared an asset to the school he founded.<br /><br />We are not spreading rumors. Here are the facts: Dr. Martin communicated with New Bethany survivors after being contacted by a concerned parent to make an inquiry into abuse. He did and we now hear he was fired. Our experience has shown that when private schools have no oversight regarding these matters, the potential to either ignore or cover up such abuse is pretty high. What do you think our conclusions might be?<br /><br />Pardon us if we harbor some doubt as to the integrity of Mr. Anderson's denial. If Martin was fired for making the inquiries, that is more of a threat to the safety of the children of Amelia Courthouse than a teacher who, although passing a background check, has a string of survivors sounding the warning call of abuse.<br /><br />Dwayne WalkerMr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-43147043967823456412011-04-12T08:59:00.001-07:002011-04-12T09:01:38.818-07:00Biblical Reform School Discipline: Tough Love or Abuse?I am so pleased to bring this article to you. I am on the board of <a href="http://sia-now.org">SIA Organization</a> and we played a role in introducing writer Susan Donaldson James to Brittany Campbell and Donna Maddox who are both in the article. <br /><br />Kudos to both women for their courage in speaking out!<br /><br />Article: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/independent-fundamental-baptist-discipline-call-tough-love-abuse/story?id=13310172&page=1:>Biblical Reform School Discipline: Tough Love or Abuse?Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-86919193064100370382011-04-09T16:10:00.000-07:002011-04-09T16:11:29.270-07:0020/20's expose of the IFB scored a #1 with the Nation!<a href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/09/abc-hits-a-13-week-high-on-friday-with-young-adults/88813">ABC Hits a 13-Week High on Friday with Young Adults.</a><br /><br />Excerpt: <br /><br />ABC’s 20/20 finished #1 in the 10 o’clock hour for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49. The ABC newsmagazine also won the hour among key Women (W18-33/W18-49) 20/20 featured Elizabeth Vargas’ yearlong investigation into the Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-63278200788008449702011-04-06T12:21:00.000-07:002011-04-06T12:23:47.508-07:00A religious subculture I never heard of? Really?Didn't Mike Wallace say something like this when Jimmy Carter ran for President? </I"Many Americans have never heard the phrase, born again!"</I>
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<br />The fundamentalists practically control the military and the rest of the country and now L.A. and NYC are finally catching on? Will be watching!
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<br />This Friday on 20/20:<a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/pressroom/2011/04/a-religious-sub-culture-many-americans-have-never-heard-of-yet-has-thousands-of-churches-across-the-.html">A RELIGIOUS SUB-CULTURE MANY AMERICANS HAVE NEVER HEARD OF, YET HAS THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ... CHURCHES THAT CRITICS CLAIM CAN FOSTER PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE.</a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-69168889906780165502011-03-25T11:18:00.001-07:002011-03-25T11:19:55.954-07:00James Dean molested by minister.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHZBhnfkjcyDdWDr4QY8kSbCkaU7Pk07Y1PdM3YJGDiJbvEppAAQPbhRoSVqhsE089Z3ncbsY_7N27ijEMfCsJxGYM8EzipMrPbZIQRmh6zYbILtDfdjoYUl654Ubh-OhaOCfpVUB3B8/s1600/s-JAMES-DEAN-large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHZBhnfkjcyDdWDr4QY8kSbCkaU7Pk07Y1PdM3YJGDiJbvEppAAQPbhRoSVqhsE089Z3ncbsY_7N27ijEMfCsJxGYM8EzipMrPbZIQRmh6zYbILtDfdjoYUl654Ubh-OhaOCfpVUB3B8/s200/s-JAMES-DEAN-large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588083953778711794" /></a><br />Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/25/james-dean-molested-by-minister_n_840495.html">Elizabeth Taylor revealed James Dean was molested by minister.</a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-86744805053971856192011-03-22T22:54:00.000-07:002011-03-22T23:14:11.048-07:00Michele Tresler Ulriksen, author of Reform at Victory, dead at 41.from <a href="http://sia-now.org/comment.php?comment.news.9">the Survivors of Institutional Abuse.</a><p><br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMDA4NTk2MzI*NDYmcHQ9MTMwMDg1OTcyOTU3MiZwPTI2Njc1MSZkPXR2b1ZpZGVvUGFnZSZnPTMmbz*zZDNmMmQ2/MTQ2NDc*M2RhODVhMDAzOGI3OGExODkxMCZvZj*w.gif" /><embed src="http://www.tvo.org/video/tvoMain.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="486" height="412" name="flashObj" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="videoRefID=74735468001&videoPlay=manual&gig_lt=1300859632446&gig_pt=1300859729572&gig_g=3" ></embed><p><br /><br />Michele Tresler-Ulriksen, author of <I>Reform at Victory</I>, is reported to be dead at 41. Details are sketchy, but the spokesperson at her Facebook profile writes that Michele died of accidental overdose. The Survivors of Institutional Abuse, an organization Michele volunteered her services for, cannot give details of her death until further information. Most of her adult life was taken up with writing and publishing <I>Reform at Victory</I>, a memoir of her time at Victory Christian Academy in Ramona, CA, a teen lockdown facility that was closed down due to abusive practices in 1992. It also concerned Carrie Dunn, whose pseudonym in the book is Christi, a girl who died on premises after a stack of drywall fell on her.<br /><br />Michael Palmer, the man portrayed in <I>Reform at Victory</I> as ‘Brother P’, allegedly tried to open a home in Iowa. Michele contacted the local media and authorities concerning Palmer’s connection to the abusive school he operated in Ramona, CA. The Fort Dodge Messenger published Troubling Legacy by Abigail McWilliam in 2009 that reported Palmer was scoping out buildings in that area.<br /><br />“The last place she said Palmer might be opening a home is in Hawaii!” said Dwayne Walker, director of media and research at SIA Organization. “<br /><br />Jodi Hobbs, the President of SIA Organization, credits Michele’s book and dogged pursuit of Palmer’s whereabouts for inspiring her to create SIA Organization.<br /><br />“The Survivor’s of Institutional Abuse would not be here without Michele.” Jodi says, “Michele inspired others to speak out and share their own testimony of what happened to them. She was an advocate of getting the laws changed and spoke out at numerous events against abuse. Her tireless efforts changed many lives and gave others the strength and courage to come forward. SIA Organization’s first convention will be dedicated in her honor for her commitment and tireless efforts in getting the word out and speaking against institutional abuse.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Condolences are being left on her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1701387565">Facebook profile</a>.<br /><br />Links and Articles:<br /><br /><a href="http://reformatvictory.com">Reform at Victory</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/513243.html">Troubling Legacy by Abigail McWilliam</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="<br />http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/09_may_jun/Ulriksen.html">Lockdown: Are Teens and Taxpayers Paying the Price for ‘Christian Reform Schools? by Michele Ulriksen</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="<br />http://girlsofvcanews.blogspot.com/2010/03/research-on-tough-love-christian-reform.html">How Faith Based Initiatives help unlicensed reform schools thrive by Michele Ulriksen</a><br /><br /><a href="http://christianschoolconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/03/reform-at-victory-survivors-story_12.html">Christian School Confidential article about <I>Reform at Victory</I></a>.<p>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-21670809722806334782011-02-16T21:48:00.000-08:002011-02-16T22:21:19.485-08:00United With One Voice!<object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_feEcI4fXc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_feEcI4fXc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />The teen behavorial modification industry is a billion dollar business leaving a trail of human wreckage in its wake. In February 20012, survivors who were abused as children in child care facilities will come together in Long Beach, CA for healing, empowerment and to share their stories with the world!<br /><br />"What I want to do is bring about awareness, empowerment and healing to adults who have been in these types of circumstance."<br /><br />Jodi Hobbs<br />President of SIA Organization<br />and survivor of facility in Ramona, CA<br /><br />"I am happy to no longer be alone. Yet heartbroken, that there are so many of us. Together I really believe, we can finally be heard!"<br /><br />survivor of facility in Arcadia, LA.<br /><br />The Survivors of Institutional Abuse invite you to join us as we stand united with one voice!<br /><br />For more info:<br /><br /><a href="http://sia-now.org">sia-now.org</a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-75363001179870269112011-02-16T21:43:00.000-08:002011-02-16T21:47:38.246-08:00Oregon is one of the few states trying to do something about a national problem.from: <a href="http://reformatvictory.blogspot.com/2011/02/child-abuse-bill-goes-to-house.html">Child Abuse Bill goes to House Judiciary Committee</a><br /><br />HB2721 has been introduced in Oregon to repeal Oregon's religious defenses to homicide, manslaughter and ciminal mistreatment of children so that all laws will require all parents to obtain medical care for sick children, regardles of their religious beliefs.<br /><br />The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on this bill on Feburary 21. Please urge your state legislator to vote for HB2721.<br /><br />For more information, please contact "Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty" at 503-584-1455 and the email is: <a href="mailto:rita@childrenshealthcare.org">rita@childrenshealthcare.org</a>.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-38582907473541483682011-01-29T22:56:00.000-08:002011-01-29T23:03:19.796-08:00Bloodbath the MovieBloodbath the Movie is a documentary about Elizabeth McGrath. She was forced to attend Victory Christian Academy in Ramona, CA. That's the abusive school which was run by Michael Palmer who, after the school was closed in 1992, was ordered never to work with children in the state of California. <br /><br />I played a role in the school getting shut down by introducing a former student to a cable access producer. He interviewed her while I ran camera and helped edit the final product. The producer, a man named Jon Boag, took the video to the Department of Children's Services. Within the scope of a year, an investigation commenced and the school was closed down.<br /><br />Survivors of Victory contacted me wishing to hold a reunion. Elizabeth was at the reunion and portions of the documentary were actually shot on VCA property. I was also interviewed.<br /><br />Guess what? Debbie Harry is scheduled to introduce Bloodbath when it premieres at NYC's Museum of Modern Art on February 12, 2011. <br /><br />For info on the movie: <a href="http://bloodbaththemovie.com/">Bloodbath</a>.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xBSR0yr73n0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-76077050554524451452011-01-26T22:48:00.000-08:002011-01-26T22:49:47.847-08:00BIBLE MADNESS! Now streaming!<a title="Bible Madness " href="http://youtube.com/biblemadness" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-101" title="Bible Madness" src="http://walkertown.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/bm1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="177" /></a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-56226865935185677682010-11-22T22:24:00.001-08:002010-11-22T22:38:43.596-08:00SIA Organization planning Convention in 2012 for survivors of abusive schools.SIA Organization (Survivors of Institutional Abuse) will host a convention in 2012 for survivors of unlicensed girls and boys homes. The time and place will be announced in early 2011 but it is expected to take place in early 2012 in Southern California.<br /><br />Los Angeles, being the media capital that it is, is a prime place for survivors of many homes and unlicensed schools to come together and have their story heard. It will also be healing and empowering to meet others that will validate what survivors have been through collectively.<br /><br />The inspiration for this convention is rooted in the successful reunions that have been held by survivors of other reform schools across the country. Survivors of Victory Christian Academy held their reunion in August 21, 2010 where a tree was planted on the property that once housed VCA in memory of Carey Dunn, and other victims, who have died as a result of abuse or injury incurred at unlicensed and abusive youth facilities. Survivors of New Bethany, which was closed following an investigation into the death of Guy Richardson, held their reunion around the same time.<br /><br />A video posted of the VCA reunion drew interest from survivors of other homes, including New Bethany, Hephzibah House, New Horizons, and the Victory Girls Home in Florida (no relation to VCA in Ramona). The dedication and enthusiasm of survivors to get the word out on the abuse still happening in many of these facilities has inspired us to work together.<br /><br />We have done a lot on our own but more can be accomplished if we work together.<br /><br />If you are a survivor and would like to be involved in the planning of this convention, please visit <a href="http://sia-now.org">sia-now.org</a> or contact: <a href="mailto:sia.jodi@gmail.com">sia.jodi@gmail.com</a>.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-6461754343088804462010-11-09T08:46:00.001-08:002010-11-09T08:57:36.759-08:00Reactions for 'They Didn't Forget'<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9xuGFo1K304?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9xuGFo1K304?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />visit <a href="http://media.causes.com/930916">http://media.causes.com/930916</a> to read more comments about this video.<br /><br />There are a few people who keep checking this blog but, by and large, all the action has switched to facebook. Partially because you can't get kicked off! Also, I like the idea that other people, unrelated to churches or this issue, can casually notice that a friend has been a victim, or survivor, and learns more about the issue of abuse by religious officials than if they visited a niche website.<br /><br />I don't even give the YouTube address much business beyond embedding it on blogs and profiles. There are more comments about 'They Didn't Forget' at facebook's causes than YouTube.<br /><br />Here's a sampling:<br /><br />"This makes me so angry. I hope all these victims find closure one day. I am sure their PTSD will always haunt them. Torture and emotional rape...all in the name of God." Dwayne D.<br /><br />"I'd like to revisit my reform school behind the controls of a monster bulldozer. Unfortunately, it's located in the Dominican Republic. Good work, Dwayne." Julia Scheeres<br /><br /><br />"What happened in this school was very disturbing and has shaped the character of so many. I pray that we can transform the pain and trauma into the strength of who we really are inside, courageous women full of compassion and peace." <br />Christa Munsell Baschung<br /><br />There are other comments as well, including one heartfelt comment from a survivor of New Bethany's boy's homes. <br /><br />Causes asks the question, 'What does this video mean to you?'. So, I answered it!<br /><br />"This video matters to me because of the reactions. It shows there are others who have been affected and not just a hobby horse of one or two individuals. This is an issue that does affect people throughout the country. <br /><br />If this is truly a billion dollar industry there must be rising groundswell of people, feeling unrecognized because of the lack of church, media, and government concerns, that grow more and more everyday. Of course, they can't take action because of attitudes that, in some cases, were literally beaten into them. Little things like saying 'you're wrong' or the reality that you have to find a political solution since church leaders, and even some children's advocates, aren't going to do anything about because they're afraid of appearing anti-religious. This means we have to take the human wreckage and literally put it in the face of those who would rather not comment. That's what this short video does. <br /><br />HR911, which would have regulated these homes on a national level, appears dead in the Senate. If you look at who voted against it, it was predominately along party lines. Democrats tended to vote for regulation while most republicans voted against it. And yet, even victims of homes are shy about addressing that twist in the plot because no one wants to be called a 'liberal'---not even liberals want to be called liberals it seems! <br /><br />Then there's the 'Movie of the Week' syndrome. People shy about telling their stories because they're either afraid of retribution or fear that putting their story in public would rob them of their opportunity of selling their story. Huh? Before the story can be sold, it first has to break press and become a topic of national debate. Seriously, I've met more than one like that. <br /><br />The Victory story alone requires the story of six people to get a thorough understanding of how the homes came about, how they closed, and how Palmer, no longer running homes, probably because of the vigilance of survivors, now finds himself working as an escort taking teens from their parents to the various homes. <br /><br />The most disturbing part is how many I've met who have confirmed a suspicion of mine. That some who were sent to the home had already been abused, or molested, by family members or church officials. One of the victims in the Bob Gray scandal revealed, in her deposition, that after she became pregnant (not by Gray) she was immediately sent off to Lester Roloff's Bethesda Home and her boyfriend shipped off to Jerry Falwell's complex in Lynchberg, VA. <br /><br />It's like a throwback to the days when rich people would send their problem children far away so they'd stop being an embarrassment to their families. Some of these places are a veritable 'house of secrets' and I'm surprised more child advocates aren't looking into the abuses reported from these homes. <br /><br />In the long run, it will probably be a long run. . . <br /><br />As the number of people grow who aren't afraid to tell their story in public, perhaps we will see a gradual turn not just against these places but for some type of regulation.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-88767144771058636082010-11-02T22:39:00.000-07:002010-11-02T22:41:51.444-07:00Survivors of Institutional Abuse launch a movement.Survivors of Victory Christian Academy, an unlicensed girls home that<br />operated in Ramona, California, until it was closed because of abusive<br />practices in 1992, held a reunion on school property on August 21,<br />2010. <br /><br />Video of the reunion premiered last week on YouTube and<br />received praise from JESUS LAND author, Julia Scheeres. Scheeres,<br />whose memoir chronicled her time at a teen behavioral modification<br />center in the Dominican Republic, wrote, on her facebook profile, "I<br />would like to revisit my reform school behind the controls of a monster<br />bulldozer."<br /><br />Survivors of New Bethany and Hephzibah House also expressed solidarity<br />with the VCA women and are planning their reunions as well.<br /><br />HR911, which was due to be discussed in the Senate this year but<br />appears dead, would regulate homes like Victory Christian Academy,<br />Hephzibah House, and New Bethany.<br /><br />Jodi Hobbs, the woman responsible for organizing the reunion, has<br />formed the non profit organization, Survivors of Institutional Abuse,<br />which aims to unite victims of the different homes for healing and<br />empowerment.<br /><br />Carey Dunn, a fifteen year old girl, was killed on VCA property in<br />1998. Heather Tierney, who was locked in a small closet called 'the<br />Get Right Room', recalls hearing helicopters on the day Carey was<br />crushed by a stack of plywood while doing construction on the home.<br />"I thought they were hear to rescue me." she remembers.<br /><br />The women planted a tree in memory of Carey Dunn, and others who<br />suffered abuse, or death, at homes like Victory Christian Academy.<br /><br />View 'They Didn't Forget':<br /><br />Facebook: <a href="http://media.causes.com/930916?p_id=28498111&s=fb_feed"> 'They Didn't Forget' at facebook causes.</a><br /><br />YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xuGFo1K304"> 'They Didn't Forget' at YouTube.</a><br /><br />Survivors of Institutional Abuse: <a href="http://sia-now.org">sia-now.org</a>.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-9469326332842848942010-10-26T08:30:00.000-07:002010-10-26T09:51:28.887-07:00They Didn't Forget<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9xuGFo1K304?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9xuGFo1K304?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />What is really interesting about my latest video is, within a few short days of the girls of Victory going to their reunion, five survivors of New Bethany also visited their place of incarceration. The women of Hephzibah House also joined together to file complaints. It's like the beginning of a growing movement.<br /><br />SIA, the organization I am now part of, encourages survivors of teen residential facilities, no matter what form they take (children's homes, foster care, gay to straight centers), to have reunions. Virtual or otherwise.<br /><br />Just being together and sharing experiences is therapeutic. In time, as the numbers grow, public attention will be drawn to the crimes occurring at these places.<br /><br />Carey Dunn, a girl incarcerated at VCA, was killed after a stack of wood fell on her. Carey's death at VCA was swept under the rug. The women of VCA refused to let her death go unnoticed and planted a tree in her memory on the grounds of the home. They share the tree with survivors from other homes who experienced abuse.<br /><br />The original proprietor of VCA set up shop in Florida after he was forbidden from working with children in the state of California. He now operates an escort business designed to shuttle young victims from their home to the teen gulags. The home he operated in Florida was accredited by the Florida Association of Child Caring Agencies. That's the same organization responsible for accrediting Camp Tracey in North Florida which also experienced allegations of abuse.<br /><br />Never forget: one of the survivors in the Bob Gray case was SENT to a Lester Roloff home after she became pregnant. It's a toss up as to how many girls and boys sent to these places really need this type of treatment. During the Victory reunion, I only spoke with one person who admitted to being so far gone on drugs that she allows that the detox experienced was necessary.<br /><br />Most were sent because of basic teenage behavior that clashes with fundamentalist values. Dark makeup, questioning beliefs, changing musical tastes, or worse: talking about molestation and abuse experienced in their homes and churches. <br /><br />There were two I met at the VCA reunion who fit the latter category. There are others. Believe me, homes like VCA, New Bethany, and Hephzibah House are where the secrets, and skeletons in the closet, are kept.<br /><br />FACCCA: <a href="http://www.faccca.com/members_list.htm">List of places accredited by FACCA.</a><br />SIA ORGANIZATION: <a href="http://sia-now.org">sia-now.org</a>.<br />WOMEN OF HEPHZIBAH HOUSE: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxxubad0NA">FOX 28 News Report.</a><br />WOMEN OF NEW BETHANY: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=47662185377">See pictures from their reunion on the facebook page.</a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-78194416917093424892010-09-03T20:03:00.000-07:002010-09-03T20:10:49.791-07:00Pentagon declines to investigate its own.Article: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100903/us_yblog_upshot/pentagon-declined-to-investigate-hundreds-of-purchases-of-child-pornography">Pentagon Declined to Investigate Hundreds of Purchases of Child Pornography.</a><br /><br />Sometimes I think it's too easy taking potshots at fundamentalist preachers, although I do understand there is a strong fundamental Christian viewpoint dominant in the military. <br /><br />If you accuse a pastor you will get supporters on your side. If you accuse a high ranking military official, or even a police officer, not too many people will stand by you! Not in public, anyway. So, stick to rock stars and preachers if you want to vent.<br /><br />If you're really so gung ho, go for the people who can deprive you of life, liberty and justice! Now that takes bravery.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-64304554478073289912010-08-29T13:54:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:41:27.054-07:00a tree was planted in Ramona<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwiayC6YjpP-ljIP8l_dabmYC4wjdcHutdYDtxaj0vvcqOC07zmZ_Wd5TEIT9fuPmdepCFrNUAteW_1qHJ8lA0xex19b2jH0DQJgkjH-5b4KwLBS-pyLnweaBZM4MMYh2S3BhOBchpWY/s1600/IMG_4383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwiayC6YjpP-ljIP8l_dabmYC4wjdcHutdYDtxaj0vvcqOC07zmZ_Wd5TEIT9fuPmdepCFrNUAteW_1qHJ8lA0xex19b2jH0DQJgkjH-5b4KwLBS-pyLnweaBZM4MMYh2S3BhOBchpWY/s200/IMG_4383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511304462212372258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdn5HB4VjxQawoMccvRc1OV0g1VGE8sNkqAt6LTpEgX-MvgKurc_zQ5Xr7OJQ0hkTM6vk5C9KtsxGVP-xU6GhmDBVhD-Mcp9ic0N0CP87FsUIqjbTwc0dUZ2YXT0qlpbos8fmhyphenhyphenjLaK8/s1600/IMG_4390.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdn5HB4VjxQawoMccvRc1OV0g1VGE8sNkqAt6LTpEgX-MvgKurc_zQ5Xr7OJQ0hkTM6vk5C9KtsxGVP-xU6GhmDBVhD-Mcp9ic0N0CP87FsUIqjbTwc0dUZ2YXT0qlpbos8fmhyphenhyphenjLaK8/s200/IMG_4390.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510941989182820850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMNTfHGM-25Lh7gRqrtq0l3kW8FGr64RN-LX6QXew4x_JhzOQ13u1nwRSmsJ-qlRQt_DB25Vro9eucEqV2aSdo9of7JJZr-FeUuGRaf0cEcJAHuuZfUyAJBITvVXelxBpjYiio0oVbmI/s1600/Picture+23.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMNTfHGM-25Lh7gRqrtq0l3kW8FGr64RN-LX6QXew4x_JhzOQ13u1nwRSmsJ-qlRQt_DB25Vro9eucEqV2aSdo9of7JJZr-FeUuGRaf0cEcJAHuuZfUyAJBITvVXelxBpjYiio0oVbmI/s200/Picture+23.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510940163755329410" /></a><br /><br /><br />The image above is a portion of between 15-20 women, each a resident of the former girls home, Victory Christian Academy (Ramona, CA). They are holding hands and having a moment of silence for those who are no longer with us. Some died horrible deaths via domestic violence. Another was killed on the premises of Victory Christian Academy. <br /><br />I almost bailed on them. I'm so glad they talked me into going down there! <br /><br />If you'd like to see those pictures from the Victory Christian Academy reunion held last in Ramona, CA, click here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=35429320847&topic=15103">Fundamentalist Girls Home Reunions!</a><br /><br />You must be a member of facebook to see these photos.<br /><br />The comments from survivors of other abusive homes have been quite moving. <br /><br />That little tree planting could be the start of a movement as other girls/boys home survivors begin returning to the places of their incarceration. Why? To get the closure denied them by friends, family, or, for that matter, the local authorities.<br /><br />Excerpts:<br /><br /><I>"Thanks, Dwayne! MUCH has happened because of this!"</I><br /><br /><I>"I have tears, and they are good tears!"</I><br /><br />Notice in the picture our tree is planted right next to the fence. The current pastor helped us dig a hole to plant it. He was told about what the women experienced. Perhaps things are changing for the better?<br /><br />Visit this post to read about the place formerly known as Victory Christian Academy:<br /><br /><a href="http://christianschoolconfidential.blogspot.com/2010/06/testimonies-of-victory.html">Testimonies of Victory.</a><br /><br />This event was sponsored by the Survivors of Institutional Abuse. 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Bobby Jindal signs bills allowing guns in church.</a><br />Considering all the lawsuits about child molestation and abuse, do we really want people going to church with their guns?<br /><br />I can easily imagine one law abiding citizen getting carried away with shouting his amen's then and getting so caught up 'in the spirit' before he pulls out his gun and shoots it for added effect.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-6709134623405577132010-07-07T05:53:00.001-07:002010-07-07T05:54:22.666-07:00Launch Event postponed.Launch Event postponed until a later date.<br /><br />For more info:<br /><br /><a href="http://childwithinblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/launch-event-postponed.html">Launch Event postponed.</a>Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650607416501633022.post-57739902722387948312010-06-25T16:00:00.000-07:002010-06-25T16:16:10.945-07:00not advocating graves should be violated, just sayin'Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/25/vatican-outraged-over-pol_n_625774.html">Vatican 'Outraged' Over Police Raid Of Archbishops' Graves In Sex Abuse Probe.</a><br /><br />Belgian police officials raided the graves of archbishops to see if incriminating documents, related to child abuse scandals of the Catholic Church, had been placed in the caskets. Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, Belgium's current archbishop, is quoted in the below article, as condemning the search of the cathedral, saying that is stuff for "crime novels and 'The Da Vinci Code."<br /><br />SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, approved of the raid, and urged police and prosecutors to use their full powers to gain access to church records.<br /><br />Now, ya'll wanna hear something that'll make some people mad? And yet, after the reading this article, seems very appropriate?<br /><br />When I went to Jacksonville for the public awareness meeting regarding clergy's abuse of children back in 2008, I was intrigued by accounts of the funeral of Bob Gray. Accounts had parents of victims holding pictures of their children, at the age they were during the abuse, sitting on the front row. Apparently, people also wrote notes of closure and placed them in the coffin. <br /><br />I speculated in this blog (article now removed) whether or not 'other items', not just notes from victims and their parents, might have also been placed in the casket.<br /><br />Now we read that Belgian police kinda had the same idea about their religious leaders and subsequently raided the graves of archbishops?<br /><br />I'm not suggesting any graves be violated, just sayin' stranger things have happened.Mr6http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726923838417573949noreply@blogger.com0