"''Preservation of the patriarchal structure underneath it creates a culture that is ripe for abuse,' [Julie] Ingersoll says. 'It’s a place where men are in charge and women are in submission.'"

#evangelicals #churches #SexualAbuse #patriarchy #MaleEntitlement
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"The widespread culture of abuse, cover-up, and denial has been exacerbated by the kind of corruption that arises when friends appoint friends to positions of authority, tamping down any incentives toward transparency and accountability."

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"Sexual abuse in churches has long been thought of as a 'Catholic disease,' but as recent events have shown, it is unchecked power and authority, not celibacy, that is the root of the problem. It is also very much a crisis of the evangelical movement’s own making; in this milieu, commercial incentives have produced a culture where the more charismatic and authoritarian the leader, the more successful the church."

~ Elle Hardy

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newrepublic.com/article/185907…

The Sexual Abuse Scandal That’s Engulfed the Evangelical Movement

A deep, institutional corruption and a near-total aversion to accountability have condemned church leaders to an endless loop of disrepute.

^{The New Republic}

"Should Christian men run America? Hell no, say abuse survivors in new documentary. In ‘For Our Daughters,’ a new film from Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of ‘Jesus and John Wayne,’ abuse survivors argue that if pastors can’t keep their own churches safe, they should not be running the country."

~ Bob Smietana

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Thanks to @jmccyoung for sharing this link.

religionnews.com/2024/09/19/sh…

Should Christian men run America? Hell no, say abuse survivors in new documentary

(RNS) — In ‘For Our Daughters,’ a new film from Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of ‘Jesus and John Wayne,’ abuse survivors argue that if pastors can’t keep their own churches safe, they should not be running the country.

^{Bob Smietana (RNS)}