Ed: Please see your PM inboxes for my request that the two post imediatly above above be removed or at least moved.
And probably this one also . But in the meantime BL.C readers and the two of you should have the full context of my statement which Christa Brown or some one at SNAP seriously abridged.
My Full Statement was/is: ...
"As for your question "what message it sends to other churches, equally well-intentioned but less-well equipped to deal such issues as including pedophilia and sexual predators" I would hope it sends a message that all churches need to prepare for the potential of such a sad happening occurring among their own. And how to deal redemptively with the issue. In the past 20 years there has been a ton of good materials developed to help churches with such preparation.[b] I would suggest starting with a good Primer of the academic and legal language applied to sexual deviation. They need also to be aware that legal terms are not uniform as they apply to different Political & Economic areas. I would also suggest some classes to help parents of teens learn to retake control of said teens." For the context folk may want to review that entire thread.
Note: That post nor the thread where in the CBF forum, thus I see Aaron Weaver's heads up to me as being totally out of place.