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• Christian school teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault; more victims suspected
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• Priest faces life imprisonment over third child sex offences conviction

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Religious belief informs ethical understanding. And ethics aren't an individual concern. They're social code of conduct.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Religious belief informs ethical understanding.

one would hope

And ethics aren’t an individual concern. They’re social code of conduct.

seems like wishful thinking

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's sociological. Traditions and taboos aren't unique to religion. Communities form them as a means of building trust between members.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

and yet, the pedos in the news so often skew ecclesiastical or conservative.

so what's that ethical understanding again?

what a gigantic load of horse shit. unless you're asserting the ethics of the church is focused on buggering children, which I would have to concede is amply endorsed by the evidence so far.