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Chicago Tribune: Man Sues Elgin Church Over Fall

According to the lawsuit, the church’s youth pastor had organized a “mummy race,” in which each of four volunteer leaders was wrapped in toilet paper and plastic wrap so their movements were severely restricted. The leaders’ heads were also enclosed in the mummy wrap, limiting their field of vision.

New York Times: Sex-Assault Case Offers Glimpse of an Amish Community

Mr. Mast, who is married with two children and another on the way, stands accused in Wisconsin of incest and the repeated sexual assault of a minor. Meanwhile, officials here have charged him with two counts each of statutory rape and sodomy and one count of sexual misconduct involving a child. Investigators claim that Mr. Mast has victimized at least six girls, ages 5 to 15 — including some outside the Amish community — over the last 10 years. [...] “We tried to work with it ourselves,” said Joseph Wagler, the bishop for a neighboring church. “We punished him, and he owned up to it. We put him away from the church, as a community.” Community members say that in an effort to cure Mr. Mast of his affliction, they excommunicated him on three occasions: in 2004 when he returned from Wisconsin amid accusations that he had raped his cousin; and again in 2009, when new revelations surfaced of his alleged sexual misconduct. The third excommunication came this year, when after a tortuous internal debate, the community appealed to law enforcement.

New York Times: Belgian Church Leader Urged Victim to Be Silent

The former leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium urged a victim of serial sexual abuse by a bishop to keep silent for a year, until the bishop — the victim’s own uncle — could retire, according to tapes made by the victim last April and published over the weekend in two Belgian newspapers.

KPTV Portland: Faith-Healing Couple Facing Criminal Charges

Dale and Shannon Hickman were arraigned Monday on charges of second-degree manslaughter. Their trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 19 at the Clackamas County Courthouse. The Hickmans are the third couple identified as members of the Followers of Christ Church to face criminal charges in the death of a child during the past two years. The church shuns professional medical help in favor of prayer and anointing the sick with oil.

Part of a series that never ends [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] and etc.  Looking through all my articles on child sacrifice, I find that it is not the case that child sacrifice is the exclusive domain of modern day Christians.  They only make up the majority of child sacrifice practitioners.  I hope that prehistoric Toltecs and contemporary Jews will not feel slighted if I emphasize child sacrifice among modern day Christians.  I am influenced by the proximity of a primary alter for child sacrifice.  Just a short drive from where I am sitting now stands the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City, Oregon. Nearly eighty children whose parents attend this church are known to have died from preventable causes since 1955.  And the Oregon Revised Statue for felony murder or first degree manslaughter include exceptions for child sacrifice.  You couldn’t get away with sacrificing your child to the Spirit of Liberty, or Scrappy Doo, or Jenny 8675309.  But if you sacrifice your child in the name of Jesus and you pray with sincerity, with deeply held beliefs, then you’re golden.  Murdering and raping children can be prevented by the simple expedient of talking about these atrocities.  That’s why I publish horrible articles like this.  That’s why Christians from the Amish to the Roman Catholics keep it quiet.  And the difference between my way and the Christian way is why I advocate the withering away of Christianity under the twin suns of reason and scorn.