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• New Discussion Group on Cults and Post-Cult Recovery - Cult-Recovery-And-Discussion (1,382)
  I would like to announce a new discussion group on cults and post-cult recovery - Cult-Recovery-And-Discussion Yahoo! group. This group was created 3 weeks ago and is intended to provide information and support for ex-members of abusive groups.
• Sex Crimes Cover-Up (1,008)
  for decades, priests in this country abused children in parish after parish while their superiors covered it all up. Now it turns out the orders for this cover up were written in Rome at the highest levels of the Vatican.
• Parish Saddened By Priest Sex Abuse Probe (961)
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Parishioners at St. Peter's Church in Plymouth reacted to the news Monday that the Archdiocese of Boston has pulled their pastor off the job after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child 30 years ago.
• Ritual Abuse Info (958)
  Another Blog about Ritual Abuse
• US Church Crisis (899)
  ChurchCrisis.com is a US site for survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic priests and other members of the clergy to share their experiences, and to share information about helpful resources for victims.
• Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse (852)
  Read the 1962 Vatican document (PDF file)
• extreme-abuse-survey (814)
  The Extreme Abuse Survey final results are online with findings, questionnaires and presentations for download as pdf-files. More than 750 pages of documentation
• FACTnet (784)
  Child abuse + child deaths in Cults + Sects + Religious Organizations Because only You have the right to control Your Mind.
• Pastor jailed for sex abuse (778)
  
  A youth pastor was sentenced to eight years in jail yesterday for the calculated sexual abuse of a teenage boy from his Coast church.
  
  The 28-year-old man had pleaded not guilty to maintaining a relationship with the boy, starting when he was 13, for about two years.
• Priest Abuse Victims Release New Allegations (745)
  MILWAUKEE -- Victims of clergy sex abuse and their advocates have renewed a claim that a former Milwaukee archdiocese leader is continuing to engage in a cover-up.
• FW Diocese concealed abuse (724)
  700 pages of unsealed records show 7 priests allowed to stay on job despite repeated warnings
• A conversation about the Catholic Church sex-abuse allegations (719)
  with David France and Bill Blakemore
• Brothers stand accused (715)
  It was a betrayal like no other. Ren Cornellier Sr., now 75, thought the thousands of dollars he spent on tuition every year from 1972 to 1976 for his son's education at Montreal's prestigious Coll ge Notre Dame would be well worth it - until he recently was shown a letter his youngest son, Ren , wrote before dying of AIDS in 1994, detailing the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of four religious brothers beginning when he was just 12 years old.
• Secret Societies (713)
  This section spotlights the many Occult secret societies by which the global elitists share a hidden allegiance to. Freemasons, Skull & Bones, Bohemian Grove, The Committee of 300 and more. Also exposed are the secret rites and occult meanings of various other sects and Illuminati front groups.
• Mind Control (691)
  This section details various forms of mind control perpetrated by senior agents of military intelligences onto public citizens. These covert operations continue today and are protected by law under the National Security Act of 1947. Cults, religious sects and other closed systems are heavily utilized into the programs.
• Current Catholic controversies, part I (665)
  Every so often, I'll feature a small compilation of current Catholic controversies. The following are the first few I've selected.
• Monterey Diocese Agrees To Settle Abuse Case (658)
  SALINAS, Calif. -- The Monterey Catholic Diocese has agreed to a settlement worth more than a $1 million with a man who accused the church of mishandling his sex abuse case.
• Priest found guilty of child sexual abuse (658)
  ROCKVILLE-- A Roman Catholic priest was convicted Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court of sexually abusing an altar boy at a Germantown church more than seven years ago.
• Shelbyville Pastor Jailed On Sex Abuse Charges (655)
  SHELBYVILLE, Ky. -- A Shelbyville pastor is jailed, charged with sodomy and sexual abuse of a child less than 16 years old.
• Affidavit Alleges Sexual Abuse In Catholic Schools (650)
  EL PASO, Texas -- The affidavit, from the David Renteria case, explained a plaintiff, identified as John Doe 1, accused Brother Samuel F. Martinez of sexually abusing him between 1983 and 1985, while Martinez was principal of Cathedral High School.
• NSW Police Force Media (613)
  Not a day goes by without the NSW Police Force being in the news. A dedicated media liaison team handles enquiries from local, interstate and international media, co-ordinates media conferences and issues news releases.
  
  You can access the latest news releases from this site.
• Rest up, Your Catholic Priest Abuse Story Fatigue may Soon be put to the Test (592)
  At this point, there's a good chance that any combination of the words "Catholic priest", "sex" and/or "abuse" cause you to immediately turn the page (or scroll down, as it were). No matter how much we empathize with victims, especially kids, it's hard not to feel battered by the sheer volume of news stories that have been published, especially the onslaught since 2003's landmark settlement against the Boston Archdiocese.
• Priest admitted to gay 'incident,' not sex assault (590)
  CORNWALL - After an alleged sexual abuse victim made a $32,000 settlement with religious officials and agreed to withdraw a criminal complaint, Cornwall's police chief says he took the matter to a bishop who told him the accused priest admitted to a sexual incident and would be sent away for treatment.
• Catholic Priest Facing Sex Abuse Inquiry Commits Suicide in Maine (585)
  DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine Maine's Roman Catholic diocese says a priest committed suicide after he was informed that he would be suspended pending an investigation of his alleged sexual abuse of a minor 29 years ago.
• Man Awarded $3.6 Million In Priest Sex Abuse Case (581)
  BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A jury is awarding a former altar boy nearly $3.6 million because the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington didn't protect him from an abusive priest in the 1970s.
• Child abuse survivors advocate for legal reform (566)
  Ava Miegdzinski endured physical and psychological trauma after being sexually abused as a 4-year-old by a Hebrew school teacher in Providence, R.I.
• Bible Based Cults & Isms (561)
  Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Moonies, TheWay, Branham, International Church of Christ, Children of God (AKA The Family), 2x2's, Local Church, Revival Centers, Christian Science, Christadelphianism, Seventh Day Adventism, etc
• Fetid Fruit (561)
  Fetid Fruit is a clearinghouse of immoral religious hypocrisy in the news. Our Mission is to debunk the myth and propaganda that religiosity is synonymous with morality.
• Kids First Foundation (550)
  Kids First Foundation is a national charity that raises funds to help Australia's abused and neglected children and young people. Funds raised by Kids First Foundation are used to: support services that assist children and young people to recover from the pain and damage caused by abuse and neglect; fund national research to prevent child abuse; support public and professional education programs; advocate for all children and young people to be safe and cared for; and raise awareness about child abuse.
• Retired Catholic Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse (543)
  MILWAUKEE -- A former member of the Christian Brothers religious order who later became a Catholic priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy in Elm Grove in 1978.
• Victim Testifies In Priest Sex Abuse Case (516)
  BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The plaintiff in the latest trial against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vt., took the stand Tuesday.
• Extraordinary claims true: Catholic Church (516)
  The most extraordinary thing about today s allegations of murders during satanic rituals involving a Melbourne priest is not that they ve been made, but that the Catholic Church admitted in writing that it accepted they were substantially true.
• AUDIO John DeCamp and Doug Millar discussing satanic ritual abuse and CIA mind control (507)
  [it is this latest broadcast which resulted in the CIA disinfo agent provocateur Barbara Hartwell now most recently including Dr. Ott in her slanderous attacks against other folks I respect including former FBI division chief Ted Gunderson.
• Expert: Children blame themselves for sex abuse (504)
  
  Durham, N.C. — Children who have been sexually abused by a teacher or other adult often will blame themselves for the abuse, according to a child psychiatrist.
  
  "Probably more so kids than teenagers will blame themselves. They'll think that they were somehow responsible for what happened or they somehow deserved it," said Dr. Kerry Landry, who sometimes works with young sex abuse victims.
• Book argues that 'unnecessary secrecy' hurts everyone in church (503)
  "Nothing to Hide" is a book about "unnecessary secrecy in the conduct of church affairs," written by Russell Shaw, a longtime Catholic writer and church social-communications expert. Shaw believes that, with the exception of the seal of the confessional, "the presumption in the church's day-in, day-out life should favor openness and accountability."
• Australian Sex Offender Registry within the Church (501)
  The Purpose of this Website is to promote awareness / protection, prevent you and those close to you from the potential dangers posed by individuals who have commited sex offences in the past and to deter sex offenders from offending/re- offending.
• Coverup in Catholic Church sex scandal is unacceptable (500)
  Not only did some Roman Catholic clergy try to cover up child molestation crimes, but senior church leaders obstructed justice by relocating some of these perpetrators to new parishes ("More than money," Editorial, July 17).
  
  
• Sylvias Site (495)
  
  Blogging the Cornwall sex abuse inquiry
• Survivor on Catholic child abuse (485)
  The findings of a nine-year inquiry into abuse suffered by children in Catholic institutions in Ireland is to be published.
• Book argues that 'unnecessary secrecy' hurts everyone in church (484)
  "Nothing to Hide" is a book about "unnecessary secrecy in the conduct of church affairs," written by Russell Shaw, a longtime Catholic writer and church social-communications expert. Shaw believes that, with the exception of the seal of the confessional, "the presumption in the church's day-in, day-out life should favor openness and accountability."
• Clergy Sexual Offender List (453)
  Clergy Sexual Offender List
• Satanic Ritual Blamed for Death of Italian Teens (444)
  Satanic Ritual Blamed for Death of Italian Teens
• The Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis (443)
  Reform and Renewal in the Catholic Community
• Jury Selection Underway in Sexual Abuse Case Against Local Pastor (442)
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Jury selection is underway in the case against a local pastor from Kanawha County facing sexual abuse charges.
• Sex Offender Information (436)
  The following are links to various city, county and state sex offender data bases. Each state and local government has it's own laws and rules governing the use and upkeep of their database. At the very minimum, this page serves a starting point for your search.
  
• Voice from the Desert (436)
  Supporting survivors of clergy sexual abuse and examining the cover up, causes, and effects of that abuse
• KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two more lawsuits have been filed accusing the Catholic Diocese of Kansas Ci (432)
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two more lawsuits have been filed accusing the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph of covering up sexual abuse by two priests nearly three decades ago.
• Australian Government NetAlert (431)
  Protecting Australian Families Online
• Sexual Abuse Law Could Allow More Adult Victims to File Lawsuits (429)
  The New York state legislature could soon make it possible for many adult victims of child sexual abuse to file civil suits against their abusers, as well as any institution that enabled that abuse. According to The New York Times, a law that would extend the deadline victims have for filing child abuse lawsuits could finally become law sometime this year.
• Deacon Charged With Lewd Act (427)
  MILWAUKEE -- Police have been targeting Estabrook Park for years trying to stop men from soliciting sex from other men there.
  
  The latest suspect is 48-year-old Jerome Pitchford, long-time deacon of Milwaukee's Holy Redeemer Church of God in Christ.
• Church official refuses to finish deposition (426)
  High-ranking Catholic official accused of covering up child sex-abuse claims broked down crying during testimony.
• The Zalkin Law Firm, P.C. (426)
  Clergy & Sexual Abuse Attorney
• Archive for the Satanic ritual abuse Category (425)
  Ritual Abuse, Mind Control, Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Catholic leaders knew (418)
  The Archdiocese of Denver recently agreed to a $5.5 million sexual abuse settlement covering 18 claims, and it took more than two years. In some ways, it is a bit of a surprise when one remembers that the spiritual leader of the archdiocese often voiced his opinion that he thought victims were only in it for the money.
• Voice from the Desert blog (415)
  Supporting survivors of clergy sexual abuse and examining the cover up, causes, and effects of that abuse. This blog/website is provided as a service to the Catholic Church reform community by Frank Douglas, Tucson, AZ.
• A Tragic Grace: (404)
  The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse (From the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute) (Paperback) by Stephen J. Rossetti (Author) "The first recognition of the prevalence of child sexual abuse in society and its damaging effects on the developing psyche were noted by Sigmund Freud..."
• FBI Launches Investigation Into Sex Cult (403)
  
  The FBI has launched a criminal investigation into a religious sex cult with close ties to San Diego. Many people who were raised in the group say they were sexually abused as children all in the name of God. Federal agents are now taking a closer look.
• Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis (401)
  Richard Sipe examines the continuing sexual crisis facing the Catholic Church today. Has the storm of publicity and controversy caused the church to acknowledge any of the accusations? Will the church accept statistical evidence or alter the way it trains its clergy? How has it come to grips with reforming or retraining abusers? Has it acknowledged the spread of AIDS among its ranks? Why does the church oppress women and react with hostility and fear towards them? Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis addresses these and other questions.
• Hidden-In-Plain-Sight Secret Societies and Cults (399)
  First rule of a secret society: exclusivity. You can?t institute a New World Order if you spend all your time handling new recruits, let alone mediocre ones. To maximize secrecy and success, only the best and the brightest can be involved. What?s more exclusive than the most intelligent top two percent of the population? Think about it.
• Child Abuse in the Catholic Church (397)
  In 1984, the first year of his assignment to the Boston diocese, Cardinal Bernard Law approved the transfer of Father John J. Geoghan to St. Julia's parish in Weston, Massachusetts, despite substantial evidence that Geoghan had sexually abused children during previous assignments. Geoghan had been treated several times for molesting boys and had been removed from at least two parishes for sexually abusing children.
• S.N.A.P. - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (393)
  S.N.A.P. - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (and other Church people) USA: www.survivorsnetwork.org/
  
• Opening BB&N Minds (393)
  Opening BB&N Minds is dedicated to the ideals of the BB&N Community: Honesty, Scholarship, and Kindness The origin of Opening BB&N Minds was a series of conversations during summer 2007 that Daniel Weinreb '89 had with former faculty and administrators about Ted Washburn's tenure at BB&N. During these conversations, well informed people expressed their belief that Washburn may have abused students throughout his tenure. In the first week that it was launched (April 10-April 17), this site was viewed approximately 1900 times.
• How Child Sex Abuse Works (393)
  Why Agudath Israel of America is wrong.
• Should certain cults be prohibited? (390)
  Should certain cults be prohibited?
• Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems (388)
  Scapegoating, Family Secrets, and the Abuse of Power by Candace Reed Benyei
• brokenrites.alphalink.com.au (380)
  Broken Rites supporting church sex-abuse victims
  Broken Rites helps victims of church-related sexual abuse.
• Portland Pastor Arrested On Rape Charges (380)
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland pastor accused of rape was arrested Monday at his home in Ridgefield, Wash.
• Group Decries Catholic Diocese On Child Abuse Case (379)
  SANTA ANA A support group for people abused by clergy said Thursday the case of a Santa Ana priest who tried to seduce a 17-year-old boy with alcohol "smacks of collusion and secrecy on the part of both Catholic and secular authorities."
• Former Charlotte Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse Out Of Jail (376)
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A former Charlotte priest is now out of jail. The Mecklenbug County Sheriffs Website reports Robert Yurgel was released just after 4 p.m. on Friday. Yurgels bond was $225,000, but its not certain how much of that was actually paid. We can confirm that a church group from New Jersey posted the bond.
• A Gospel of Shame: (374)
  Children, Sexual Abuse, and the Catholic Church by Frank Bruni
• Illuminati Pyramid & Satan Worship (370)
  Pay special attention to what happens starting about 20 seconds in. The scene suddenly shifts to a very sinister satanic ritual involving eye/pyramid imagery and the manifestation of a horned beast called the "President of Hollywood."
• $5.8 Million Bail Set For Portland Pastor (369)
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- A judge has set bail at $5.8 million for a Portland church pastor accused of rape.
• Gay Catholics to protest against pope on Sydney's World Youth Day (369)
  Sydney - Gay and lesbian Catholics will demonstrate against Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Sydney next month for the World Youth Day celebrations, an advocacy group said Monday.
• StopSexOffenders.com (361)
  SSO began after an informative mum watched a television news story about sex offender registries. Since there was no one website containing links to all of the sex offender registries, the decision to create a national sex offender registry became very clear.
• Lawsuit: Priest Fondled Teen From First Night In Dorms (358)
  DENVER -- A new child sex abuse lawsuit has been filed against the Theatines, a Catholic religious order based in Colorado.
• AdvocateWeb (357)
  AdvocateWeb is a nonprofit organization providing information and resources to promote awareness and understanding of the issues involved in the exploitation of persons by trusted helping professionals. We are attempting to be a helpful resource for victim/survivors, their family and friends, the general public, and for victim advocates and professionals.
• Catholic sex abuse extradition battle (356)
  Is Australias legal system fairer than New Zealands? Thats the issue at the centre of a lengthy legal battle being fought out in the Federal Court over whether a Catholic priest and a brother should be extradited to face child sex abuse charges in Christchurch.
• Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies a compendium of all things cloaked and covert (352)
  So you think the fillings in your teeth are receiving clandestine radio signals from the World Bank. What to do? First, see your doctor. Second, start studying New York author Arthur Goldwag?s smart new compendium of all things cloaked and covert, Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, the New World Order, and Many, Many More (Vintage, $19.95). With clever little essays on everything from the Order of the Solar Temple to the Symbionese Liberation Army, Goldwag has created a book that?s hard to stop reading?the equivalent of eating a bowl of peanuts (with the accent on nuts ). By the end, you have a clear image of the ?thought contagion? that sometimes causes people to lose the plot so completely that they have to make one up.
• HOLY WATER-GATE (351)
  documentary about decades of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests as church leaders kept silent or actively kept evidence from police.
• News Store (350)
  More than 200 document(s) in Child Abuse Neglect, Sexual Abuse.
• Man claims abuse, sues Diocese, priest (350)
  A Pennsylvania man is suing the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, claiming he was abused by a Capuchin Franciscan Friar.
  
• Sex abuse priest sentenced (349)
  Retired Catholic priest Father John Benedict Corrigan has been given a four-year sentence after admitting sexual abuse.
• Federal appeals court lets Louisville sex-abuse case against Vatican continue (348)
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ A lawsuit can continue against the Vatican alleging that top church officials should have warned the public or authorities of known or suspected sexual abuse of children by priests in the Archdiocese of Louisville, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
• Illuminati Archives (346)
  Illuminati Archives
• COGIC sexual abuse civil trial begins this month in NC (346)
  If mediation fails, the Church of God in Christ will be facing its first public civil trial on sexual abuse October 16 in an Asheville, North Carolina courtroom.
• Minister faces sex abuse charges (345)
  Minister faces sex abuse charges
• RELIGION AND CHILD ABUSE (342)
  AN ARCHIVE OF NEWS ITEMS RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR INFRINGEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, IN A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT. THIS ARCHIVE IS INTENDED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.
• Clergy Abuse (339)
  This page contains information The Rick A. Ross Institute has
  gathered about Clergy Abuse.
• Professor Examines Satanic Abuse Allegations (336)
  Horrible stories of what is forced upon children can be found in books written by psychologists and psychiatrist such as the following. They can be found in a variety of books based upon survivors of ritual abuse. In Chicago, and perhaps elsewhere by this time, there is a special treatment facility for satanic survivors.
  
• Hiding weakness no way to answer sex abuse charges (334)
  While Bishop Geoffrey Robinson was coordinating the response of the Australian Catholic church to sexual abuse by its ministers, he was angered by Vatican officials attempting to silence him. He had asked whether clerical celibacy and the way power was exercised in his church contributed to abuse. He wrote his cogently-argued book because his church seemed to give a higher priority to a good institutional reputation than to concern for truth.
  
• Abuse Scandal Still Echoes Through Catholic Church (334)
  Five years ago this month, The Boston Globe published a series of reports exposing widespread allegations of sex abuse by clergy in Boston and efforts by the Catholic Church hierarchy to cover it up.
• Abuse allegations shake St. John's Abbey (332)
  Abuse allegations shake St. John's Abbey
  
• The Catholic Church and Abuse by Priests (332)
  The scandal of sex abuse by Catholic priests has shaken lay people, priests and bishops alike. As the hierarchy works to address the problems of pedophilia and coverups, many in the pews are demanding accountability and change.
• Stopb Bptist Predators (330)
  Shining light on Baptist clergy sex abuse
• Man arrested in Jeffco on suspicion of internet luring (329)
  A man who narrates Christian CDs has been arrested on suspicion of using the Internet to arrange sex with a teenage girl.
• E Pluribus Umbrage (328)
  The sexual abuse scandal of 2002 is arguably the gravest crisis in the history of the American Catholic Church. Sexual dysfunction, hypocrisy, institutional self-regard, Soviet-style secrecy, pathological hostility to plain dealing -- even the infamous 19th-century nativist fable The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk couldn't support so many anti-Catholic stereotypes.
• We're a Church, Not a Lobby, Catholic Bishop Tells Ethics Probers (328)
  According to the Connecticut Office of State Ethics, the diocese acted as a lobbying organization in March when it rented buses to transport people to a rally in Hartford — the state capital — to protest a bill that would have granted more power to parishioners regarding church finances.
• I dream of a better world (with no pedophile-protecting Popes) (328)
  
  I believe that one day, man will put down his arms and celebrate peace. That enemies will become friends. And that we won’t have a Pope that covers up for Pedophiles.
  
• Deliberations Resume In Church Sex Abuse Trial (327)
  BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The case of a 40-year-old man from Waitsfield, Vt., who is seeking $14 million in damages from the Catholic Diocese of Burlington based on allegations that the reverend molested him between 20 and 50 times is in a jury's hands.
• MapSexOffenders.com (326)
  The purpose of this site is to inform the general community of sex offenders in their area in a straightforward way. Sex offender registries have been on the internet for many years, but they are hard to find and even more difficult to use. MapSexOffenders.com is simply a map so that the data can be easily viewed. Each sex offender is highlighted on the map and you can zoom in to view the offender, address, and other information. The map also links to the state registry for additional information such as the vehicles offenders drive and their convictions. Parents concerned about their neighborhood or those who are moving can use this free service to make sure they are in a safe neighborhood.