May peace find you soon.

As to your earlier point regarding Eastern religions/spiritualities, I find it odd you would bring it up as though child sexual abuse is not unfortunately ubiquitous and not limited to a geographical area or belief system. Here are some examples from a cursory Google search:

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/alarm-bells-sounded-over-child-abuse-in-thailands-buddhist-temples/

https://groundviews.org/2023/05/09/betrayal-of-trust-child-abuse-by-buddhist-monks/

https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1782969/temples-no-longer-safe-for-children

It definitely is.

Good job. You finally made it!

You finally did the "Google search" to see what someone like myself already knows!

No religion is exempt from doing evil.

I'm proud of you dude!

This post was edited by SwamiVivekananda on Apr 8 2024 11:24pm

And not all religions are as relevant to the discourse happening in Western countries, hence the focus on Abrahamic religions in this thread.

Isn't it fascinating how it took you an hour to do a "google search" when I was waiting since my original post.

Guess I got you all emotional and you forgot how to think.

edit: Now actually research those 3 links you shared and you'll find...

1) Fake monk selling drugs and pimping hoes

2) Fake guru grooming kids and pretending he was the reincarnation of the actual guru who died

3) All monks must work for free. You are in service to God and God alone. Some "cult leaders" use this to create sweat shops and use child labor

Lots of concern about children "being groomed" via drag performances, but is this born out in reality? So much of that rhetoric comes from the religious, so here's a thread where anyone and everyone can post information about suspected, alleged, and confirmed child abuse either at drag-related events or through religious institutions.

1. May 21st, 2023 Vice News: Video that came out today about allegations of physical and sexual abuse by Dallas Megachurch pastor Rickie Rush:

https://youtu.be/qtNvu6J1CAQ

2. April 6th, 2023 ABC report: "More than 150 priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore are accused of sexually abusing more than 600 children in a newly released report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown. The report, which examined thousands of documents dating back to the 1940s, states that the number of abused children is “likely far higher” than 600."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/church-child-sex-abuse-allegations-600-victims-detailed/story?id=98405822
Maryland AG report: https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/news%20documents/OAG_redacted_Report_on_Child_Sexual_Abuse.pdf

3. May 20th, 2023 Hawaii News Now: "A former church volunteer been charged with alleged child sex crimes could now face a lawsuit. Four victims have already come forward, and attorneys believe there may be more. Casey T. Nishimura was indicted by a grand jury in December 2017 for third-degree sexual assault involving two minor children. His case has still not going to trial. Meanwhile, attorneys for a pair of sisters claim they were sexually abused by Nishimura when he was a summer fun volunteer at Manoa Valley Church in 2001 and again in 2007. The church said in a statement that the girls were between 5 and 7 years old at the time".

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/05/20/man-accused-child-sex-abuse-criminal-case-now-faces-possible-lawsuit/

4. ABC7 News Report from 2022: "Sixty-six Catholic clergy members accused of child sexual assault have been identified in 116 lawsuits filed in Alameda County under the California Child Victims Act, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates revealed Tuesday. The public data collected is believed to be a small percentage of what attorneys and advocates anticipate the final number of lawsuits filed to be."

https://abc7news.com/catholic-church-sexual-abuse-california-child-victims-act-clergy-members-accused-of-sex-assault-lawsuit/12507676/

5. April 18th, 2023 WSMV4 report: " A Williamson County pastor was indicted after investigators found he used his church’s internet connection to upload images of child sex abuse online, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. Daryl Hayes, 50, was charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began investigating Hayes after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a media release said. The tip led to the search of the Berry’s Chapel Church of Christ, where Hayes was lead pastor, and his residence. While details of the search were not immediately made available, Hayes was immediately fired from the church, according to the release. Detectives do not believe there were any local child victims or any additional concerns for the public, the release said."

https://www.wsmv.com/2023/04/18/deputies-pastor-uploaded-child-sex-abuse-images-using-churchs-wifi/


Yea you really made an attempt to get to the root of this evil????? Nah. You made a shit post and now you have to say...

And not all religions are as relevant to the discourse happening in Western countries, hence the focus on Abrahamic religions in this thread.

&&& all you could do was "google" the select few scenarios of cult grooming in the East.

Why do you think I said, "Good job".

This post was edited by SwamiVivekananda on Apr 8 2024 11:35pm

I wonder what an audience reading our exchange would conclude, in terms of who is responding "more emotionally".

Only you would care about that lmao

You think your "shit post" bashing child grooming by CRIMINALS who are NOT practicing the religion as it is preached and using it as a means to lure young children is some new thing???

Religion: 10,000 years old

Drag/Trans: idk years old

Gee I wonder whose going to look more guilty when the sample size is "Since the beginning of mankind people believed in a higher power" and some used it to manipulate others including children.

From police raids to pop culture: The early history of modern drag. Today's drag queens trace their roots back to clandestine balls hosted by Black performers in the late 19th century. People dressed in drag celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1980.

This is the most serious thread in all of PaRD.

Yes because it involves CHILDREN being GROOMED.

"Don't you think other people who see us conversating might say you're being too emotional".----Handcuffs

Yea because to you this thread is a "haha got ya". I'm gay the church is a bunch of pedophiles.

What did you expect buddy. I physically go out of my way to try and stop this type of activity and it isn't at my church or temple it's at the public schools and public library.

Like I said, "You are a coward. You'll sit here and talk for the sake of talking instead of taking action.

edit: Are you going to go to any of these places and call people out face to face? No.

You don't care stop pretending like you do.

This post was edited by SwamiVivekananda on Apr 8 2024 11:58pm