Our Father
A pearl has been found in the sand
In the middle of a hole in a man
The beach is closed to the people
Because He is the church and the steeple
We listen and He spews
Pretending to pray in the pews
My face and your fist connect
I paused to genuflect
"Two churches with congregations scattered across Southern California
Covered up sexual abuse of children as young as 3 years old
And financially exploited church members
According to multiple federal lawsuits filed since December
Sixteen plaintiffs allege that leaders
Within the International Churches of Christ
And the International Christian Church
Knew that their members had sexually abused adults and children
But instead of alerting the authorities
They often "actively concealed" the abuse to "avert discovery by..."
(LA TIMES, NGAI YEUNG, SAM MOSKOW)
Even though brick walls separate, I refuse to masturbate
One side, only
You thought it was you!
We all thought that we could hide
But, it turns out, He's right inside
The chorus people, they shriek and holler
And someone tells me that I'm getting taller
"As much of the nation was recently celebrating Christmas
A Memphis pastor was arrested for sexually abusing a
16-year-old family member
What makes this heartbreaking story even more repugnant
Is that church and family members had been informed
About the abuse two years earlier
But failed to report the crime to the police
Instead, they decided that the best response was
To simply pray for the offender and hope for the best
Tragically, this response to child sexual abuse
By those within the church is not uncommon
Equally as tragic is that..."
(BOZ TCHIVIDJIAN, RELIGION NEWS, DOJ)
He whispers directly in my ear
And that is a one-way ticket to my fear
He stands and He yells and He weeps
He shakes
And He moans
And He leaps
Members go under the sun, covered by a dark robe
Or, with their son!
They chant in unified succession: Please go and say your confession
"The present study found significant relationships
Between religiosity and victims of child sexual abuse
By both relatives and non-relatives
Persons sexually abused by a relative
Were much more likely to be affiliated
With fundamental Protestant religions
Persons sexually abused by a non-relative
Were much more likely to rarely or never be involved in church
And religious activities
And were affiliated with liberal religious denominations or..."
(RUTH STOUT MILLER MA, DR. LARRY S. MILLER PHD
& MARY R. LANGENBRUNNER PHD)
In the middle of a hole in a man
The beach is closed to the people
Because He is the church and the steeple
We listen and He spews
Pretending to pray in the pews
My face and your fist connect
I paused to genuflect
"Two churches with congregations scattered across Southern California
Covered up sexual abuse of children as young as 3 years old
And financially exploited church members
According to multiple federal lawsuits filed since December
Sixteen plaintiffs allege that leaders
Within the International Churches of Christ
And the International Christian Church
Knew that their members had sexually abused adults and children
But instead of alerting the authorities
They often "actively concealed" the abuse to "avert discovery by..."
(LA TIMES, NGAI YEUNG, SAM MOSKOW)
Even though brick walls separate, I refuse to masturbate
One side, only
You thought it was you!
We all thought that we could hide
But, it turns out, He's right inside
The chorus people, they shriek and holler
And someone tells me that I'm getting taller
"As much of the nation was recently celebrating Christmas
A Memphis pastor was arrested for sexually abusing a
16-year-old family member
What makes this heartbreaking story even more repugnant
Is that church and family members had been informed
About the abuse two years earlier
But failed to report the crime to the police
Instead, they decided that the best response was
To simply pray for the offender and hope for the best
Tragically, this response to child sexual abuse
By those within the church is not uncommon
Equally as tragic is that..."
(BOZ TCHIVIDJIAN, RELIGION NEWS, DOJ)
He whispers directly in my ear
And that is a one-way ticket to my fear
He stands and He yells and He weeps
He shakes
And He moans
And He leaps
Members go under the sun, covered by a dark robe
Or, with their son!
They chant in unified succession: Please go and say your confession
"The present study found significant relationships
Between religiosity and victims of child sexual abuse
By both relatives and non-relatives
Persons sexually abused by a relative
Were much more likely to be affiliated
With fundamental Protestant religions
Persons sexually abused by a non-relative
Were much more likely to rarely or never be involved in church
And religious activities
And were affiliated with liberal religious denominations or..."
(RUTH STOUT MILLER MA, DR. LARRY S. MILLER PHD
& MARY R. LANGENBRUNNER PHD)
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