G'day and welcome!
Mattieu.
Introduction
by Lekore 23 Replies latest jw friends
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dissed
Hididdleo neighbor!
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Farkel
: I'm not really the type for moral panic hyperbole (I.E. You wont see me on the child abuse forum much).
Uh, what? Is that how you see child abuse, as "moral panic hyperbole?"
"Daddy! An elder just RAPED me!"
"Shut up. It's just moral panic hyperbole."
Farkel
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carpediem
Why hello there, jolly good to 'see' you. Didnt take much working out who your were!!!
your friend carpediem
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cantleave
Welcome to the board.
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zoiks
Hello!
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leavingwt
Welcome!
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mouthy
A very big welcome .Pull up a chair & tell us how the WT helped,hindered,you
Good to have you join us. I am a "limey" Dagenham now a Canadian ,Toronto.but love my England,, -
Lekore
: I'm not really the type for moral panic hyperbole (I.E. You wont see me on the child abuse forum much).
Uh, what? Is that how you see child abuse, as "moral panic hyperbole?"
"Daddy! An elder just RAPED me!"
"Shut up. It's just moral panic hyperbole."
Farkel
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On the contrary, I don't think child abuse is in any way justifyable or non-existent. A moral panic is a situation where a number of cases of a social problem occur and a particular group (and later the media) create an argument that this "increasing" social problem leading to the breakdown of a moral society. The problem with doing this is it not only often exagerates the amount of a particular social problem hapening, but it stereotypes one group of people to be responsible when they are often not. E.g. Panic about rock n roll, black muggers, gays and aids.
It would be wrong to assume that child abuse is a direct result of Jehovah's Witness membership, when the rates of child abuse would generally be the same throughout many religious organisations or non-believers. Therefore creating forums specifically for child abuse and not any other social problem such as women's/gays oppression in the religion would just liegitimise this viewpoint.
Regardless, my point is not to infer a condonance of child abuse but rather not to stirr panics about JWs breaking down societal morals regarding child abuse... I hope this all makes sense.
