Comments on: The hour I stopped believing http://trueslant.com/pattihartigan/2009/06/16/the-hour-i-stopped-believing/ The perplexities of parenting and public education in the age of standardized tests Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:17:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patti Hartigan http://trueslant.com/pattihartigan/2009/06/16/the-hour-i-stopped-believing/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Patti Hartigan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:48:13 +0000 http://trueslant.com/pattihartigan/?p=442#comment-106 Mark, As much as I share your anger, I don't blame the faithful, especially the old folks, who spent their whole lives believing one thing and then suddenly learned what was going on behind closed doors. I can't second-guess their thoughts. I just can't. That's not my place. This may be a stretch, but it reminds me of the recent case of the medical student who was accused of murdering several call girls in the Boston area. The local press pilloried his fiance, who clung to his innocence, despite all evidence to the contrary. Who are we to judge? She knew nothing of these crimes, and her journey from hereon will be long and painful. That said, there is no excuse for anyone who knew and said nothing. None. Whatsoever. Mark, As much as I share your anger, I don’t blame the faithful, especially the old folks, who spent their whole lives believing one thing and then suddenly learned what was going on behind closed doors. I can’t second-guess their thoughts. I just can’t. That’s not my place.

This may be a stretch, but it reminds me of the recent case of the medical student who was accused of murdering several call girls in the Boston area. The local press pilloried his fiance, who clung to his innocence, despite all evidence to the contrary. Who are we to judge? She knew nothing of these crimes, and her journey from hereon will be long and painful.

That said, there is no excuse for anyone who knew and said nothing. None. Whatsoever.

]]> By: markbolton http://trueslant.com/pattihartigan/2009/06/16/the-hour-i-stopped-believing/comment-page-1/#comment-104 markbolton Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:55:18 +0000 http://trueslant.com/pattihartigan/?p=442#comment-104 The faithful don't reconcile the awful truth - they ignore it. And, by the millions, they keep handing over their hard earned cash to these child rape enablers. If this abuse had been done for all these years by members of some secular organization, and that organization covered it all up, then it is highly unlikely that that organization would still exist. But this is God's organization, and that says it all. The faithful don’t reconcile the awful truth – they ignore it. And, by the millions, they keep handing over their hard earned cash to these child rape enablers. If this abuse had been done for all these years by members of some secular organization, and that organization covered it all up, then it is highly unlikely that that organization would still exist. But this is God’s organization, and that says it all.

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