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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So basically conservative Christians are supportive of child molestation?  [/quote]

So basically you are a bigot that stereotypes people you don't like.[/quote]

It's shocking how many people on this thread are okay with child molestation. Hopefully most conservative Christians are not, but I had no idea any sane person thought that it was okay.  [/quote]

I know.  And they call you "hateful" if you dare suggest that the parents should have actually taken it seriously.  It's amazing how defensive. Makes you wonder why they identify so closely with the Duggars.[/quote]

They did take it seriously.[/quote]

What support do you have for this statement?  They sent him to a Christian camp.  And they put locks on the girls' door and didn't let him babysit or play hide and seek.  Just fyi, if you've been molested, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  That does not equal "taking it seriously".[/quote]

I was molested by a family member, and that sounds pretty damned good to me. My mom immediately flipped the fuck out, called the police, dragged me to therapy against my will and never once asked or thought about how I would have liked to have it handled. It went to court and the teenager (my step brother) who was molesting me (and doing much worse things than I've read that Josh Duggar did) faced no consequences. BUT I DID!!! I was humiliated, traumatized, and it literally tore my family apart and divided them. I was molested starting at age 7 until about 13 when I spoke up because I couldn't take it anymore. I have been an active poster on this thread in support of the Duggars, but didn't want to say what my experience was because I don't like to talk about it, but if you insist to challenge me, then I will tell you what I know about being molested. Are you satisfied now? And for the record, I'm doing okay in life now. My life isn't ruined, just like the Duggar sister's haven't had their lives ruined by being molested, but man, I'm sure they are loving it having all the insane Duggar haters dragging their family through the mud, i'm sure they really appreciate the fake outrage and fake sympathy  :roll: .[/quote]

I'm very sorry that happened to you.  I can understand why you feel sympathy for their inclination to keep it private and under-react rather than overreact.  But, gently, I would say that just because your situation was reported and handled in a way that wasn't adequately protective of your privacy and your emotional well-being, that doesn't mean that the right answer is to not give these molestation victims treatment, and to only very half-assedly treat the molester (which is what happened).  Surely, you can see that those two alternatives aren't the only ones.  The problem with minimizing it is that, while it may be what everyone involved, including the victims, want in the short-run, it doesn't work in the long-run for them.
I'm glad you've recovered from your experience.  
And you are not the only person on this thread who's dealt with these issues personally.  You are wrong in your assumption that the outrage and sympathy are fake.  Lots of people, even those who disagree with you, are capable of real sympathy for these girls.[/quote]

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