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Powerful priests. Powerful politicians. Reputations protected while children suffered abuse. When religious authority & political power shield individuals from scrutiny, accountability is evaded and survivors are silenced. NI government must move forward with statutory inquiry.
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𝐀 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The Charity Commission publishes its latest data on whistleblowing disclosures
#Whistleblowing #Safeguarding #GlobalSafeguarding #Regulation
globalsafeguarding.com/blog/…
Jonathan Servus retweeted
You can tell what is most important to someone by what they protect most vigorously. Looking at Christendom today, I frequently see that when the church is threatened, its energy goes into protecting the system.
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Is Gillen being failed? Beattie reminds us - justice can’t be measured by conviction & sentence alone. A grueling legal battle by Donaldson’s victims has consequences for how child sex abuse cases are handled, how victims are treated & how Gillen recommendations are implemented.
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“What is distinctive is the way evangelical theology & organizational structures enable those with authority to perpetrate, cover up & dismiss abuse… Evangelicals have created totalizing systems that shield perpetrators & silence victims.” – @kkdumez, LIVE LAUGH LOVE (p. 295)
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More evidence of Church cover-up of child sexual abuse in NI. Justice Minister must urgently review the operational enforcement of NI’s mandatory reporting legislation. Section 5, Criminal Law Act NI (1967). @stewartcdickson
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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The parents of children who came into contact with a paedophile teacher have accused the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) and the police of failing them.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is replicating the modus operandi of insistence on handling abuse allegations "quietly". Hiding behind the PSNI criminal investigation is the latest scheme to stave off transparency and accountability while protecting wolves in sheep's clothing!
Church after church learned that worship leader Kevin Binette had confessed to molesting children. And church after church handled it quietly.
This is what happens when churches treat alleged crimes as internal matters instead of reporting them to police.
roysreport.com/atlanta-worsh…
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We become a hindrance rather than a help when we greet those who suffer with statements such as "If you would only... attend church, read Scripture more, believe more, stop thinking about yourself, and put the past behind you." This puts heavy burdens on already bowed backs.
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With “127 potential victims and witnesses”
having made contact with the PSNI (Police Service NI) criminal investigation into @pciassembly, is what’s being reported here by @BelTel @News_Letter the tip of the iceberg? Meanwhile @pciassembly @UnionTCollege defend their use of NDAs
Does the @pciassembly Presbyterian Church in Ireland have a longstanding culture of cover-up of abuse, protection of perpetrators at the expense of past, present & future victims? Is it currently rooting out dug-in enablers of such toxic culture, or is it simply window-dressing?
The distraught father of a child abused by paedophile primary school teacher William Maher has hit out at how the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) handled his concerns.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda…
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda…
With “127 potential victims and witnesses”
having made contact with the PSNI (Police Service NI) criminal investigation into @pciassembly, is what’s being reported here by @BelTel @News_Letter the tip of the iceberg? Meanwhile @pciassembly @UnionTCollege defend their use of NDAs
Jonathan Servus retweeted
The distraught father of a child abused by paedophile primary school teacher William Maher has hit out at how the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) handled his concerns.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda…
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda…
Jonathan Servus retweeted
💯 Not safe!!!
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland have cunningly relabelled non-disclosure agreements as "Compromise Agreements" to justify continued use of NDA's to silence former employees already traumatised by the abuse inflicted by church leaders 👇🏽
pressreader.com/uk/sunday-li…
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What have you heard Christian parents say to defend “spanking”? Or what made (makes?) it difficult for you to give up the practice?
We have a chapter on corporal punishment in The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, available everywhere now. 1/4
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More than 65% of church abuse survivors do not feel comfortable attending church again.
This stat underscores a painful reality: the way faith communities respond to disclosures often dictates whether survivors feel safe enough to remain in Christian fellowship. Handling an allegation poorly inflicts secondary trauma and breaks community trust.
Churches must move from good intentions to trauma-informed action. Protecting survivors begins with preparing your leadership before a crisis occurs.
Learn how to build a safer environment by joining our free live webinar, 7 Things Your Church Must Do When an Allegation Surfaces.
Register for free today at netgrace.org/7things
📅: September 29, 2026
⏰: 1:00 PM ET
Two arrests made as part of the PSNI criminal investigation into safeguarding failures within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland @pciassembly @UnionTCollege
itv.com/news/utv/2026-09-04/…
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Two people have been arrested as part of an investigation into safeguarding concerns at the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
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