The Pastor Plague

Predators in religious organizations should not be more shielded than any other perpetrator

Kelly Vaughan
Nov 4 · 4 min read
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The question is: Why is it that when a pastor or other religious leader is accused of abusing a child and denies wrongdoing there seems to be even more reluctance to believe the accuser?

Kelly Vaughan

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Founder GGWW — Global Girls Worldwide Women Transforming world culture to reveal, reject, and end misogyny.

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