livfully

In case someone wants to clarify concerns, I'd listen. The overall courage of people to discuss things is not common..and since some had a strong opinion ..what were some things you find inappropriate or concerning.

I have offered the idea in many areas to 'leave names out' if at all possible and even in the case of sexual abuse, to try not to spell things out too clearly since we are often hearing others with problems feed off such stories. The victims and their families and so on (maybe for generations, etc) can be targeted...Should they be?

Of course not, but it's more common than not.

There have been NY Times and Lakeville Journal CT headlines about abuse at private schools such as Indian Mountain School and Hotchkiss School and in some church circles nationally. Not reported but also known by some is that likely locally there have also been scary incidents kept secret whether among ministers or others abusing or threatening harm to those in their care if compliance was not maintained even to rules of behavior.

Supposedly some local churches have issued a letter to remind pastors and ideally all congregants and the public at large that threats to harm people are not