The Hard Truth About Sexual Abuse from the Pulpit by Lena Sledge
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Your silence is complicity . Your defense of the abuser is your endorsement of his behavior .
Tell the Truth ... Shame the Devil
The Hard Truth About Sexual Abuse from the Pulpit by Lena Sledge
I ’ ve seen the posts on Bishop Eddie Long and received many inboxes from my page , with inquiries on my thoughts . I didn ’ t reply because I am just tired of the hypocrisy . I ’ ll probably piss some people off , but here it is . ( And I won ’ t acknowledge any b . s . So , just scroll on by ).
What bothers me is when someone posts about his sins , someone else trails behind with a comment about not judging people , taking the Bible ’ s words out of context . The Bible ’ s command that we not judge others does not mean we cannot show discernment . How do you determine what is a sin without judging ? How do we determine right from wrong without judging ?
My problem is the bishop was a man . A man who molested boys . Period . We rally behind him because in the Black community we raise up the man in the cloth and neglect and disregard the victim . We turn our backs on the victim , and offer no prayers or solace to them . It happens all the time . Like knowing Uncle Walter is a child molester , but still having him at Big Mama ’ s house for Thanksgiving dinner with all the children present that he ’ s molested .