MISSOURI
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 503 0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )
Today, the Missouri Supreme Court hears the case of a Seventh Day Adventist who withheld food from his kids as a punishment. We hope the court upholds the child abuse sentence against the man.
In his defense, the father is citing his religious convictions.
People can believe anything. They cannot, however, do anything, especially to innocent, vulnerable kids. Nearly all belief is legally protected. All behavior is not. We as a civilized society must safeguard children from extremists who cloak their wrongdoing in religious terms.
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