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There is an article in Mother Jones Magazine that hits on the abuses in religious detention facilities for children and teens. 

Bruce, a former fundamentalist Baptist pastor (now an atheist), gives a great review and links to the article. 
http://fallenfromgrace.net/2011/06/20/escape-from-missouri-or-child...

 

This is what happens when religion is allowed a free pass around state regulation (and sanity!). 

Tags: Cat Givens, Mac Ford, New Bethany, Roloff, girl's home, religion, religious detention

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Is knowlege only half the battle.  What do you do with the knowlege?  How do you change societies addiction to torture?
I wrote a discussion on sexual norms vs. mental health.  How do you instill self control?  Will there be people who are born to break cultural boundaries, unteachable?  Is jail the only answer?  I want to believe you can teach a person not to be abusive and I know that in a lot of cases this is true, but look how much abuse there is and continues.
Control is part of the problem so how do we look at ourselves in wanting to control this situation of abuse?  What do we have control over?
How do we overhaul society?

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