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Not that uncommon in evangelical ‘sects’. Jehovah’s Witnesses are rife with it, when convenient. Rape a child, get forgiven. Be the victim, get disfellowshipped. Always kept quiet as an ‘internal matter’. Tax churches as 501(c) 3, watch the grifters and abusers scatter.

4/6/26, 1:49 pm3 reposts37 likes

tmmtx.bsky.social

@tmmtx.bsky.social

Taxation won't remove abusers. Just look at the GOP. Taxed and still abusing. I wish I could say sunshine fixes the issue, but, again, look at the GOP. Apparently the only fix is dissolution and removing predators from easily accessible prey.

It’s not the taxes per se, it’s that 501(c)3s have to: - argue that they are a force for the greater societal good, with evidence of their works - open their accounting for review That would remove much of the cover for the grifters in charge, who in turn provide cover for the abusers.

Congregations that legitimately do good work would still qualify, those that are tax shelters and abuse engines would not. No more assumption of good works via the label ‘church’.

tmmtx.bsky.social

@tmmtx.bsky.social

Ahhh OK, that makes sense. Remove the grifter churches and the assholes lose their cover.

Yup, that’s my theory. I am not quite so fed up with religious institutions as to want to ban them, but by god the folks who are decent but quiet have to understand that they are giving cover for truly evil people. Then act on that realization. Won’t solve everything but it might help.

Rhonda

@buzzy1.bsky.social

So true!! I got married very young in my early twenties. We got lured into the JW cult. My then husband started beating me. I went to the elders for help but their exact words were “Well, if he kills you, you will go to heaven “!! I left them and my husband. They disfellowshipped me, Thank God!