Where evil lurks
I guess I understand those people who say if your house of worship kicks out pedophiles, you lose the chance to minister to them. But I wonder how many houses of worship have a policy in place that even addresses it. These people have one in place to share with other congregations:
Eight years later, Greenfield and other Unitarian Universalists have created an online course with the Holyoke-based New England Adolescent Research Institute to help churches set guidelines for dealing with a member accused of a sex crime or a convicted sex offender who wants to join their congregation.
Church leaders gave the man one chance to remain. He had to sign an agreement to stay away from any church setting where there were children, limiting himself to events like adult education classes and one-on-one meetings with the pastor.
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"But I wonder how many houses of worship have a policy"............
if a house of worship is based upon scriptural teachings then the scriptures have a policy for this type of behavior - it can be found in 1cor.5
unfortunately there are probably more carnal christian churches than we would like to admit to. the church at corinth was one of these and paul addresses the problems and the fixes - and his teachings are just as relevant today.
Posted on August 8, 2007 2:21 PM