I have written before about how deadly Planned Parenthood is for all groups but especially for American blacks. Planned Parenthood is a misnomer as it has nothing to do with parenthood but rather it is all about killing the unborn.
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In South Australia a bill that prohibits even silent prayer outside an abortion clinic may be passed by November, 2020. ‘Silent prayer outside abortion clinics can be particularly harmful to women trying to access healthcare. The objects of the Health Care (Safe Access) Amendment Bill 2020 (SA) (‘the Bill’) would be completely undermined by an amendment that authorises silent prayer within a health access zone, by allowing anti-abortion activists to invade the privacy and threaten the wellbeing of patients seeking abortion care.’https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2020/7/17/explainer-sas-health-access-zones-should-not-exempt-silent-prayer
Politicians in the West seem to be obsessed with the murder of the unborn! I cannot imagine a born again Christian voting for such a law for the Bible is clear where a believer is to be on the issue.
Psalm 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 
Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Why any nation would desire to kill their future citizens is only understandable from reading the first four chapters of the Book of Genesis. There, not long after creation, the first two people disobeyed their Creator and then one of their sons murdered his own brother. Therefore, the wickedness and hatred of man toward one another has continued with the now senseless seemingly unrestrained murder of the unborn being accepted as a right!
Now, ‘While the focus of the world has been centred on the developing pandemic, New Zealand has just passed the most extreme abortion legislation in the world. The legislation includes the following disturbing aspects:
- Abortion will now be available on-demand, for any reason, up to the DAY OF BIRTH
- Sex-selective abortion has been legalised – killing your unborn baby because you don’t like its gender.
- The current 20-week limit for disability-selective abortion will be scrapped and abortion will be available up to birth for disabilities including cleft lip, club foot and Down syndrome.
- There will be no requirement that a doctor must be involved with providing an abortion.
- There will be no legal requirement that babies born alive as a result of abortion are given medical support.
- There will be no legal requirement that pain relief be given to babies being aborted between 20-weeks and birth.
- There will be no legal restrictions on controversial methods of abortion such as intact dilation and extraction abortions (also known as partial-birth abortions).’ https://mychristiandaily.com/major-blow-for-unborn-as-new-zealand-passes-extreme-abortion-laws/
Churches all too often just simply trust para-church organizations to do the RIGHT thing.
Well, ‘Ethnos360, formerly called New Tribes Mission, released a document in February 2020 called Ethnos360 and Child Safety, where they give a historical account and explanation of their response to child abuse within their organization. They released it publicly on their website, only in a place where most visitors are unlikely to ever stumble across it. Here are the steps to finding this document on their web site.
- Go to https://ethnos360.org
- Click on “About.”
- Click on “Child Safety.”
- In the side bar titled “Historical Reviews,” click on “Find out more.”
- In the first paragraph on that page, click on “Read more here.”
Here is a link to the document that is easier to access: Ethnos360 and Child Safety.
I give this document mixed reviews. It is great to see a public acknowledgement that abuse actually occurred, as well as some names of abusers. This is important not only to prevent those people from being in a position where they can abuse children again, but also for the credibility of the MKs who have been making these allegations for years. There is a lot of push-back from both missionaries and other MKs when you complain about your experience at boarding school. I have seen it so many times with Kent Academy MKs. The publication of this document tells the world that yes, they were actually abused. Granted the document is hard to find, but it is there. Thanks to MK Safety Net for posting it on their Facebook page and web site. MK Safety Net has a great summary of the document which you can read on their website at http://mksafetynet.org/content/mksn-responds-ethnos360-document-about-abuse.
Ethnos360 and Child Safety focuses on sexual abuse, an area that is more black and white than physical or emotional abuse. The investigation also found that 23 individuals committed acts of physical abuse, but those names were not released. They explain that corporal punishment was acceptable back in the day, and also that a child might interpret actions as abusive that were not really abusive, just because they were intimidated by an adult with a “large personality”, or maybe they were more sensitive than other children, who didn’t interpret something as abuse. Really?? No one likes to be punished, but I think we can tell the difference between legitimate punishment (ie; sifting sand) and abuse (ie: being strapped on the back of your legs until they bleed.)
Ethnos360 has named some, but not all, of the abusers. They didn’t name abusers who did not abuse anyone outside of their immediate family. I wonder how they know whether they abused anyone outside their immediate family. If we are talking sexual abuse, it is very possible that they DID abuse other children, but those people just haven’t come forward, so I disagree with the decision not to name these people. They say they want to protect the identities of the MKs, but since they are not naming the victims or the details of the abuse, I don’t see how we would guess the identity of those MKs based on a list of names.
Ethnos360 talks about whether their inquiries are truly independent. They say “Independence isn’t determined by who pays for the inquiry.” Well, of course not! I don’t think there is a dispute over whether Ethnos360 should be paying for these inquiries. The test for whether it is independent is in which organization they hire to do the inquiry. For example, they paid for GRACE to do an inquiry. GRACE is an independent organization. Then they hired IHART to do an inquiry. IHART is not an independent organization. There are a few telltale signs that IHART is not independent. Ethnos 360 states that “We do not have influence over the IHART team or their plans…” And yet, they were able to “shift” from Ms. Hendrix to Ms. Sidebotham as team leader. Would they be able to dictate leadership in an independent organization? Also, they were able to change the name from Independent Historical Abuse Response Team to Independent Historical Allegation Review Team. This change was in line with the desires of Ethnos360, as they state in the document. Can you imagine GRACE making changes in leadership and the name of their organization while they were doing their investigation? These things just show that IHART is not independent, no matter how many times Ethnos360 says that they are.
The Ethnos360 document states that “One reality that was hard to accept was the very idea that abuse did happen within NTM. We did not think any of our members would do something that would harm another person, certainly not a child.” First of all, if this statement were true, it shows a great naiveté on the part of that leadership. Did they think that when someone becomes a missionary they are suddenly perfect? But I don’t believe it’s true. I think the New Tribes leadership did know that their members were harming children, but just did not do anything about it. They already said that “if the offender expressed remorse, they were then taken through steps of reconciliation and some form of restoration.” So they knew what was going on, and this did not hit them right out of left field as they are suggesting.
However others, such as missionaries who are not in leadership and donors, might not know what was going on, since offenses were covered up so well. I see this concept that missionaries cannot do anything wrong at SIM as well. I frequently see SIM missionaries held up on social media to be such selfless and god-like people. Trust me, they are sinful human beings the same as the rest of us. I myself look at some of those missionaries currently living out their lives in Sebring who are so celebrated, and the very mention of their name sends a chill down my spine. Many were cold and unfeeling to the needs of the children they were supposed to be caring for, and some were downright mean, so I think we may be re-writing history here.
In spite of their shortcomings, Ethnos360 is still light years ahead of SIM in acknowledging abuse within their organization and providing closure for the victims. They have done several formal investigations and named some of the abusers publicly. They have provided counseling to the survivors, presumably not requiring the counselor to submit a report of the sessions back to the mission, as SIM has done. They have examined their history and the culture of their mission, seen that it was breeding abuse, and publicly acknowledged this information and the changes that were made. Let’s be clear, they did not decide to do these things on their own. They came about because some brave MKs continued to put unrelenting pressure on them through social media, and also because they have had to settle several lawsuits. The same pressure might be waiting in SIM’s future as well. I am waiting for the day when SIM publicly acknowledges that abuse – physical, spiritual, emotional and sexual – occurred at their boarding schools.’ https://childrenofsim.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/ethnos360-formerly-new-tribes-mission-and-child-safety/
It is a sad day when those who say they are called of the Lord to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ are caught in the molestation of children. One stands in amazement how the following ever occurred within so-called Christian organizations!
‘Ethnos360, formerly called New Tribes Mission: Wonder why they changed their name? To go back about 10 years, MKs from other boarding schools within this mission field petitioned the administration to investigate their schools as they had with Fanda in Senegal. New Tribes was not willing to do another round with GRACE, so they hired an outfit called IHART, headed by Pat Hendrix. IHART stands for Independent Historical Abuse Review team. This organization was created exclusively to investigate New Tribes boarding schools.
Three investigations were done: East Brazil, Panama and Bolivia. To read all the details about these investigations and their findings, please visit the Fanda Eagles web site. None of the reports were released to the public, but all of them have been shared by survivors. All three of the investigations found numerous instances of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. In East Brazil, there were four sexual abusers and one physical and emotional abuser. In Panama, 63 allegations were considered to have preponderance of evidence, mostly severe physical abuse, but also sexual abuse. In Bolivia there were numerous allegations, with 13 offenders found to have committed sexual abuse. This is by no means the extent of the problem, as Pat Hendrix received files from New Tribes about historic abuse in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Midway through these investigations, Pat Hendrix was removed as coordinator of the project, and replace by an attorney named Theresa Sidebotham. How can New Tribes Mission replace the coordinator of an independent organization that does not have connections to the mission, you ask? It turns out that IHART always had connections to New Tribes, so it wasn’t really an independent investigation to begin with. I got this information from the Fanda Eagles web site, where you can find many more details. I have already written about the three law suits filed by New Tribes MKs. The general consensus following all of these events is that New Tribes found some perpetrators whose names they did not reveal, and they may or may not have disciplined them, since we don’t even know who they are. These perpetrators have likely been involved in churches, youth groups and children’s organizations for decades, with nobody suspecting their abusive tendencies. There is very little closure for the MKs involved, and still a deep distrust of the mission which prevents many of those who have been abused from coming forward.
Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE): MKs from this mission launched their blog Bangladesh MKs Speak in 2011, after they had been trying for nearly 10 years to have Donn Ketcham, a mission doctor, investigated for sexual abuse of his young female patients. You can read an account of this on my blog here. After the story broke on social media ABWE hired GRACE to investigate, and then fired them and hired Pii (Professional Investigators International). After an extended battle with the ABWE administration at the time, Pii published a report, which was favorably received by survivors. ABWE actually made the report public, and you can read it at this link. It is long, detailed, and deeply disturbing. In 2018 Ketcham was charged with sexual assault of a young female patient in the United States. He was ordered to stand trial, but ultimately the judge decided that he was not physically able to undergo a trial because of his dementia.
Serving In Mission, formerly called Sudan Interior Mission (SIM): To my knowledge, there have been no new developments with abuse investigations at SIM, although I continue to hear accounts from other MKs about their personal experiences. I did notice something new when I was perusing the SIM website recently. SIM has always remained silent about the very existence of past abuse on their mission field. Now, if you look at the Child Safety Page on their website, they say the following:
“Therefore, SIM USA recognizes its responsibility to minimize the risk of harm, and to respond to Child Safety concerns regarding:
• the children of SIM USA personnel.
• any child who may have been harmed by any SIM USA personnel, ministry or project, occurring in the past or present.” (Bold accents are mine.)
I take it to be a good sign that there is an acknowledgement here of a possible need to address abuse that occurred in the past. I wrote to all three of the child safety officers who are listed on that page, asking for more details about what the response might be of a report of past abuse, and whether there is a written policy for this. I got the following response from one of them: “Any person who has been harmed, and who contacts us directly, will be welcomed to share their story and will be listened to with compassion. In each situation we seek wisdom and counsel as to the most appropriate and helpful response.” You couldn’t possibly be less specific about how you would handle a complaint, and there is clearly no policy here, but at least they have put the possibility out there that abuse existed in the past.
In 2013 I asked a similar question on the blog of Mary Decker, the Child Safety Officer for SIM. It is interesting to compare the response I got 7 years ago to the one I got recently. Ms Decker replied “…Each situation must be responded to on an individual basis, and my sense is that it’s best to work through these in person and not via media where so much misunderstanding is possible. Recognition and concern for people who have suffered in years past strengthens our desire to prevent further harm to children in days ahead.” At that time the focus was on preventing any new instances of abuse and not addressing past abuse, but you can see that the vague response that each situation must be handled individually is still the same.
How should an organization respond appropriately to allegations of past abuse? MKSafetyNet addresses this on their website. MKSafetyNet has decades of experience in advocating for abused MKs. I won’t go through all of their points, however I do think the very first one highlights a problem with the way that SIM is responding to this issue. The first thing an organization should do if they truly want to respond to abused MKs is to Cast the Net Wide.
Cast the net wide. As MKSafetyNet notes, it is inadequate for an organization to only respond to the spontaneous reports that come up from survivors. Casting a wide net means contacting all MKs to offer them a chance to report any stories that they might have, or as MKSafetyNet puts it, the complete universe of abuse survivors. Don’t forget that SIM is an organization that specializes in outreach, so they certainly have the capabilities to put this message out.
I believe this was one of the shortcomings of the AMK task force, which you can read about under the “SIM and Abuse” menu on this blog. The Task Force cherry-picked their participants, who were specifically invited to visit SIM and tell their stories. There were severely wounded MKs who never even knew the task force existed. If the net had been cast wide for this endeavor, I think the results might have been much different, with more and messier situations uncovered.
Why not cast a wide net? In the first place, the mission loses a lot of control, as people begin to come forward. It also becomes more expensive, because instead of just having a child safety officer listen to one story, suddenly they have to devote more time and personnel to this project. If they really want to make amends, they are going to have to provide funds for things like meetings, investigations, counseling for the survivors, and more. And that isn’t even counting the cost of the publicity that will take place, and possible loss of support. SIM is all about being in control, and particularly of their funds. They have never provided the resources for anyone to properly minister to wounded MKs, and I suspect that is both because they don’t feel it’s a valid use of their funds, and because they are worried about what might come to light if they really start digging.
There has been a false narrative going on for so many years, from the days when children at boarding school had their letters censored when they tried to tell their parents about how they were treated, to the absolute denial of bad experiences and the pressure on MKs (often by other MKs!!) not to complain. We are starting to see a breakthrough as more of us tell our experiences publicly and truthfully on blogs and social media. I have to disagree with Mary Decker about the media being an inappropriate place to discuss these things. A public forum is very appropriate because it lets survivors know that there are others out there who had their same experience. I look forward to big changes in this new decade, and a light shining down on the past for MKs from all missions.’ https://childrenofsim.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/a-look-back-and-a-look-forward/
Drag Queen story time is sadly occurring in more and more Australian Public libraries! Here, is just one of the many stories told by a parent.
‘It was nearly Christmas. For many children the school holidays had begun! There’s no better place than the library for children to borrow a few books to read during school holidays.
I was one of those parents, bringing my kids to choose a few books. And like many other parents, I scrolled on my smart phone while waiting, catching up on news… until my 8-year-old son interrupted my peace.
He dragged and pushed me, insisting that he wanted to show me something important. 
Feeling reluctant, I followed him, uninterested… until he brought me to a poster – DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR: Join Drag Queen Annie to celebrate Midsumma with stories, songs and craft about diversity and being yourself – 22 January. All ages welcome!
This is not the first time Wyndham Council’s Plaza Library has hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour. About the same time last year, the library had a similar event featuring the same Drag Queen. The Story Hour this year, scheduled on 22 Jan, was fully booked, with many children put on a waiting list. According to the Program Coordinator at the Plaza Library, the Story Hour last year was popular and well received by many including people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
There is a disturbing reality – parents do not know there’s a hidden agenda behind Drag Queen Story Hour, nor do they understand the negative influence Drag Queens can bring to their children. Many parents see it as one of the Council-run children’s rhyme times and story times, or one of the children’s programs where they can “rest” while someone entertains their kids. Unfortunately, without their knowing, the Drag Queen who entertains their kids is more than someone dressing up as Peppa Pig or Elsa. Many parents do not realize that in the eyes of their children, the Drag Queen “is” a woman with a male low voice and is “entertaining”. Yet at the same time the kids are confused – Why would a man dress as a woman? Is “she” a man or a woman? Can I also dress up as a boy or a girl (cross-dressing)? Can I also put make up on?…etc. At the end, a “fun” Drag Queen Story Hour plants a seed of the Rainbow ideology into the hearts of many innocent children.
Therefore, as well as mobilising our supporters to write to the library, today, I was joined by over a dozen concerned parents holding a Peaceful Protest outside the library where the Drag Queen Story Hour was held.
Our purpose was…
To MAKE A STAND against “Drag Queen Story Hour” for children.
To INFORM parents about the hidden agenda behind the story hour.
To PRAY for those innocent children and parents at the story hour.
Despite being stared at and verbally abused, we continued our peaceful protest holding up signs and praying, making sure the librarians and the parents got our message.
Today’s protest won’t be the last. We want to see more parents understand the influence of the radical left has on their children. We want to mobilize more brave parents like those who joined me in the protest. We want to train more of the younger generation like my 8-year-old to discern right from wrong. Together, we are starting a grassroots movement that puts God’s Truth and Christian values back in the mainstream. It’s a countercultural movement that needs you and I to actively participate in to protect our children.’ https://www.acl.org.au/blog_jy_dqstdemo?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eNews%2022%20January%202020&utm_content=eNews%2022%20January%202020+CID_f82a7f8c0633f579e720fed2cf57b6df&utm_source=CreateSend&utm_term=Peaceful%20demonstration%20%20Drag%20Queen%20Story%20Hour%20%20read%20Jasmines%20blog
The Church of England in the UK is moving further and further from the truth of the Word of God. The following are examples of this.
‘It was just over 50 years ago that the leader of the radical German Student Movement, Rudi Dutschke (aka ‘Red Rudi’) called for a “long march through the institutions” to realise the ideal of what has become known as cultural Marxism. This was the brain child of the Italian neo-Marxist, Antonio Gramsci whose key idea was that of ‘hegemony’ – the process whereby a dominant class could exert and maintain its influence over people through non-coercive means, such as schools, the media and marketing.
The aim is to get people to think, and especially feel, for themselves that certain values and practices, such as same-sex ‘marriage’, are ‘obvious’, ‘common sense’, ‘fair’ or even ‘natural’. Whereas Marx spoke of the ‘commanding heights’ of the economy, Gramsci’s vision was to undermine and eventually take over the ‘commanding heights of culture’. One of the main cultural heights in the UK is the Church of England. And it would seem that with the appointment of Stephen Cottrell as the 98th Archbishop of York, the long march in this institution is more or less over – the progressives have their man in place.’ https://christianconcern.com/comment/stephen-cottrell-a-crisis-of-confidence/?utm_source=Christian+Concern&utm_campaign=ebe5ae83f3-WN-20200103&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9e164371ca-ebe5ae83f3-127681039
‘Mermaids has trained professionals in the NHS, Police Service, Social Services, Schools, CAHMS and the workplace. We tailor all of our training to the specific needs and timeframes of each enquiry, if you are interested please get in touch by emailing us on training@mermaidsuk.org.uk or complete the contact form with a summary of numbers, location and a general overview of your current situation. For example, if you are a school supporting a child to transition, or an NHS trust, wishing to skill up key staff members with information and understanding of gender variance in children and young people.’ https://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/transgender-training.html
‘John Parker, vicar and school governor explains what happened at the Mermaids training session’
One would think the Democrat Party would limit this man to when and where he could speak. Joe’s hairy leg story begins about 6.51 which makes one wonder how this man is still allowed to run for public office! He (in my own opinion) should be in a nursing home under 24 hour watch and no children allowed close to him at any time!
It is always good to read an article with common sense. Here is such an article.
‘Climate alarm has fractured western societies into four main groups – the Silent Majority, the Red Green-ants, the Noisy Street Children, and the Wise Elders.
The Silent Majority do the work of the nation. They pay the nation’s bills and taxes and only make their presence felt at election time.
They despise most career politicians but many fear reprisals from Big Government or Big Business should they be seen speaking out.
But when sufficiently aroused they toss out the chicken-littles and turn to leaders like Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson.
The Red Green-ants are forever nibbling away at the foundations of free societies. They inflame and exploit naïve crusaders like the Noisy Children.
Showing cowardice, avarice or ignorance, many Big Business leaders support them while tax-payer funded media, research and education bureaucracies give overwhelming support.
Green-ants hate all individual and property rights that stand in the way of total UN control of western energy, consumers, industry, currency and military.
Angela Merkel and the Green New Deal are prominent examples of this powerful group.
See: https://reaction.life/angela-merkels-communist-roots-caused-downfall/
The Noisy Street Children (and too many of their teachers) despise science, engineering, wisdom and experience.
They are being manipulated by handlers with a globalist agenda and amplified by fellow travellers with media megaphones.
They are likely to morph into tomorrow’s version of Hitler’s Brown Shirts and Mao’s Red Guards both of which supported a green agenda.
Neither of these noisy revolutions ended well. Our hope is with the sensible students and teachers who are not clogging the streets and who prefer education to indoctrination.
See:
https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/doomed-planet/2019/09/poor-ignorant-exploited-scoldilocks/
https://www.newstarget.com/2019-09-24-climate-youth-puppet-greta-thunberg-george-soros.html
https://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/fear-paralyses-hope-enables/
But not all kids are brainwashed:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/24/socialism_not_climate_change_is_the_real_threat_141323.html
The Wise Elders have formal education and/or life experience, and the freedom to be outspoken. They are despised by the Noisy Children and denigrated or ignored by the government/green media.
In the face of a looming energy crisis the Silent Majority and the Wise Elders are shattering the idea of a climate alarm consensus.
Firstly, 31,487 of them signed the Oregon Petition which said there was no convincing scientific evidence of a climate catastrophe caused by carbon dioxide:
See: http://www.petitionproject.org/
Secondly, they formed the NIPCC (non-government international panel on climate change):
https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/non-governmental-nipcc-climate-scientists-critique-the-uns-ipcc
Thirdly, about 200 climate realists from 26 countries put their names to the Clexit (Climate Exit) Campaign urging all nations to exit and defund the UN climate activities:
https://clexit.net/about/
http://clexit.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/clexit-members.pdf
Fourthly, about 650 mature adults have put their names to Australia’s Saltbush Club which encourages all nations to EXIT the Paris Climate Agreement.
Some hundreds of others are listed as Silent Saltbush Supporters because they fear reprisals against their career, family or business if their names become public.
https://saltbushclub.com/about/
Finally, even the silent sufferers in the Green EU are revolting, Just last week Europeans initiated and presented a petition to The UN which proclaimed:
“There is no Climate emergency”.
This document has quickly attracted support from 500 mature adults from all over the world, not just Europe. It is still growing.
See: https://www.saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ed-no-climate-emergency.pdf
These lists represent the tip of a huge iceberg of sceptical dissent. Green-red politicians, academia and media have sown the wind – they will reap the whirlwind.’ https://www.pickeringpost.com/2019/10/06/how-dare-you-put-children-in-charge/
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