Welcome to another week.
Child abuse within a faith based context has been highlighted by the media regularly over the last few days. Cases of children being abused by Catholic nuns and priests have featured, as have stories of children being hurt in demonic possession rituals.
Religion has historically been the bedrock of England’s political and social makeup. Over time, the country has slowly removed its governance from religious tenets, but elements of the Church of England’s supremacy over legal principles have remained.
A close look at how religion continues to obstruct equality and human rights would be something the establishment might resist. On the other hand, it would also give it the chance to develop better faith based practices, and ensure that children are fully protected.
Our question this week then, is a simple one: should we have a whole scale review of religious practices in the UK with the aim of codifying all aspects of those practices and customs which breach our current welfare policies and human rights legislation, and then make those practices illegal?
Researching Reform 
Reblogged this on Musings of a Penpusher and commented:
Should we turn a blind eye to what the establishment does – or should we obey our consciences and spill the beans?
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Spill spill spill.
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Absolutely.
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We all must know right from wrong – The extent we get pricked by conscience shows how much our mind obliges us to act or not act. In many countries (not England) there is a legal obligation to report a crime. If there is a need for new legislation to tell us right from wrong -then that is a very sorry state – we would then be examining the minutest detail to consider if something is right or wrong – AND THAT IS WRONG it would make us corrupt to be influenced by policy makers. keep to the principle s Believe Truth (establish the facts) Do Right ((do not Harm) Fight Wrong ( Protect others from Harm) – If people are abusing others in the course of a religion -it is already unlawful & the member of that cult know it is. Did I or anyone else need to leave a reply? – Apparently Yes! as there must be many people without a conscience, and it is up to those with a conscience to whistleblow that is to safeguard ourselves and others. We protect our personal rights by protecting the rights of others and nothing makes this more clear than the HRA and International Law. The problem is not with the Law the Problem is simply Enforcing it, and bearing in mind the punishment fit the crime (proportionality).
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Reblogged this on World4Justice : NOW! Lobby Forum..
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All religions except perhaps budhism preach violence in their holy books. Whether it be the Koran or the Bible a vengeful all powerful god called Jehovah or Allah advocates the mass slaughter of unbelievers that get in the way of the righteous !
Nuff said………
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Youre not wrong.
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Let’s put this into perspective, shall we? The SS identify “factors”, when they investigate a report that a child is in need. Clearly, from the bar chart, it’s not one factor per case investigated, because the percentages add up to more than a hundred. In 0.3% of the cases, one of the factors identified, is “abuse linked to faith or belief”. That is the third least frequent factor, after female genital mutilation, which is likely to be rare, since only half the children thought to be in need have female genitals to mutilate in the first place. Oh yes, and trafficking. This factor, never found before 20016-7, the latest figures, is on a par with trafficking.
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