tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post7301343296032844285..comments2022-11-17T19:35:12.258+09:00Comments on The Stupid Way: Child AbusePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-43894574838400708592009-05-26T14:27:25.655+09:002009-05-26T14:27:25.655+09:00Uku,
Thanks for your comment. I agree with your o...Uku,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I agree with your opinion about the middle way and zazen. We didn't have much information about those things when I was growing up, so I think I was fortunate to be able to learn about them eventually.<br /><br />Regards,<br />PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-37085147419231513752009-05-25T18:39:28.419+09:002009-05-25T18:39:28.419+09:00Charles,
Thanks for your comment. It is very trag...Charles,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. It is very tragic. One report I read mentioned tens of thousands of people being affected by the abuse. I hope they get some understanding and healing too. Certainly, there's a lot more understanding in Ireland now about what happened. <br /><br />A part of the problem was that if you made an accusation against a priest no-one would believe you. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-30114726886217363002009-05-24T18:49:14.945+09:002009-05-24T18:49:14.945+09:00Lauren,
Thanks very much for your comment. I'm ve...Lauren,<br /><br />Thanks very much for your comment. I'm very sorry to hear of your troubles growing up. It is a very sad situation. <br /><br />It's true what you say about people being a difficult mix, and not just black or white. Even in the case of the report from Ireland, some of the victims spoke of receiving acts of kindness at times. I can understand that it must be extremely difficult Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-13956731163253138832009-05-24T18:06:46.366+09:002009-05-24T18:06:46.366+09:00Hey Al,
Thanks for your comment. I know what you ...Hey Al,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I know what you mean about losing desire to go to a church again. As you can imagine, it's happened a lot in Ireland due to these kinds of problems. There's also been a big drop off in the numbers of Irish people joining the priesthood.<br /><br />Regards,<br />PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790009178764934014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-84110789079009767542009-05-23T22:30:50.704+09:002009-05-23T22:30:50.704+09:00Sad indeed. And there's a lot of these kind of tra...Sad indeed. And there's a lot of these kind of tragic stories all over the world nowadays. Parents are killing themselves with stress and work and innocent children are suffering. Middle Way and Zazen, meditation, caring, compassion, love, simplicity has really something to offer to us all.<br /><br />Thank you for lifting this important topic up!Ukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703263700723051345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-19095715244508832442009-05-23T09:32:59.757+09:002009-05-23T09:32:59.757+09:00Peter,
Thank you for sharing this. Its very tragi...Peter,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this. Its very tragic. I know several "recovering catholics" (their words) who have given up on the religion because of the abusiveness of the nuns and priests in the schools. However I never knew anybody who was inside one of those orphanages or workhouses. It all sounds like a living hell-- something from Charles Dickens with sexual abuse thrown in. I charles Lauriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-73869853463621492412009-05-23T00:52:18.268+09:002009-05-23T00:52:18.268+09:00Peter, Thanks for sharing this.
Where I grew up ...Peter, Thanks for sharing this. <br /><br />Where I grew up there was a family where the mom was a very respected child psychologist for a nearby school district, and the father a professor at University. Outwardly the were very respectable. Inwardly, it was total chaos with all manner of abuses (sexual, physical, mental) going on. No one would have imagined or believed such things occurred in Lauren https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148785647986873693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842847708665054221.post-75043437437787784022009-05-22T19:58:32.681+09:002009-05-22T19:58:32.681+09:00Hey Peter,
Thank You for the eye opening post.
S...Hey Peter,<br /><br />Thank You for the eye opening post.<br /><br />Something of this nature went on in the church my mom made me go to when I was younger. I completely lost any desire to to ever step foot in a church again after hearing some of the reports.<br /><br />I think this is the major downfall of most religions. They operate by extremely strict rules and the holy people are treated Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100647785880123235noreply@blogger.com