NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
A children’s pastor was caught filming girls in a church bathroom in Arkansas. Elders suspended him for a few weeks.
In Illinois, a preacher was accused of sexually abusing children. Church leaders sent him to therapy rather than call police.
In California, a worship minister went to prison for molesting boys. His congregation threw him a party when he returned.
All of these men remained in ministry in the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination. All went on to abuse more children.
Yes, many.
Stop thinking the media, heavily incentivized to be sensational and provocative, shows you the entirety of reality.
At a denominational level, every group has a sex pest problem.
At an individual church, if it doesn’t, then it’s probably not been around long for a long time.
Sex pest pastors/priests/rabbi/imams/whatever-cleric are in fact super common.