tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post4927597632298604202..comments2023-10-05T10:00:27.231-07:00Comments on The Diary of a Gold-Digger: In which some people try to set my friend up with a child molesterthe gold diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-61499311723039225992011-03-03T13:45:27.968-08:002011-03-03T13:45:27.968-08:00Richard, I don't know why the police option is...Richard, I don't know why the police option isn't at the top of everyone's list.the gold diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-57930709824055632362011-03-02T13:11:56.317-08:002011-03-02T13:11:56.317-08:00I'm an Episcopalian, which is a mainline Prote...I'm an Episcopalian, which is a mainline Protestant sect. Each church hires its own rector and does its own background checks. I think the diocese does too, but the seminaries are completely independent and some prepare students for ordination in more than one Protestant church. It's messier than the Catholic model, but allows for more local control and autonomy. <br /><br />We also have a simple policy if someone is suspected of child molestation. We call the police.Richard in NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916846831623441532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-7806720479389154662011-02-26T11:41:18.178-08:002011-02-26T11:41:18.178-08:00I know! I can't believe it, either. I don'...I know! I can't believe it, either. I don't know what denomination this was or if he had actually been accepted to a legitimate seminary. I would think that any legit place would at least run a criminal check on applicants.<br /><br />Praxidike, thank you and yes, you are probably correct!the gold diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-91419514934984240492011-02-25T15:13:50.806-08:002011-02-25T15:13:50.806-08:00I've been reading your archives - funny stuff....I've been reading your archives - funny stuff. Incidentally, from reading your archives, I am 99% sure that we live in the same cold, cold protesty state. ;)Praxidikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820291016842938539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-43644797848253293912011-02-25T11:39:43.606-08:002011-02-25T11:39:43.606-08:00How does someone like that get accepted into the m...How does someone like that get accepted into the ministry in the first place? I would think that would be an immediate disqualification. Let's hope they don't make him the youth pastor...Ima June Pullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323298147048526193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-84976139334313628972011-02-25T09:26:55.417-08:002011-02-25T09:26:55.417-08:00That is just horrifying. I wouldn't even want ...That is just horrifying. I wouldn't even want to be in the same room as one, much less date one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com