tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post3434301821570421631..comments2024-03-28T11:38:34.959-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: What Is Going On?Emma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-80158994614932623832017-11-30T02:28:14.539-06:002017-11-30T02:28:14.539-06:00A very powerful post dear Emma!
among all you men...A very powerful post dear Emma!<br /><br />among all you mentioned Jimmy sound most horrible accuser who looked for his victims how dangerous as otherwise we think that people do this mostly in their so called weak moments or else <br /><br />I agree and i hope that people will not hide such ugly facts and will speak boldly to give the accusers their punishments .<br /><br />I agree that women don't have to seduce men for this kind of shameful act ,all need is men's low way of thinking which mostly comes from poor upbringing bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-8777288170091792992017-11-29T12:08:28.420-06:002017-11-29T12:08:28.420-06:00Thank you for your comments. I am happy that these...Thank you for your comments. I am happy that these things are being brought to light finally. I am sad that they happened.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-69077673908667145152017-11-29T11:44:44.283-06:002017-11-29T11:44:44.283-06:00"There is a judge in Alabama whose been accus..."There is a judge in Alabama whose been accused of molesting a 14 year old girl."<br /><br />If you mean Roy Moore, his story is daily news across the nation. Last I heard, he was up from one girl to eight girls.<br /><br />"I'm embarrassed for my state."<br /><br />It's not just an Alabama problem but a Republican problem because although the national leadership has condemned Moore, Trump is behind him, and his story could be happening in any conservative state that places politics over ethics. The Democrats did the same with Clinton, but that doesn't excuse the Republicans from doing it now. I just wonder how far they would go. I mean, really, if they're willing to stand behind a pedophile, who wouldn't they be willing to stand behind? By the way, my father's parents were from Bridgeport, Alabama (they moved to Mississippi in 1908), which as you might know is way up in the northeast corner of the state.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-34615020683342223302017-11-23T18:36:27.016-06:002017-11-23T18:36:27.016-06:00It is another sad case. Apparently he first saw hi...It is another sad case. Apparently he first saw his wife when she was in a dance recital at the age of 15. Disturbing.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-55011135540537466472017-11-23T18:33:27.988-06:002017-11-23T18:33:27.988-06:00There is a judge in Alabama whose been accused of ...There is a judge in Alabama whose been accused of molesting a 14 year old girl. He's running for the U.S. Senate and a lot of local "church people" are supporting him. I'm embarrassed for my state.<br />I'm not sure what the answers are but all these accounts are disheartening.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-35747767896336431892017-11-22T16:13:17.718-06:002017-11-22T16:13:17.718-06:00Thank youThank youEmma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-74849526974573697472017-11-22T13:28:36.264-06:002017-11-22T13:28:36.264-06:00Well written. DianeWell written. DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-42174353926906847142017-11-22T12:11:18.059-06:002017-11-22T12:11:18.059-06:00Thank you. The "dirty" feeling never doe...Thank you. The "dirty" feeling never does leave. No one should have to have those feelings.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-20043304236933728692017-11-22T00:09:40.163-06:002017-11-22T00:09:40.163-06:00Excellent post, Emma. I was fortunately not interf...Excellent post, Emma. I was fortunately not interfered with as a child, but I know some people who were. It doesn't leave them, not ever.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-37542002249549744992017-11-21T21:54:46.611-06:002017-11-21T21:54:46.611-06:00Unfortunately some people who apply to be foster p...Unfortunately some people who apply to be foster parents do the same thing. It has to stop.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-58616639544459340312017-11-21T18:01:50.503-06:002017-11-21T18:01:50.503-06:00Very well written and thoughtful post.
That Jimmy ...Very well written and thoughtful post.<br />That Jimmy Saville character, I cannot tell you how shocking that was to me, he was so very well known in England and mostly for the children's hospitals! Now we know why he spent so much time with them, it sickens me beyond words.<br />When I volunteered as a Boy Scout leader and also as a Sunday School teacher, we were told that there are men (and women) who try for those positions simply in order to abuse children. That thought also sickens me.<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-49677764665761037832017-11-21T16:37:08.708-06:002017-11-21T16:37:08.708-06:00Good post.Good post.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-70555714755962900302017-11-21T15:45:27.672-06:002017-11-21T15:45:27.672-06:00By nature I am an optimist. I can see the ugly and...By nature I am an optimist. I can see the ugly and choose to hope for beauty. While I am choosing I keep my eyes open and watch for ugly to rear its head. Your post about this subject has stayed in my mind since I read it. I should have written this sooner.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-13341561118418965692017-11-21T15:41:14.986-06:002017-11-21T15:41:14.986-06:00Thank you.Thank you.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-6241616163133568372017-11-21T14:24:50.856-06:002017-11-21T14:24:50.856-06:00"Churches where everyone should be safe from ..."Churches where everyone should be safe from all harm have been guilty of harboring sex offenders"<br /><br />The "Freedom from Religion Foundation" has a monthly newspaper which features three full-sized pages (in small font entitled" "Black Collar Crimes." Nearly all of the crimes were committed in America, most involve sex, and many involve a non-repentant minister, in some cases a minister whose parishioners stand behind him. Christianity is about forgiveness, they claim. They even say this about Roy Moore although he denies that he harmed all of those people. To evangelical Christians, forgiveness means never having to say you're sorry. You can't imagine how much I despite their religion. I hated it before; I'm consumed by my hatred now.<br /><br />"Often the accusers are being blamed."<br /><br />The uncle of one of the recent perverts featured in Freethought Today said of the fourteen year old victim, "Who knows what the little slut did to tempt him?"<br /><br />"One of the most often repeated phrases I hear today is, "why didn't he/she come forward sooner?"<br /><br />I think that such people don't want to admit there's a problem, especially when the predator is someone they care about. I heard Roy Moore's wife say that he's the kindest man she had ever known. This is a woman who would swim the ocean before she would admit that she has been married for over thirty years to a man she never knew.<br /><br />"It is embarrassing to allow other people to know what has happened to you and your body. Why put yourself through that?"<br /><br />Right. Remember what happened to Peggy. For example being asked by the school board what she had done to make the three boys think it was okay to assault her.<br /><br />"So everyone must stand up and say "THIS STOPS NOW.'"<br /><br />I'm floored by your optimism. It hasn't happened that way with war, and, just today, I heard a radio program about slave markets in Libya. In my view, predators will always, always, always exist, and while the problem might be lessened, it will never go away.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-24804746345034216402017-11-21T13:26:28.272-06:002017-11-21T13:26:28.272-06:00Bravo. Bravo. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-48168850746840678652017-11-21T13:26:21.720-06:002017-11-21T13:26:21.720-06:00Bravo. Bravo. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-78937257222610104252017-11-21T12:20:26.590-06:002017-11-21T12:20:26.590-06:00Thank you. Me too!Thank you. Me too!Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-34271647577516682392017-11-21T12:20:00.249-06:002017-11-21T12:20:00.249-06:00As long as the villainy is addressed I can wait.As long as the villainy is addressed I can wait.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-46113280594515808162017-11-21T09:53:05.102-06:002017-11-21T09:53:05.102-06:00Powerful piece, Emma! I'm on my feet!Powerful piece, Emma! I'm on my feet!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-91546668020827196412017-11-21T09:08:06.058-06:002017-11-21T09:08:06.058-06:00I believe the train of abuse is slowing dramatical...I believe the train of abuse is slowing dramatically, Emma. I also believe it will take a long time to sort through the exposed villainy.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com