The Miracle Meadows Boarding School in Salem, West Virginia, was shuttered in 2018 after an investigation by police revealed school administrators tried to cover up multiple cases of abuse.

An investigation by police revealed school administrators tried to cover up multiple cases of abuse at Miracle Meadows. Students had been handcuffed or shackled to beds, and many endured rapes and vicious beatings.

  • zik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    10 months ago

    Fundamental tenet of Christianity: be nice to people.

    Also Christianity: let’s torture a bunch of people.

    • NewSmileadon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Is it Christianity or evil people under the guise of Christianity? Pretty big and obvious difference.

      • xuxebiko@kbin.socialOP
        2·
        10 months ago

        Organized religion is essentially organized crime in the guise of religion. Religious leaders who provide this disguise and their blind faithful who allow & enable these crimes are equally at fault with the criminals.

        • NewSmileadon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          So it’s organized religion, not Christianity which has a propensity to abuse power? Because you made it sound like religion itself causes these evil acts, which it does not.