Posted by:
Elder Berry
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Date: June 06, 2019 01:43PM
Lori C Wrote:
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> As a woman I will never forget this moment in Ex
> Mormon history.
As a victim of the Mormon church I empathize with exMormons wanting the Mormon Church to suffer and getting let down.
> Tragic all around.
But mostly for the victims. When you've been abused and people won't believe you while they hold you to impeccable witness standards it feels like you are going crazy.
This woman encapsulates the tragedy well.
"Mormon men, in general, cannot imagine a scenario in which they would be sexually assaulted by a church leader and then repeatedly blamed for that assault. Mormon men, in general, can much more easily imagine a scenario in which it is alleged that a family member assaulted others and they personally have to experience the shame and embarrassment that accompanies that knowledge. This is why men protect men. And this is why an all-male power structure will always disproportionately harm women. And this is why this power structure must now finally be changed."
https://www.the-exponent.com/guest-post-open-letter-to-the-mtc-abuse-victim-and-the-lds-church-mormonmetoo/