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“Duty to God and Country”,
But not to the boys they hurt. Sexually abused, Power misused, Boy Scout Leader perverts. The Boy Scouts requires its members and leaders sign and agree to a Declaration of Religious Principle. Their oath states they be "morally straight" and their Scout Law includes being "clean" and "reverent toward God". Yet their leaders sexually abused over 12,000 boys and over 7,800 abusers (these are the counts that were reported). https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/us/boy-scouts-sexual-abuse-allegations/index.html
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Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
May 2020
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