Orthodox Jews Child Sex Abuse
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Frank Bruni devotes his Times op-ed column today to child sex abuse among Orthodox Jews. He writes:

some of the same dynamics that fed the crisis in Catholicism — an aloof patriarchy, an insularity verging on superiority, a disinclination to get secular officials involved — exist elsewhere. And the way they've played out in Orthodox Judaism illustrates anew that religion isn't always the higher ground and safer harbor it purports to be. It can also be a self-preserving haven for wrongdoing.

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Orthodox Jews Child Sex Abuse
smartertimes.com

Frank Bruni devotes his Times op-ed column today to child sex abuse among Orthodox Jews. He writes:

some of the same dynamics that fed the crisis in Catholicism — an aloof patriarchy, an insularity verging on superiority, a disinclination to get secular officials involved — exist elsewhere. And the way they've played out in Orthodox Judaism illustrates anew that religion isn't always the higher ground and safer harbor it purports to be. It can also be a self-preserving haven for wrongdoing.

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