Predators
of children pose a danger to more than just the children. They are a
danger to churches as well as the children. A child's life can be destroyed
by the criminal actions of a child molester. But, a church can be destroyed
as well. A church can be seriously crippled or even ruined over a single
incident of child molestation.
The
Catholic Church is not the only target in the sights of the attorneys.
Child molesters stalk the holy halls of Lutherans, Baptists, Charismatics,
Presbyterians, and every denomination in between. Every single incident
of child molesting within the confines of a church brings potential
liability to the church.
Plaintiffs'
lawyers are aware that juries are becoming increasingly unsympathetic
to churches who have failed to protect a child under their care.
Juries are bringing back multi-million
dollar verdicts against churches that failed to properly protect children
from a child predator who molested them.
Every
church has a legal duty as well as a moral duty to protect its children
from those who would harmthem. Failure by the church can expose it to
potential liability in the millions of dollars. Churches are being
sued successfully.
Don't
let your church be the next
mega-verdict headline.
This
book can be your first step in helping to protect the children in your
church and your church from child molesters. By protecting the children
against these pedophiles, you will protect the church. The book entitled
"Protecting
Your Church Against Sexual Predators," written by an
attorney who has seen the devastation that such events can cause, will
assist you in establishing a Child
Protection Policy for your church. Forms are included in
the book that will aid you in formulating a policy that will help protect
the church and the children against those predators who might target
and molest a child in your church.
This
could be the perfect gift for your pastor and the entire leadership
team. Every single church member ought to read Protecting Your Church
Against Sexual Predators, since the more informed the church membership
is, the greater the odds that a potential molestation will not
occur.
Members
need to be as informed on this subject as leaders. It is the knowledgeable
member who is going to be more alert and more prepared to deal with
sexual predators in their church.
Ironically,
some of the greatest threats to children and church members has come
from leadership, and even from those behind the pulpit. So, I strongly
suggest ALL members of a church read the book. An alert congregation
is the best deterrent your church can have against those predators who
stalk our children.
Informed
minds are going to see things that ignorance will overlook