tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post3935724886105132061..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: A Proposed Solution to the Sexual Predator ProblemBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-22221542609254629732007-04-21T07:51:00.000-05:002007-04-21T07:51:00.000-05:00A little late for this, but......a comprehensive A...A little late for this, but...<BR/><BR/>...a comprehensive ADA-type law aimed at background checks would be an entire new legal industry, not to mention bureaucratic behemoth...and still would not catch most of the predators who lack convictions.<BR/><BR/>I have read and participated in numerous discussion of SBC solutions, SNAP et al, and feel sure the SBC will have a registry-based solutions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-57841475081010167512007-04-20T13:56:00.000-05:002007-04-20T13:56:00.000-05:00To all:I'm heading to Austin to attend a missions ...To all:<BR/><BR/>I'm heading to Austin to attend a missions conference. I'll be offline for most of the weekend.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-66591173944689471162007-04-20T13:55:00.000-05:002007-04-20T13:55:00.000-05:00Robin,You accurately point out that background che...Robin,<BR/><BR/>You accurately point out that background checks are only a portion of the solution. I do not think that your proposal and mine are at odds. Perhaps they complement one another well.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-34645851952710880062007-04-20T13:54:00.000-05:002007-04-20T13:54:00.000-05:00Robin and Tim,Look, if an eighteen-year-old starts...Robin and Tim,<BR/><BR/>Look, if an eighteen-year-old starts sweet-talking your daughters in a few years, I just don't think that such a person ought to be labeled as a sexual offender. I do, however, believe that you are entirely within your rights as a father to shoot him.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-84415136626920597782007-04-20T13:53:00.000-05:002007-04-20T13:53:00.000-05:00William,It is not a proposal for the federal gover...William,<BR/><BR/>It is not a proposal for the federal government to impose such regulations on churches only—every business or charity that performs caretaking of or caters to children ought to follow these guildelines for the sake of childrens' safety. The federal government already, for example, requires us to have handicapped-accessible facilities. But these are not laws aimed Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-4501349565407473942007-04-20T10:56:00.000-05:002007-04-20T10:56:00.000-05:00BartI understand the difference you are making, bu...Bart<BR/><BR/>I understand the difference you are making, but I also side with Tim in that I have a soon to be 11 year old daughter.<BR/><BR/>I still think the best option, though not 100% fool proof is to have a task force responsible for working through the state conventions to the local DOM's to educate associations on the dangers and policies that would curb these dangers. This task force Robin Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939225831411942124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-49778184276775828142007-04-20T07:19:00.000-05:002007-04-20T07:19:00.000-05:00Never thought I would see any baptist asking for t...Never thought I would see any baptist asking for the federal government to impose on all churches any employment requirement, but I appreciate your desire to find a fix to the problem. I don't like SNAP's proposed solution but like it much better than yours. ;) <BR/><BR/>Why not have the SBC vote to do the same, i.e., kick out any church that does not prove they did a background check? I'd ratherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-40661441912825396462007-04-19T20:35:00.000-05:002007-04-19T20:35:00.000-05:00R. L., we agree (as seems to happen frequently!)Ti...R. L., we agree (as seems to happen frequently!)<BR/><BR/>Tim, I would say that I understand, but I have a feeling that eight years and two months from now I'll understand much better.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-1358604588009089762007-04-19T19:47:00.000-05:002007-04-19T19:47:00.000-05:00Tim,I do understand. I most certainly understand.c...Tim,<BR/><BR/>I do understand. I most certainly understand.<BR/><BR/>cbCB Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230652312241919771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21608348477784093722007-04-19T18:13:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:13:00.000-05:00Good post, Bart (also the one on partial birth abo...Good post, Bart (also the one on partial birth abortion). <BR/><BR/>I am in agreement with you on your illustrations of "situation 1" and "situation 2" concerning the convicted sex offender lists. I have seen these printed in our local papers, with the "#1's" right along side of the "#2's". These are not equivalent; both are sins, but they <B>are not</B> the same kinds of sex crimes.<BR/><BR/>If R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-79153761626403167502007-04-19T18:01:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:01:00.000-05:00Brother Bart,You are correct, but I still have a 9...Brother Bart,<BR/><BR/>You are correct, but I still have a 9 year old daughter.<BR/><BR/>Brother CB,<BR/><BR/>You are correct as well, but I, let me repeat, I, do you understand, I have a 9 year old daughter.<BR/><BR/>:>)<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>TimTim Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909751217844312917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-25014098735801972952007-04-19T17:50:00.000-05:002007-04-19T17:50:00.000-05:00Thanks, CB.Thanks, CB.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-86404356406060587392007-04-19T17:05:00.000-05:002007-04-19T17:05:00.000-05:00Bart,This has possibilities.Tim,There have been ma...Bart,<BR/><BR/>This has possibilities.<BR/><BR/>Tim,<BR/><BR/>There have been many 26,27,etc.year old guys that went to a bar and got drunk and left with a 15 year old that looked 36. You know the rest of the story.<BR/><BR/>These guys are not true "short eyes." They are just ungody and stupid men that got drunk and went after the first willing skirt. There is a great difference in this guy and aCB Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230652312241919771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-34036697007338487162007-04-19T16:37:00.000-05:002007-04-19T16:37:00.000-05:00Bro. Tim,I'm old fashioned, too. I have a ten-mont...Bro. Tim,<BR/><BR/>I'm old fashioned, too. I have a ten-month-old daughter. I am condoning neither action, nor am I suggesting that either action ought to be legal.<BR/><BR/>I am merely asserting that they are not equivalent. There is nothing deviant about an eighteen-year-old boy's interest in a sixteen-year-old girl. There is something deviant about an uncle taking sexual interest in a niece. Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-4465680551338087292007-04-19T16:17:00.000-05:002007-04-19T16:17:00.000-05:00Brother Bart,I have got to think through this stat...Brother Bart,<BR/><BR/>I have got to think through this statutory rape analysis. Call me old fashioned, but I have a 9 year old daughter.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>TimTim Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909751217844312917noreply@blogger.com