[HiTech RedNeck]

There is excellent reason to disagree with “much” of the Bill Gothard take on Christian faith. Like the work of all over-systematizers, much of the Lord’s gracious intent has been factored out of the bible here.

However I’m seeing the baby being chucked out with the bath water all OVER the FR discussion on this matter. If all it takes is an embarrassment like this to get American Christendom at each other’s throats, imagine what happens when the devil really cuts loose.

[caww]

At issue is the legality of what happened. Josh could not be considered a pedophile based on the laws......Based on their churches teachings either... it would appear. I can agree there's much to it about throwing out the baby with the bathwater in how people are looking at this....because the “Christian” element is being addressed rather then the ‘parents ability’ to recognize and handle the situation accordingly at that time it occurred and thereafter.

Further was a ‘crime’ committed???
I don't think any who are attempting to understand this can say that there was, within the guidelines of the law, because we don't know ‘the specifics’ of what actually happened...that story changes and is distorted often now.

Most of all it should not be playing out in full view of the audience which is the parents responsibility.....which to me they're lacking in that department.