Holly Berkley Fletcher, who grew up as the child of evangelical missionaries in Africa, explains why Kristin Du Mez's new film "For Our Daughters" is so important. The film exposes the extensive sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable people and its cover-up in evangelical churches by allowing several women who were abused as minors in churches to tell their stories.

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https://hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/for-our-daughters-and-sons

Fletcher writes,

"First of all, it’s important to spell out why this is a CRISIS, a systemic issue, and not 'a few bad apples' who either 'slipped' or who 'were never really Christians.' Every human society and institution and community, religious or not, includes people who will harm other, weaker members. And therefore all settings will have some abuse."

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"Evangelicals can’t afford to be wrong, because it’s too central to their identity [always to be right]."

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"It’s clear by now that state abortion bans are having a seismic impact on health care. They are, as intended, preventing doctors from terminating pregnancies. But they are also introducing a dangerous new dynamic for anyone who happens to conceive. …

Our reporting so far suggests state abortion bans are having unintended, lethal consequences."

~ Alexandra Zayas

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https://www.propublica.org/article/help-propublica-report-on-maternal-health-abortion-bans