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title: "Deafen the Silence: How Vocal Christian Opposition to Child Sexual Abuse Will Change the World"
description: Examines sexual abuse in Protestant congregations and how a church's silence or support of offenders affects survivors.
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# Deafen the Silence: How Vocal Christian Opposition to Child Sexual Abuse Will Change the World

 Posted by Robert J. Peters on  Aug 1, 2014

Examines sexual abuse in Protestant congregations and how a church's silence or support of offenders affects survivors.

Authors: Robert J. Peters  
Publisher: Christian Ethics Today

[Read the publication](https://christianethicstoday.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CE-94.pdf)

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