This is very concerning. Even though I had ex-ed a long time before, I was very shocked and surprised when the first child sex abuse reports came out. Of course I would believe it but it shattered a more deeply held and idealistic illusion I must have held about the Brahma Kumaris ...
And, of course, that is why they knowingly covered it up as much as possible.
The illusion was of, somehow, Madhuban was 'magically' pure and safe, and that the BKs were at least the most 'pure' religion even if their philosophy was crazy.
I am sorry to be stupid here ...
and I absolutely was made blind and stupid whilst in the BKs ... but are you talking about actually *sexual* relationships in Madhuban, or just emotional "holiday" type relationships?
That child sex or rapes could be being carried out and not noticed ... not even by their mothers when they came back ... is beyond my reasoning. But
a) I absolutely believe it, and
b) I could absolutely believe the mothers would be so disempowered they could not speak out or do anything about it.
I am differentiating the word "rape" as an sexual assault on an adult female here.
Lekhraj Kirpalani might have taught, "sex is worse than murder" but, for me, 'rape is worse than murder' and the only reason it is not treated as such is because the legal system and judiciary has been perverted by having too many upper class males who devalue females. At least in a murder the victim dies ... but the rape victim lives on with the memory of it, and often the child.
There is no "karmic" excuse or handwashing for it. I'd beat the crap out of any BK who told me that it was the child's own fault.
When the first child sex abuse reports came out, I noted that they happened to the same individual as two centers. That to be flagged up there their might be a pedophile circle or network active within the Brahma Kumaris. The chances of it happen to one individual at two centers without some connection were slim, although not impossible as she was white and blonde and so, therefore unusually attractive. A "little angel".
Now you are saying much more is going on ... of course, India itself is a problem. Child sex or rape is often treated lightly by the police, victims tend to be bought off and, at worst, married off to their abuser. And even raped again by them. It's a mess.
When I was a BK, I remember being invited to a children's party and playing with them. Yes, the children felt very comfortable with an adult and were at that age when they will climb over anything and anyone. Obviously, I don't have any sexual attraction to children ...
I don't even understand it at all ... but I could see how pedophiles would be attracted to BKism where they are able to hide not having a relationship with an adult and enjoy the trusted access it gave them to children.
Ditto, in another vein, how BKism would also be attractive to gay males and lesbian women, especially in India. If we accept a certain percentage of the population is homosexual, why would that percentage not be prevalent amongst BKs?
If we are discussion the full spectrum of attitudes, what would the attitude of a high ranking lesbian Brahma Kumari towards male BKs?
And what facilities do they offer homosexuals? I mean, by their logic, shouldn't they have separate sleeping and washing accommodation? I was surprised how intimate some of the BK Sisters were.
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Yes, kmanaveen, I think that joke in such a serious topic, was a little "below the belt" ... made worse by your use of salacious capitals. If you are going to use such joke, then balance them with a serious point at the same time. I don't think it really rang true to the BK environment.