Churches (and other groups) affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America are in trouble, as they are not part of the BSA’s bankruptcy settlement over sexual assaults. There are forty thousand churches and other groups which are exposed.

The United Methodist Church has told five thousand congregations they are exposed to sexual assault lawsuits, and advise they not renew charters with the BSA at the end of the year.

Other Protestant denominations are advising their churches to hire legal counsel.

After excluding atheists from the BSA for decades, their child rape organisation is going to take out thousands of churches.

The Mormons put $250 million into a compensation fund to stave off lawsuits, but they can do that because of their highly centralised structure. Most Protestant denominations do not have that, so each church will be on their own.

The BSA is now facing 82,500 sexual abuse lawsuits.

Had Protestant churches taken steps to combat child rape, they wouldn’t be in this position now. They are no different than the Catholic Church on this matter, and as the BSA bankruptcy hangs Protestant churches out to dry, they are going to be in the crosshairs next.