Bad Pastors: Clergy Misconduct in Modern America

2004 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Alain P. Durocher ◽  
Anson Shupe ◽  
William A. Stacey ◽  
Susan E. Darnell
Keyword(s):  
Clergy Misconduct

Sexism in Facebook discourse about clergy misconduct

2021 ◽  
pp. 095792652110487
Author(s):  
Laurel Puchner ◽  
Linda Markowitz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
Sexual Misconduct ◽  
Religious Leader ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Patriarchal Ideology ◽  
Sexualized Violence ◽  
Clergy Misconduct

Sexism and sexist ideology have significant negative consequences for female victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Thus, uncovering how language is used as a discursive tool for maintaining unequal power relations is extremely important in discourses around sexual misconduct and sexualized violence. In this study we used Critical Discourse Analysis and Manne’s theory of the moral economy of patriarchy to analyze Facebook posts supporting a religious leader who had committed sexual misconduct. The analysis reveals the patriarchal ideology underlying some of the Facebook conversation discourses and the discursive strategies used by individuals to try to normalize their sexist arguments. Content of the posts shows the religious leader’s defenders showing sympathy for the perpetrator, ignoring the female victims, and minimizing sexual assault, as they argue that he should not be criticized or held accountable for his actions.

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