{"id":1103,"date":"2021-04-13T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T22:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breakingcodesilence.org\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2021-04-13T21:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T04:29:30","slug":"hb-557-and-560-exposingcircleofhope-exposingagape-churchtoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakingcodesilence.org\/hb-557-and-560-exposingcircleofhope-exposingagape-churchtoo\/","title":{"rendered":"HB 557 #exposingcircleofhope #exposingagape #churchtoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:var(--awb-color8);border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>On Wednesday, April 15th, the state of Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.mo.gov\/senatewitnesssystem\/New.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2vrIA5opi3pqUFWpI0Cd0xNBz0ckMmLk3uTSSMI599N6KJrIk1X-Gi5Yc\">is holding a hearing<\/a> on <strong>HB 557<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This legislation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">helps stop and prevent child abuse in important ways including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Registering programs and removing exemptions for boarding schools and programs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ensuring state authorities know of children being placed in the state of Missouri;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensuring state authorities have access to investigate and check on their welfare;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Providing state authorities with the ability to help children via CPS and emergency services;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making a three strikes\/out rule for abusive programs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Deterring abusive programs from relocating to Missouri;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Requiring background checks for all employees and volunteers;<\/li>\n<li>Requiring programs to comply with provisions protecting the health and safety of residents;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ensuring that state authorities can immediately investigate abuse allegations and intervene appropriately.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/The Independent Fundamental Baptist Church: Jesus Wore Pants, Not a Dress! | The Wartburg Watch 2021\">\u00a0many independent fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) affiliated &#8220;boarding schools&#8221;<\/a> such as Circle of Hope, Agape, Master&#8217;s Ranch, etc., claim that food deprivation, isolation, restraints and paddling are part of their religious beliefs. 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