Comparing cult child protection policies
This past week, CNN reported that the The Family International claims that it adopted a "policy for the protection of minors" in 1986. While the cult has yet to produce any evidence that it has an adequate and effective child protection policy or that it adopted one in 1986 (or 1985) as it claims, some may find it interesting to find out what a real cult child protection policy looks like. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as the Hare Krishna movement) is one of the world's most well known cults. Like The Family, they also had a serious problem with child abuse in their organization. However, unlike The Family, pedophilia and other forms of child abuse were never part of their theology or promoted by their leaders. Another key difference is that eventually they began taking the problem seriously. It is certainly interesting to compare what they have done to what The Family has never done.

ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection

ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection: Child Protection Policy and Procedures Handbook (Microsoft Word document, 27 pages, 250KB)