light a million candles for child abuse victims!!!

gotham_child · 20 Sep 2006, 11:57

come on everybody- they need a million candles lit by 31st december... this is for those who have suffered at the hands of abusers. (like me.) but these kids didnt live to tell their story.
http://www.lightamillioncandles.com

it's free so come on they need our support!
pass the link around your freinds and lets get them to their target.

gotham_child · 20 Sep 2006, 12:17

then can you drop an 'i done mine' post here plz???? pass the link around.

Pudding · 20 Sep 2006, 14:18

I'm not going to sign it, not because I'm for child abuse because I'm not, I have 2 kids of my own and another one on the way, but for the simple reason petitions p!ss me off and they don't do squat.

Pud

Ageing Bat · 20 Sep 2006, 14:51

I feel truly sorry for you Pud, that you feel that way.

I hope a million people around the world don't feel the same apathy, and are prepared to show their abhorrence of online child abuse in this way.

djfierce · 20 Sep 2006, 15:03

I generally take the view also that petitions don't do much

but as a victim myself ( losing 6 years of my childhood ) I hope something can be done by someone and if lighting a seemingly insignificant candle gives the slightest chance of that happening then i'm for it.
candle lit!

MeatGrl1 · 20 Sep 2006, 15:04

My candle is lit

Eddie's Teddy · 20 Sep 2006, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

I'm not going to sign it, not because I'm for child abuse because I'm not, I have 2 kids of my own and another one on the way, but for the simple reason petitions p!ss me off and they don't do squat.

Pud

That might be true Pud but it costs nothing and only takes a few seconds of your time. And if by some chance it does help then it's time well spent, imo.

amethyst · 20 Sep 2006, 16:56

Mine is lit.

ames xx

needmoremeat · 20 Sep 2006, 21:14

Done!

gotham_child · 20 Sep 2006, 22:28

thanks everyone who has lit their candle- pitty those who wont. Pud i have a7wk old girl i love her to bits and if lighting a candle helps stop her from having her future wrecked by mindless abuse then i'm up for it and so should you be.

vrg · 20 Sep 2006, 22:39

Mine is lit!

This strikes too close to home for me to ignore.

Pud, I understand how you feel. But just doing something like this - it is reaching out, and trying to do something, even this small.

Caelan · 20 Sep 2006, 22:51

lit mine too...

abuse is bad in anyway but it hurts me most when it concerns kids

CarylB · 20 Sep 2006, 23:05

The Blue Ribbon organisation can be found on:
http://www.preventchildabuse-ri.org/...nworkplace.asp

Childline in the UK on:
http://www.childline.org.uk/

Either organisation would welcome donations to help their important work in preventing child abuse and supporting those who have suffered abuse, or are suffering it now .. or perhaps give some of your time on a regular basis to help one of these organisations .. this would be giving more tangible and concrete support than lighting a candle, however worthy that act is.

Caryl

gotham_child · 20 Sep 2006, 23:31

thanks caryl...

CarylB · 21 Sep 2006, 00:39

You're welcome :) Don't get me wrong; I'll happily light candles and lit one on this occasion. But ultimately it's actions that effect change and improvements, and if we can't do anything directly ourselves, any donation, however small, helps those who do work tirelessly to rescue and help victims of abuse, and protect children who without help will become victims.

Caryl

Pudding · 21 Sep 2006, 01:03

If people actually bothered their ass to read that site properly, it's about trying to stop child pornography specifically and not the general umbrella of 'child abuse',which covers many areas and something some people here feel they are linked to.

The links CarylB gave are the ones I'm interested in. Actual organisations that actually do something. Not online sites where you light a cyberspace candle FFS

And this is just my opinion, but I personally don't think a Meat Loaf website should be linked in anyway to child pornography, and I hope mlukfc doesn't become a site where moral crusade threads are started every week.

Pud

sunneke · 21 Sep 2006, 07:25

i agree with pudding

I do understand the reason, child abuse is wrong.

Ageing Bat · 21 Sep 2006, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

If people actually bothered their ass to read that site properly, it's about trying to stop child pornography specifically and not the general umbrella of 'child abuse',which covers many areas and something some people here feel they are linked to.

Child pornography does come under the umbrella of child abuse! And yes, there are people on this website (and, I'm afraid many many others) who have been affected by a form of child abuse, so yes, they will feel empathy toward this cause. Child abuse in any form is abhorrent.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

And this is just my opinion, but I personally don't think a Meat Loaf website should be linked in anyway to child pornography

If you bother to read the thread properly, this Meat Loaf website is not linking itself to child pornography. This thread is raising awareness that it actually happens - it is NOT condoning child pornography. This thread has also provided very useful links, that may one day be of use.

I do find your remarks on this thread offensive Pud. It is of course up to you if you wish to belittle and poo poo the posters that wish to show their support of the linked website. I doubt very much that mlukfc will become a weekly moral crusade ground.

Pudding · 21 Sep 2006, 09:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ageing Bat

I do find your remarks on this thread offensive Pud.

Only this thread?

blimey I must be losing my touch

Pud

**The Flying Mouse** · 21 Sep 2006, 17:22

OK, here's how it is.

Some people may believe that sites like these "light a million candles" are a waste of time, and they might well have a point.

However, it can do no harm to add your sig to a petition like this, and it just might (even though the odds are against it

) do some good.

I can't see a problem with people posting to charitable sites they feel a certain empathy with.

mlukfc is not affiliating itself to this site, but we have no problem in a thread being started here in off topic.

Can we have this thread back on topic, where people can post their suport of this cause.

And, incidently, for what it's worth, candle lit

lynne · 21 Sep 2006, 18:25

Done.

**Monstro** · 21 Sep 2006, 21:00

Lit

Gez · 21 Sep 2006, 21:53

gotham_child · 21 Sep 2006, 22:10

thanks mouse for your support- iv had alot done to me in my short time- this cause means alot to me...
common everybody light these candles please...

mszee · 21 Sep 2006, 22:17

Can't say that I believe in this much...go more for donations...but my candle is lit...

20 Sep 2006, 11:57	#1
gotham_child Super Loafer Join Date: 21.07.2006 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 233	light a million candles for child abuse victims!!! come on everybody- they need a million candles lit by 31st december... this is for those who have suffered at the hands of abusers. (like me.) but these kids didnt live to tell their story. http://www.lightamillioncandles.com it's free so come on they need our support! pass the link around your freinds and lets get them to their target.

21 Sep 2006, 17:22	#20
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Bottom Line. OK, here's how it is. Some people may believe that sites like these "light a million candles" are a waste of time, and they might well have a point. However, it can do no harm to add your sig to a petition like this, and it just might (even though the odds are against it ) do some good. I can't see a problem with people posting to charitable sites they feel a certain empathy with. mlukfc is not affiliating itself to this site, but we have no problem in a thread being started here in off topic. Can we have this thread back on topic, where people can post their suport of this cause. And, incidently, for what it's worth, candle lit

20 Sep 2006, 12:17	#2
gotham_child Super Loafer Join Date: 21.07.2006 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 233	then can you drop an 'i done mine' post here plz???? pass the link around.

20 Sep 2006, 14:18	#3
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	I'm not going to sign it, not because I'm for child abuse because I'm not, I have 2 kids of my own and another one on the way, but for the simple reason petitions p!ss me off and they don't do squat. Pud

20 Sep 2006, 14:51	#4
Ageing Bat Young at heart. Slightly older in other places. Join Date: 20.11.2003 Location: Here! Posts: 1,311	I feel truly sorry for you Pud, that you feel that way. I hope a million people around the world don't feel the same apathy, and are prepared to show their abhorrence of online child abuse in this way.

20 Sep 2006, 15:03	#5
djfierce Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.06.2005 Location: Posts: 3,596	I generally take the view also that petitions don't do much but as a victim myself ( losing 6 years of my childhood ) I hope something can be done by someone and if lighting a seemingly insignificant candle gives the slightest chance of that happening then i'm for it. candle lit!

20 Sep 2006, 15:04	#6
MeatGrl1 No Day But Today Join Date: 29.05.2006 Location: Sitting on the steps outside looking so restless and reckless and lost! Posts: 9,089	My candle is lit

20 Sep 2006, 16:56	#8
amethyst I know that i'll be bad for good. Join Date: 15.11.2003 Location: South UK Posts: 893	Mine is lit. ames xx

20 Sep 2006, 21:14	#9
needmoremeat Mega Loafer Join Date: 23.11.2003 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 1,416	Done!

20 Sep 2006, 22:28	#10
gotham_child Super Loafer Join Date: 21.07.2006 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 233	thanks everyone who has lit their candle- pitty those who wont. Pud i have a7wk old girl i love her to bits and if lighting a candle helps stop her from having her future wrecked by mindless abuse then i'm up for it and so should you be.

20 Sep 2006, 22:39	#11
vrg Super Loafer Join Date: 30.10.2005 Location: Just outside Manhattan Posts: 671	Mine is lit! This strikes too close to home for me to ignore. Pud, I understand how you feel. But just doing something like this - it is reaching out, and trying to do something, even this small.

20 Sep 2006, 22:51	#12
Caelan life is one big adventure Join Date: 23.06.2005 Location: some town in Alberta called Leduc Posts: 5,550	lit mine too... abuse is bad in anyway but it hurts me most when it concerns kids

20 Sep 2006, 23:05	#13
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	The Blue Ribbon organisation can be found on: http://www.preventchildabuse-ri.org/...nworkplace.asp Childline in the UK on: http://www.childline.org.uk/ Either organisation would welcome donations to help their important work in preventing child abuse and supporting those who have suffered abuse, or are suffering it now .. or perhaps give some of your time on a regular basis to help one of these organisations .. this would be giving more tangible and concrete support than lighting a candle, however worthy that act is. Caryl

20 Sep 2006, 23:31	#14
gotham_child Super Loafer Join Date: 21.07.2006 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 233	thanks caryl...

21 Sep 2006, 00:39	#15
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	You're welcome :) Don't get me wrong; I'll happily light candles and lit one on this occasion. But ultimately it's actions that effect change and improvements, and if we can't do anything directly ourselves, any donation, however small, helps those who do work tirelessly to rescue and help victims of abuse, and protect children who without help will become victims. Caryl

21 Sep 2006, 01:03	#16
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	If people actually bothered their ass to read that site properly, it's about trying to stop child pornography specifically and not the general umbrella of 'child abuse',which covers many areas and something some people here feel they are linked to. The links CarylB gave are the ones I'm interested in. Actual organisations that actually do something. Not online sites where you light a cyberspace candle FFS And this is just my opinion, but I personally don't think a Meat Loaf website should be linked in anyway to child pornography, and I hope mlukfc doesn't become a site where moral crusade threads are started every week. Pud

21 Sep 2006, 07:25	#17
sunneke Mega Loafer Join Date: 17.01.2006 Location: Amersfoort Posts: 2,263	i agree with pudding I do understand the reason, child abuse is wrong.

21 Sep 2006, 18:25	#21
lynne Loafer Join Date: 21.05.2005 Location: shepshed loughbourgh Posts: 61	Done.

21 Sep 2006, 21:00	#22
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	Lit

21 Sep 2006, 21:53	#23
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,633

21 Sep 2006, 22:10	#24
gotham_child Super Loafer Join Date: 21.07.2006 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 233	thanks mouse for your support- iv had alot done to me in my short time- this cause means alot to me... common everybody light these candles please...

21 Sep 2006, 22:17	#25
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Can't say that I believe in this much...go more for donations...but my candle is lit...