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In the post we learnt that the Privacy Commissioner had decided to carry out a preliminary investigation of the situation surrounding the refusal of Mercy Ministries Australia to hand over client files to past clients.
In a letter received by one of the complainants, a few days ago, the Assistant Privacy Commissioner has advised:
So Mercy Ministries [...]
Kudos to John Weaver at Against Biblical Counselling for Alerting me to this:
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —- Mercy Ministries, a non-profit Christian residential program serving young women between the ages of 13 – 28 who face life-controlling issues, has joined efforts with Natalie Grant’s Home Foundation, a leading mission with both [...]
This email was forwarded to me, by an ex-mercy member who has lodged a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner. This followers from the refusal by Mercy to release client information on request to previous residents. It is reproduced with permission and names and contact details removed.
Dear <name removed>
PRIVACY COMPLAINT AGAINST MERCY MINISTRIES
Thank you for [...]
So way back in September I started reading and applying Darren Rowse’s excellent e-book 31 Days to building a better blog (Click here to view more details). I have decided to to label this post and all further posts on the workbook as exercises rather than days, as well you can see there have [...]
There are days when I wish this sordid tale of Mercy Ministries would end, not because I am tired of helping survivors, but because the actions of ex-mercy staff erode away that hope I have for humanity.
A concerned reader sent me a link to a former Mercy Residents blog, a girl obviously still suffering despite [...]
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