See, you did that thing where you opened yourself up to fire. I wasn't even considering it until you brought it up.
I'm sorry, but the first link only tells of the singular isolated incident that has been investigated. Although it is admirable that they have investigated this case, there are still several other cases worldwide in which there are still people covering up these cases.
Of course there will be bad apples in every bunch. I'm not saying that a church should comprise solely of saints, but it is up to the group as a whole to do something about those bad apples, not just a small faction. For example, the Occupy movement gained a reputation for attracting criminals to their campsites near its conception. They rectified that by, as a whole, detaching themselves from those criminals and regularly policing themselves. This is in contrast to I am not like that. Despite how you as an individual feel about that trait of a group, that stigma will remain until the group as a whole actively roots it out.
I do appreciate you for understanding the purpose of a religion. It's the spiritual truth within one's self. Should that entail helping out your fellow man then so be it. I also feel that politicians should stop turning religion into a political battlefield. Gay marriage, gay rights, and women's reproductive rights shouldn't even have a place on capital hill as they only serve to mold the world in the shape that the Christian faith wants to see. To further comment on this issue, I find your ideal for a happy whole family sincerely touching. Should a gay couple want to adopt or surrogate their child, they should not be denied the privilege to do so. Same deal with women. If they feel that they are not in a position where they can support a happy family, but still want to have sex, because sex is natural and it feels good, then they should be able to receive readily available birth control as to ensure that when they do form a family, it will be in an environment free of hostility or financial burden. I can see how the issue of family togetherness might be a personal issue for you, but I feel that you should also see that while your family situation might not have been ideal, promoting legislation that tries to deny the right for a happy "non-traditional" family to exist might be something you want to avoid.
Also, atheists being violent in the name of atheism? Does that happen? Even the most militant atheists fight with facts, not fists. Being violent and being violent in the name of something are two entirely different animals. One is because of your own ideas. The other is adapted from the ideas of a group's teaching. Just saying.
I can dig the whole idea of love your neighbor and tolerate and stuff. It just seems as though it only applies to them though. Atheist heathens shall going to hell. Pray for (pity) their souls. Muslims and Jews have not seen the light. Pray for (pity) their souls so that they may see the light. Gay people? Pray for etc. Sexually active women? P(ry. I'm all for tolerance, but most other Christians should practice what they preach.
As for privilege, you live in a country where about 80 percent of the population identifies with a Christian denomination. Your identity lines up with the cultural norm. Thus, you will be favored amongst elders and potential careers because of your identity. You will not have to fear discrimination on the national level. Compare your situation to, say, muslims. Thanks to the intense amount of distrust created due to the 9/11 attacks, muslims face discrimination at jobs and at airports for their religion. You as a Christian do not have to fear this as you are the norm. Even if you're rejected from a job because of your religion, there are maybe a million more that will take you. Your stereotypes are not as negative as those of other religions. Christians are often-portrayed as obnoxious goody-two-shoes who tell people to believe in the word of god. Compare to muslims who are portrayed as terrorists or jews who are displayed as patriarchates of the big-nose, Brooklyn accent. While you may be stereotyped, it most of the time is not painted in an overly negative light. I myself didn't identify as atheist until late last year. Before then, I was a catholic because my catholic parents forced me to. I fear coming out to them because their faith is very important to them and I'm not yet ready to fully support myself. Christian privilege lies in that you don't have to feel uncomfortable with who you are. White-straight-cis-christian-male privilege is so engrained within our society, that most people don't even realize it, so I don't mind explaining it, really. Just glad you wanted to ask.
Hopefully I didn't forget to address anything.