tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post408068684233331719..comments2024-03-17T16:21:14.907-05:00Comments on Stop Baptist Predators: Memorial DayChrista Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-60698774057608167342008-06-13T17:58:00.000-05:002008-06-13T17:58:00.000-05:00Phyllis, I think that it would be safer to say th...Phyllis,<BR/> I think that it would be safer to say that the corruption of man runs very deep. This problem is by no means limited to Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Catholic churches, or whatever denomination you may choose. Man is sinful. I do not say this to excuse these people - what they did/do is wrong and there are consequences. However, the root of the problem is not church leaders, it is sin. I would say that the vast majority of church leaders do not fall into the category of sexual predators. Those who are should face the consequences of their actions here on earth.<BR/><BR/>And Christa, what they did was wrong - no arguments. I hope that you can move past the anger and find healing at some point, regardless of how people react to you (or have found healing if that's happened). I do not disagree that these people need to be stopped, but I also pray that they will be changed once they are stopped (or even before they need to be stopped).Peter Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234754312915202260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-10036171805626237202008-05-26T20:24:00.000-05:002008-05-26T20:24:00.000-05:00Christa, This is NOTHING short of spiritual abuse....Christa, This is NOTHING short of spiritual abuse. That includes the way your pastor handled it, the youth minister AND the Baptist Lawyer in Texas. All of them are guilty of cultic behaviors of spiritual abuse.<BR/><BR/>A dear friend of mine has a blog dedicated to this subject. There is MUCH to learn on it about tactics used against people. I really hope your readers will go and educate themselves on this subject so they can discern the tactics. I could rattle off several tactics they used on you from this post. These tactics work. And we MUST educate people.<BR/><BR/>http://undermuchgrace.blogspot.com/Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723395060585207854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-13919431904496694022008-05-26T16:21:00.000-05:002008-05-26T16:21:00.000-05:00Christa,Again I applaud you for your courage to st...Christa,<BR/><BR/>Again I applaud you for your courage to stand up to these people. The corruption in the SBC (especially the BGCT in this instance) runs very deep. I believe, in my heart, that none of this will change in my life time. I also believe, though, that as long as you and others continue to speak the truth, no matter the cost, eventually the world will see CHURCH LEADERS for who they really are.<BR/><BR/>PhyllisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-53141752339402053582008-05-26T05:38:00.000-05:002008-05-26T05:38:00.000-05:00Keep at it Christa! One more sad truth about livi...Keep at it Christa! One more sad truth about living in a sin-cursed world is that the bad guys never quit, no matter how loathsome or inappropriate their behavior. And all you can do is endure it, rebuke it, and put the matter in Christ's Hands. Then again, I'm sure the Baptist potentates never expected to be so upset and suffer so much exposure from a woman with no power base under her other than integrity and faith.Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234147722462126392noreply@blogger.com