tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post5674047307566191607..comments2024-03-17T16:21:14.907-05:00Comments on Stop Baptist Predators: Frank Page: another sideChrista Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-15353300418263979092010-06-20T22:23:57.156-05:002010-06-20T22:23:57.156-05:00"Follow Christ, instead."
I think what ...<i>"Follow Christ, instead."</i><br /><br />I think what many people don't realize is that this is exactly what many clergy abuse survivors thought they were doing. That profound desire to "follow Christ" no matter where He leads is eactly what makes a lot of adolescent kids vulnerable to sexual abuse by clergy. "Following Christ" and trying to do "God's will" are exactly what led them into a pit of hell so dark and deep that, often, they still can't see the end of it many years later.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-30036448128628472002010-06-20T10:29:05.104-05:002010-06-20T10:29:05.104-05:00They always use terms like mean spirited, bitter, ...They always use terms like mean spirited, bitter, unforgiving, etc. These terms allow them to dismiss hard questions they do not want to answer.<br /><br />Someday you figure out there is no nice way to ask them a question or disagree with them. THEY get to decide if it was asked "right" or not.<br /><br />This is why people should never follow men. Follow Christ, instead. You could be supporting evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-47399836462205336092010-06-16T23:37:22.149-05:002010-06-16T23:37:22.149-05:00Texas Pastor: Thanks for sharing your story about ...Texas Pastor: Thanks for sharing your story about Frank Page's correspondence. I've heard similar stories from others. They're stories that tell of zero compassion.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-88203610271481097022010-06-16T07:32:59.616-05:002010-06-16T07:32:59.616-05:00Not only is Frank Page abusive in his public comme...Not only is Frank Page abusive in his public comments, but in his private correspondence as well. When I wrote to him, as president of the SBC,he refused to answer my questions and referred to me as mean spirited. This is yet another example of how power is at work inside the SBC. I am so grieved to see what is happening. My anger is so colored with sadness that I find it hard to contemplate how much longer I might be a part of such a denomination. Our church is certainly not active, but we bear the name, none the less.TexasPastornoreply@blogger.com