tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post8181434014646236636..comments2024-03-17T16:21:14.907-05:00Comments on Stop Baptist Predators: Hyde Park loses abuse caseChrista Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-59455674262579304582009-02-05T10:36:00.000-06:002009-02-05T10:36:00.000-06:00The head pastor is J. Kie Bowman. He was there du...The head pastor is J. Kie Bowman. He was there during this 10-year period.<BR/><BR/>But I am sure he would say he knew nothing about this.<BR/><BR/>This is very sad. Hyde Park once was a good church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-46938667057170510742009-02-02T19:31:00.000-06:002009-02-02T19:31:00.000-06:00I had a situation where the man accused was the pr...I had a situation where the man accused was the president of the local bank. To mess with him could mean the loss of a busimess, home, school loans, etc. The political corruption of baptist churches make the national parties look like Sunday Schools rather than the other way around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-74525077683244267882009-02-02T19:04:00.000-06:002009-02-02T19:04:00.000-06:00And who is often the ultimate, most-connected pers...And who is often the ultimate, most-connected person in the congregation? The minister. It's why it makes no sense whatsoever for Baptist leaders to keep telling abuse survivors that they should report it to the church of the clergy-perpetrator. Nobody wants to tangle with him. Nobody wants to even take the first step down the road of trying to assess it. And even if deacons or people in the congregation were willing, they wouldn't be capable of it because there's no way on the planet that they could possibly be objective.<BR/><BR/>Anon 11:06 - I don't know what happened to you at Hyde Park that gave rise to your feelings, but I hope you know that, whatever it was, you aren't alone in the way you feel. By now, I've heard so many stories about terrible things happening in Baptist churches, and about how they get covered up, and about how those who attempt to report stuff get virtually stoned into oblivion... that, sadly, I can't even imagine what anyone could tell me anymore that could possibly shock me. That's a pretty sad statement, but it's true. Welcome to the blog.Christa Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560409585720043015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-85160019333536744632009-02-02T18:10:00.000-06:002009-02-02T18:10:00.000-06:00I'm with John. I'll bet she had connections nobody...I'm with John. I'll bet she had connections nobody wanted to tangle with.<BR/><BR/>But why the hell are connections (or whatever the reason was) held up higher than keeping children safe?!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764962887542099106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-28971671212461067062009-02-02T11:06:00.000-06:002009-02-02T11:06:00.000-06:00I grew up in that church, but I won't ever set foo...I grew up in that church, but I won't ever set foot in it again. I hate even driving near it. You're right about everything, Christa. Everything you say is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-37409237939903978962009-02-01T19:51:00.000-06:002009-02-01T19:51:00.000-06:00If I were a betting man I would wager that she had...If I were a betting man I would wager that she had "connections" in the church that nobody wanted to tangle with. <BR/>Just a guess from years of experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874123597623259718.post-29352934311126444322009-02-01T19:07:00.000-06:002009-02-01T19:07:00.000-06:00What would be the reasons for not firing this teac...What would be the reasons for not firing this teacher? She wasn't a pastor? She was a even a woman! I'm lost for motivation of anyone involved to continue to allow this one teacher to abuse children?????????gmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713588262748876624noreply@blogger.com