ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Clergy Misconduct, Clergy Sex Abuse, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Divorce, It's All About the Image, Narcissistic Pastors, RC Sproul Jr., SMH (Shake My Head), Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies, Tullian Tchividjian

Estranged Adult Child of Disgraced Former Pastor R.C. Sproul, Jr., Urges People to NOT Purchase Father’s New Book; Foreword by Tullian Tchividjian

“Myself and RC Jr’s other adult children are estranged from him. We do not support this book or his return to public ministry.”

Christian Domestic Discipline, Domestic Violence, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, RC Sproul Jr., Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies, Women and the Church

R.C. Sproul, Jr. Steps Down from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College

R.C. Sproul, Jr., Ligonier Ministries, Abuse, Reformation Bible College     Ligonier Ministries has reported that RC Sproul, Jr. is stepping down from Ligonier Ministries & Reformation Bible College citing personal reasons:

Full-Quiver, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement

R.C. Sproul, Jr. and The Birth Control Movie

  I was going to follow-up with a few notes in the comments section on the last blog post, but it’s easeir to make another blog post, especially when I show you what I found about R.C. Sproul, Jr. regarding his tweet.  If you recall, this morning he sent out this tweet: One person who… Continue reading R.C. Sproul, Jr. and The Birth Control Movie

Full-Quiver, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement

R.C. Sproul, Jr. on Birth Control

I love it when a blog post lands in my lap like this one from  R. C. Sproul Jr. (not like I really need any help finding new material, this spiritual abuse business is pretty backlogged). A little background from wikipedia: After working with Ligonier Ministries for some years, Sproul founded Highlands Ministries (formerly Highlands Study… Continue reading R.C. Sproul, Jr. on Birth Control

Tullian Tchividjian

Resource Bibliography on System Issues Related to the Tullian Tchividjian Situation

Initial edition compiled by brad/futuristguy; link selections, issue analysis, and opinions expressed are his own. This resource bibliography contains links from bloggers, survivor bloggers, and mainstream Christian media. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Instead, the majority of links are to the following sources. They have done multiple posts on related subjects – often… Continue reading Resource Bibliography on System Issues Related to the Tullian Tchividjian Situation

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, ABUSIVE FAITH & PRACTICE, C.J. Mahaney, Failure to Report Crimes, Mandatory Reporting, Narcissistic Pastors, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Sovereign Grace Ministries Lawsuit, Together for the Gospel

Attorney Plans to File Another Sex Abuse Lawsuit against CJ Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries

C.J. Mahaney, Sex Abuse, Failure to Report, Statute of Limitations, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Lawsuit, Pedophiles, T4G

C.J. Mahaney, Doug Wilson, Failure to Report Crimes, Mandatory Reporting, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Sovereign Grace Ministries Lawsuit, Spiritual Abuse

Doug Wilson’s Christ Church and Handling of Sex Abuse Cases to be Investigated by Insider?

Doug Wilson, CREC, Christ Church, Moscow Idaho, Randy Booth, Steven Sitler, Jamin Wight, Sex Abuse, Pedophile

Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Disturbing Trends, Divorce, It's All About the Image, Narcissistic Pastors, Tullian Tchividjian

Concerns about Tullian Tchividjian’s Ministry Comeback as Director of Ministry Development at Willow Creek Church

** Tullian Tchividjian has a new pastor, Kevin Labby at Willow Creek Church, and a new job there as Director of Ministry Development only weeks after stripped of minister credentials   Tullian Tchividjian has a new job at Willow Creek Church. While some are applauding this new development, many are not. Here is his new job listing… Continue reading Concerns about Tullian Tchividjian’s Ministry Comeback as Director of Ministry Development at Willow Creek Church

Christian Marriage, Council for Bibl. Manhood & Womanhood, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, John MacArthur, Marriage, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement

Council for Biblical Manhood and Woman: Will the Real Gospel Please Stand?

*** Is Complementarianism the Gospel? Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) Seems to Confuse the Gospel with Their Agenda

Church Bandwagon, John Piper, Kevin DeYoung, Learn to Discern, RC Sproul Jr., The Gospel Coalition, Troubling Tweets

Some Christian Leaders are Hijacking the Ebola Crisis to Promote their Theology or Agenda

*** Christian Leaders Respond to the Ebola Crisis promoting their agendas or theologies. Others respond in humility with real help to those in need.

Bill Gothard, Courtship, Disturbing Trends, Doug Wilson, John Piper, Owen Strachan, Parenting, Stay-At-Home Daughters Movement

Desiring God and Daddies Dating…Their Daughters’ Boyfriends? Is John Piper Promoting Patriarchy?

Are Desiring God & John Piper shifting to “Biblical Patriarchy” over complementarianism, following Gregg Harris’, Bill Gothard’s, Scott Brown’s, Doug Phillips’ and Doug Wilson’s courtship model?

Doug Phillips & Vision Forum, Doug Wilson, Failure to Report Crimes, Homeschool Movement, Ken Ham, Learn to Discern, Lourdes Torres vs Doug Phillips lawsuit, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement, Scott Brown, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Vision Forum, Women and the Church

Queen Bees of Homeschooling Stacy McDonald and Kelly Crawford Don’t Like the “Victim” Word in the Lourdes Torres-Manteufel vs. Doug Phillips Lawsuit

*** Well-known homeschooling moms Kelly Crawford and Stacy McDonald comment regarding the “victim” word with regard to the Lourdes Torres-Manteufel vs. Doug Phillips lawsuit.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Christian Domestic Discipline, Christian Marriage, Courtship, Disturbing Trends, Domestic Violence and Churches, Doug Phillips & Vision Forum, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Failure to Report Crimes, Full-Quiver, Homeschool Movement, Marriages Damaged-Destroyed by Sp. Ab., Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Spiritual Bullies, Vision Forum, Women and the Church

The Christian Patriarchy Movement’s Dark Secret of Wife Spanking

*     *     * As Doug Phillips and his Vision Forum ministry is sinking, stories of abuse among Christian Patriarchy are surfacing:  domestic violence, wife spanking, etc, among other well-known circles such as RC Sproul Jr., etc. *     *     *

Doug Phillips & Vision Forum, Homeschool Movement, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement

Chalcedon Foundation Privately Donated Funds to Joe Taylor to Help His Legal Defense Against Doug Phillips

*     *     * Chalcedon Foundation discloses they privately contributed to Joe Taylor’s legal defense against Doug Phillips, and discussion on Reconstructionism and “Biblical Patriarchy” *     *     *

Courtship, Homeschool Movement, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Shunning, SURVIVOR STORIES

Adult Children Shunned by Homeschool Parents: Selah’s Story

*     *     * We recently discussed the challenges that some former homeschool students face when they leave their home.  This story is quite different from the last story, but it, too, deals with painful and strained relationships with fundamental Christian parents who were influenced by the subculture of the Homeschool Movement.