In following the story of Marie Notcheva over at The Wartburg Watch, I read the following comment by a "friend" of Marie's on Facebook. I decided to highlight this comment here in a post because THIS tactic of threatening God's wrath for exposing evil in a church is really rather common. Here is what this… Continue reading How the Threat of God’s Wrath is Used to Silence Abuse Victims
Author: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser
This story came to my mind today as I was thinking about how local churches so often essentially hand over an abuse victim to her abuser — Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack… Continue reading The First Church of Keilah – A ‘Church’ that Hands Victims Over to the Abuser
