How Church Leaders Cover Up Abuse

We have already discussed Romans 13 and the fact that the church does not have venue / jurisdiction in criminal cases.  And yet, as numbers of current cases are showing, pastors and church leaders and church members often have a mentality that the state is the enemy of the church and that ALL matters are… Continue reading How Church Leaders Cover Up Abuse

Abuse and Forgiveness: This is Why We Don’t “Forgive”

The following news story is taken from Fox News. Abuse victims are all the time harangued about being so "unforgiving" and pressured to believe the supposedly "repentant" abuser. I do not operate that way and I recommend no one does. I approach all abusers with this basic presupposition: they don't change. As I have said many times,… Continue reading Abuse and Forgiveness: This is Why We Don’t “Forgive”