Here are the four posts in my series Theologians on Grounds for Divorce. 1. Thomas Cranmer on divorce for abuse 2. Puritans who said abuse was grounds for divorce 3. David Clyde Jones - A contemporary PCA theologian who said that abuse is grounds for divorce 4. Liam Goligher - a PCA theologian who says… Continue reading Theologians on Grounds for Divorce Digest
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Liam Goligher is a PCA theologian who says abuse is grounds for divorce
My position is that divorce is not just allowed but necessary where abuse has taken place. [Emphasis added.] —Dr Liam Goligher¹, Senior Minister of 10th Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Liam Goligher thinks Dr Martin Lloyd-Jones believed the same. He thinks perhaps he heard that from ML-J's daughter. If anyone can provide more info on MLJ's beliefs… Continue reading Liam Goligher is a PCA theologian who says abuse is grounds for divorce
A contemporary PCA theologian who said that abuse is grounds for divorce – David Clyde Jones
David Clyde Jones is remembered as the PCA’s chief ethicist of recent times (link). He trained generations of pastors at Covenant Theological Seminary, where he taught for 40 years. He commended my book Not Under Bondage. Jones suggested that the Westminster Confession's statement about divorce be modified in one small but very significant way. The… Continue reading A contemporary PCA theologian who said that abuse is grounds for divorce – David Clyde Jones
How is the PCA responding to victims of domestic abuse? by Lynette English & Valerie Hobbs.
Lynette English is a survivor of domestic abuse. Her story shows how one PCA1 church engaged in victim-blaming and serving the status quo, but another PCA church responded by living out the very essence of the Gospel. ...I was married to a seminary graduate, who was called to diaconal ministry and social services for many… Continue reading How is the PCA responding to victims of domestic abuse? by Lynette English & Valerie Hobbs.
One of the Worst Letters We Have Seen From a Pastor to an Abuse Victim
I think this is one of the most cruel letters from a pastor to an abuse victim that I have seen. While it is very similar in ways to others I have read, it is remarkably deceptive in a number of ways. The "love" words it uses. The selective and dishonest quotes it lays on… Continue reading One of the Worst Letters We Have Seen From a Pastor to an Abuse Victim
Jessica Fore (Abuse Survivor) Charged by her PCA Church with Contempt – She is Telling the World
UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading Jessica Fore (Abuse Survivor) Charged by her PCA Church with Contempt – She is Telling the World
PCA Church Receives Rebuke from Therapist/Life Coach: Get Educated! Part 7 of Persistent Widow’s story
Leaving the problems behind After receiving the church’s final decision letter in the previous post (part 6), although I shouldn't have been, I was stunned. I had still held out hope that the church would reconsider how poorly they had handled this situation, and would uphold discipline. It was now apparent to the child that was… Continue reading PCA Church Receives Rebuke from Therapist/Life Coach: Get Educated! Part 7 of Persistent Widow’s story
A Cry For Justice 