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I’m very thankful for Graham and his Ministry and influence as well. My criticism, mild as it is, is certainly not like the He Gets Us stuff. I’m just concerned that his presentation in such a short span can be understood by the person hearing him that a prayer saves a person. Like you said, he...

Ahhh, got it. If you’d only said you were a woman I might have picked up on the snark, but you threw me a curve with the addition of the unmarried thing. I was assuming too much with my church discipline comment, since you correctly pointed out that the first stages of discipline are to be...

The article below is a bit dated, but the criticism is still fair game for our discussion, based on what his content is still currently running… Responding to Franklin Graham’s Fox News Commercial So, though I am not reformed nor a 5 pointer, I somewhat sympathize with this man’s critique. In...

“That bravado disappeared as soon as rounds started coming his way”—said by Salinas (the hero in the OP video) about the cowardly murderer who stalked helpless victims (and Teslas). Right on, Mr Salinas!

Nope, AverageJoe never said that. Biscuit did in post# 101. And I believe his point there was to rightly rail against lenient sentencing policies of judges. Likewise I believe he was speaking against such leniency especially for offenders who are/were unrepentant.

I’m seriously curious, what does your gender and marital status have to with knowing if discipline was conducted? 🤦‍♂️ Sad, really sad. I think I’ve told this story on here before, but it falls in line with the rockstar preacher culture you speak of. I was a young impressionable budding...

Thank you for elaborating Jo. If these were credible reports, as you say, were they ever reported to the pastor and leadership of the church? Was church discipline ever brought to any of the pastor’s children, particularly the incidents of exposure and sexually deviant behavior?

Thank you for sharing part of your faith journey and an unimaginable valley that God brought you through. I’ll share something in a bit (though nowhere near your tragic circumstances) about a faith healer I encountered while going door to door years ago, but I’m pressed for time right now so...

And this dude’s theme undoubtedly is…

This thread was started, ostensibly, to discuss details of how to deal with the problem of abuse in churches. Simply saying “made advances” isn’t particularly helpful in understanding specifically what errors or sins are being glossed over or tolerated. The vagueness of such assertions don’t...

Again, you seem to see what you want to see and believe what you want to believe before facts are considered. Getting questions answered gives us context and would clear things up. I’m sure Jo can do that. For instance, what does “advances” mean? Did he grope her? Did he use inappropriate...

That stuff probably left you…

Was this preacher’s son married? Was the secretary’s daughter married? Was she a minor? Just trying to make sure of the full context, not doubting or denying there’s a certain element of IFBs (and others) that sweep wrongdoings under the rug by shipping offenders off to faraway unsuspecting...

You’ve been warned, you better run…

Yes, unfortunately brother, this is a concern for many who listened to the hair bands of the 80s. 😁

Tell me about it!

If so, RUN!

One of the concerns (though not sure how serious a threat it is) that I’ve heard is the database security and management in regards to breaches by nefarious agents.

New Massie bill aims to block federal funds from cities, police that use controversial Flock Safety cameras Do you believe the increased security achieved through use of Flock cameras in public is worth the loss or erosion of “freedoms” and other potential surveillance state issues related to...