She really had it out for him for a good long while! I was surprised that he didn't slap her with a slander suit...but, that's just not his style.Yes, I don't fault her for advocacy for the abused, even fiercely carried out, but jus tryin' to keep it real.
And her unapologetic maligning of Marine was completely uncalled for, which I won't forget.
I can back some of what she used to put in print....I know that in the first Bible college I attended (church-run) the President of the fellowship and of the college, and the pastor of the host church was believed to be having an affair with a first-year student. He resigned during my first year there because of his impending divorce. His wife had filed for divorce before the school year started, but the church/college didn't let anyone know. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to school there at all. Several years later, the current pastor had his son as his youth pastor, and the son was arrested for the grooming and sexual assault of a teen boy over a period of several years. He's serving time in prison for this, and his father's church has suffered a setback that I doubt the church will fully recover from.
Yes, again, I respect that she is doing a honorable thing by exposing predators. I just can't go so far to say that I miss her. She had far too much gross generalizing and deception in her writing style for me to overlook, her ecclesiology just being one of them. I suppose you can say that as it regards important issues of church abuse that she's worth chewing up the meat and spitting out the bones, but her theological and philosophical views were traveling in a variety of ways, and to my recollection one of the more problematic was her penchant for postmodern thought. I specifically remember her saying it's not the author's intent that matters but how people interpret and perceive an original writing that is the governing narrative that defines truth. That's a load of manure (as was a host of her arguments and methodologies)! She also had a flair for trending towards feminist ideology. I could say more, but that gives too much ink and headspace so I'm done talking about her.
Agreed. She was "off the charts" in some things....very left-leaning.Yes, again, I respect that she is doing a honorable thing by exposing predators. I just can't go so far to say that I miss her. She had far too much gross generalizing and deception in her writing style for me to overlook, her ecclesiology just being one of them. I suppose you can say that as it regards important issues of church abuse that she's worth chewing up the meat and spitting out the bones, but her theological and philosophical views were traveling in a variety of ways, and to my recollection one of the more problematic was her penchant for postmodern thought. I specifically remember her saying it's not the author's intent that matters but how people interpret and perceive an original writing that is the governing narrative that defines truth. That's a load of manure (as was a host of her arguments and methodologies)! She also had a flair for trending towards feminist ideology. I could say more, but that gives too much ink and headspace so I'm done talking about her.
In what manner are they restrained? Is the method illegal? There's nothing wrong with restraining a child if it's necessary for their own safety, and I know from experience as a foster parent that at times restraint of a child is necessary.
If those things occured, then this place needs to be closed down. I know that there were many infractions in the homes that were run by the man, Lester Roloff, in Texas. It's a shame that the government and law enforcement wouldn't get very involved back then. They seem as reluctant today to handle these kinds of accusations anywhere as they were back then.
agapeboardingschool.org
Agape Boarding School in Stockton, MO is closed.
If true, that's good news.
