As we move into fall, there are several stories Anglican Watch is working on. We expect a major breaking story, possibly in the next few days, involving a key religious leader outside the Episcopal Church. Stay tuned! September 10 marks the start of the Dan McClain divorce trial, which we likely
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Court’s Error Puts SBC’s Culture of Cruelty on Display….and it’s about more than Paige Patterson
The following is reprinted by permission from Christa Brown’s excellent publication, In Solidarity. A victim of abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention, Brown has been a forerunner in the drive for accountability. She is the author of Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. ### The Texas Supreme Court erroneously released
Continue readingTennessee newspaper publishes Hale manifesto. Anglican Watch reiterates demand that Covenant repent of criminal conduct
The Tennessee Star has released a PDF of one of Covenant shooter Audrey Hale’s journals, following lengthy efforts by victims’ families to prevent publication. The document, which we post below, is in places crude and graphic, while failing to answer many of the questions around the shooting, including whether Hale
Continue readingThe truth matters: Letter disproves Bishop Lucinda Ashby’s claims about registered sex offender
TLD: It’s time for Bishop Lucinda Ashby and ECR Director of Communications Carole Bartolini to tender their resignations As the scandal grows over Episcopal Bishop Lucinda Ashby’s handling of a registered sex offender in her diocese, Anglican Watch is increasingly concerned about the Diocese of El Camino Real (ECR) and its misleading
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Bishop Lucinda Ashby tries to obfuscate the truth about her handling of registered sex offender within the diocese
Media today responded to reports, first covered on Anglican Watch, that Bishop Lucinda Ashby and the Diocese of El Camino Real mishandled the presence of a registered sex offender at a church within the Diocese. Anglican Watch stands by its reporting and reiterates that both the Diocese and Ashby failed
Continue readingWhy is Phil Williams protecting Aaron Solomon?
The following is reprinted with permission from friend Shannon Ashley’s wonderful SubStack publication, The Truth Hurts. Please consider supporting Shannon, a single mother who is struggling with a variety of health challenges. She is a dear and loyal friend. Apropos Phil Williams and his claim that Angie Solomon is “crazy,”
Continue readingUpdate: Bishop Susan Brown Snook Title IV complaint dismissed, appeal pending
Recently, we covered the Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint filed against San Diego Bishop Susan Brown Snook. Today’s post is an update on that situation. Sources close to the matter tell Anglican Watch that the intake officer for bishops, the Rev. Barb Kempf, dismissed the matter. An appeal appears imminent. But there’s
Continue readingTitle IV clergy disciplinary complaint filed against Episcopal Bishop Susan Brown Snook in sexual harassment case
Anglican Watch has received a copy of a Title IV complaint filed with the national church against Bishop Susan Brown Snook (“Bishop Susan” or “Snook”) of the Diocese of San Diego. The complaint, filed by leaders of a parish in her diocese, alleges a variety of actions by Snook that have:
Continue readingAnglican Watch condemns Bishop Lucinda Ashby for refusal to alert churches to registered sex offender in her diocese
In its response to a recent article in the Christian Post about its bungled response to a child sexual predator, the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real and Bishop Lucinda Ashby again demonstrated a lack of integrity and accountability on issues involving the presence of a registered sex offender at one or more
Continue readingLight and darkness — and censorship
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu If an elephant has its foot
Continue readingThe Episcopal Church needs to take criminal conduct by clergy seriously
It’s long been a fundamental tenet within private companies that illegal conduct by an employee can and should result in immediate termination. Yet the Episcopal Church, which far too often treats Title IV, the clergy disciplinary canon, as the only solution to clergy misconduct, almost invariably ignores criminal conduct and
Continue readingReynoldsburg City Schools incompetent on issues of child safety. So, it’s time for superintendent Dr. Tracy Reed to resign
Recently, Anglican Watch passed along to Reynoldsburg City Schools our profound concerns about the possibility that Dan McClain will teach in the schools. The response, while unsurprising, illustrates profound problems with the school system and Dr. Tracy Reed, the school system superintendent. To be clear, we were careful to flag the fact
Continue readingFalls Church Anglican releases addendum to sexual abuse investigatory report; result is underwhelming
The Falls Church Anglican (TFCA) has released an addendum to its investigatory report on sexual abuse within the church’s Cornerstone Program. Unsurprisingly, the result is every bit as underwhelming as the original report. Defining sexual abuse A significant issue with the report is the author’s game of duck, bob, and
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