Hi everyone. Sorry for the outage earlier this evening. We had planned to migrate to a new theme, but when we did, we ran into all kinds of issues, despite extensive testing prior to deployment. So, we are back with our familiar look. Change isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
We’re a little behind schedule with today’s post due to the horrific news of the death of Charlie Kirk. While we ardently disagree with many of Kirk’s views, we categorically reject violence. Such behavior has no role in our society. Also, we are removing comments about the situation at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and…
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 will cover. While domestic relations…
We have a few quick notes and updates for readers. Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti is out of office for the next ten days and unreachable by phone or email. Questions, comments, and tips can be sent via our encrypted online form. We note that the St. Paul’s Dayton website has been incorrectly updated to…
We remember today Grant Solomon, someone we have come to love like a brother. His birthday is today, and he would have turned 22. We and many, many others continue to fight for justice for Grant. We won’t be denied. Whether it happens tomorrow, a week from now, or 10 years from now, we are…
Are you following the tragic story of the death of Grant Solomon and the abuse of his sister and mother? If so, there’s now an opportunity to help find Justice for Grant and show Grant some love by buying a #JusticeforGrant t-shirt. Not only do all proceeds support the investigation of Grant’s death, but you…
Hello everyone. It’s Eric, the editor, trying again to do better on self-disclosure. In order to keep a certain family member with boundary issues out of our hair, and to maintain some peace and quiet, we’ve kept this under our hats for almost two weeks: My husband Mike is back in the hospital, following a…
Hi everyone. It’s Eric Bonetti, editor of Anglican Watch. As you know, I’m not great at self-disclosure. But I wanted to let you know I am leaving our dedicated volunteers in charge for a few days and making myself scarce. My husband, Mike Smith, whom I adore, got a heart transplant in late November. Recently, he…
Several regulars have asked how my husband Mike is doing after his heart attack earlier this year. The answer is so-so. He’s up and about, and the cardiac cough that made the first month or so tough has eased. But his blood pressure and heart rate are way too labile, and he has zero energy….
Get ready! The first episode of Nancy Grace covering #justiceforgracie is in edits even as we speak. Follow Nancy Grace on X @nancygrace for this exciting development in our efforts to find justice. Visit https://www.freedom4gracie.com/ to learn how you can help today.
Several readers have been in touch following my husband Mike’s heart attack. I’m very grateful for the love, comments, prayers, and support, and I want to thank all involved. (For those who don’t already know, Mike had a major heart attack about 2 weeks ago. He’s home now.) Things right now are up and down….
With the Nancy Grace story coming soon about the Grant Solomon case, we’re working hard to pursue several leads. As part of that, we have a $20,000 reward available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Grant Solomon’s killer(s). But as we move forward, we’ve reached an inflection point where we urgently need…
It’s been fairly said that I’m lousy at self-disclosure. With that in mind, I wanted to share some recent developments slowing down several articles that are in production. I also owe a slew of people phone calls. On September 6, my husband Mike went to the emergency room with classic symptoms of pneumonia. Moments after…
As a reminder, Anglican Watch is offering two rewards relating to the murder of Grant Solomon. The first is in the amount of $20,000 and is for anyone providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of Grant Solomon’s murderer(s). The second is a major reward, of at least $10,000, for anyone who can identify the three…
Over the past few months, Anglican Watch has been working behind the scenes on a soft launch of our podcast. As of today, we are now on eight major platforms, including Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Castos, and Goodpods. We launch tomorrow on Google. In addition to the audio-only feed, we now have worldwide remote interviewing and…
Earlier today, we deleted several comments and blocked the users in question. As a reminder, our requirements for commenting, include keeping things: Kind. True. Factual. Ad-hominem attacks, content-free arguments, references to doing the work of Satan, and other silliness won’t get posted and will result in the poster being banned. This is not a First…
We just had a reader send a very kind email about her comment, which she submitted on the Aaron Solomon case. Specifically, she was concerned that her comment had been deleted. It wasn’t, and we apologize if for some reason it’s not appearing—from here, it seems to be, but stranger things have happened. We also…
Over the past few days, readers of Anglican Watch may have experienced some intermittent issues accessing the site. We apologize for those, as we work to improve site accessibility. Our efforts include deploying text-to-speech for the visually impaired and other adaptations so that all persons can access the site. And while we are exempt from the Americans…
Think that GTS is a hot mess? That Sewanee has major issues with race? That TEC is going in circles when it comes to race? That clergy discipline in TEC is a dumpster fire? If so, you’re absolutely correct. But the mess in the church goes much further, and we’re working on an article on…
It’s no secret we are not fans of Grace Episcopal Alexandria. Nor are we especially fond of Grace Episcopal School, one of the church’s ministries, which for several years was led by Chris Byrnes, a manipulative, dishonest &$$&^*% with control issues who caused a lot of conflict with school staff and the church. But of…
This is an urgent post. We have just learned that CNN may have wrongly identified the Covenant shooter as Daisy Davis, daughter of Austin Davis. This is absolutely false and we call on CNN and other media outlets to retract this information immediately,
Recently we’ve received several questions from sources, particularly in Texas, Massachusetts, Florida, and elsewhere about the security measures we take to protect our sources. This post hopefully will answer many of those questions. Among the measures we take to ensure security: At the highest level, Anglican Watch has a legal structure that would be remarkably hard to…
As many of you know, we are investigating a number of allegations involving #metoo, the possibility of cover-ups of sexual misconduct, retaliation against persons opposing sexual misconduct, and more involving the Rt. Rev. George Sumner, bishop of Dallas. There are several specific areas where we need additional information, so if Anglican Watch readers have information about possible misconduct…
From everyone at Anglican Watch, we wish you and yours the very happiest of Thanksgivings.
We’ve recently had several people try to get in touch with us. With that in mind, some possibly helpful information: For safety reasons, we do not provide home mailing addresses — and we don’t have access to that information, either. For those who are not tech savvy, we do have a snail-mail address in Massachusetts,…
Recently we had an issue in which a source believed we breached confidentiality. With that in mind, a review of what’s possible in this space, and what isn’t, may be timely and helpful. First, we must recognize that abuse happens along a continuum, ranging from micro-aggressions, to verbal activities, to sexual assault and murder. Abusers…
As some of you noticed, we recently transitioned to a new, more powerful, server. That was due both to increased site traffic and the sheer volume of data on the site. Like most things IT, the transition came with a few hiccups. These included error messages as our new DNS propagated, some delays in loading,…
Are you a survivor of church abuse? People often think of church abuse as sexual abuse, but it covers a variety of bad behaviors, ranging from exclusion of the differently abled, to sexism, to ageism, to sexual harassment, bullying, to financial abuse and more. Indeed, church abuse is but one part of a wide array…