Tag: Abuse

Light and darkness — and censorship

August 23, 2024 Anglican Watch 4 comments

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

Julie Roys doubles down on dumb, defends her past abuse of lesbian church member, even as she displays questionable journalistic ethics

June 30, 2024 Anglican Watch 3 comments

TLD: Anti-abuse blogger Julie Roys is defending her past abuse of a lesbian church member, denying the abuse, and engaging in ethically questionable journalistic practices. We object. Julie Roys is, to many, the 800-pound gorilla of abuse journalism. Her approach, she says, is one of investigative journalism, and her publication, The

It’s payday: Tenth Pres reaps the wages of sin as it lurches towards collapse

March 25, 2024 Anglican Watch 5 comments

In the wake of Tenth Presbyterian’s (PCA) ongoing abuse, cover-up, corruption, spiritual abuse, and illegal conduct, including perjury, the church is lurching toward collapse. Per public financial statements, the Philadelphia-based church has projected annual revenue of a little over $3.8 million. As of March 20, just 12 weeks into the

Report finds Church of England cannot be trusted to handle abuse

February 21, 2024 Anglican Watch 2 comments

It comes as no surprise, but a recent study finds that the Church of England (CoE) cannot be trusted to handle allegations of abuse. The report, prepared by Professor Alexis of Strathclyde University and former head of the Safeguarding Commission, finds: Church officials, including bishops and other judicatories, often lack

Colin Ross on Guilty by reason of insanity: SBC plans to sell HQ, sheds members due to abuse but denies there’s an issue. Sounds painfully familiar.: “You forgot the Catholics. Vermont Diocese is filing for bankruptcy to hide its assets from its new round of abuse…”

Speaking Up on Do child sex offenders belong in church even if they are repentant?: “The failure to conduct background checks in the Diocese of ECR has been an ongoing issue, for at least 8…”

Patrick M. on I see dead people. Steve Berger claims to communicate with dead son, covers up issues when confronted: “That Berger father just looks repulsive, and is clearly attention-seeking at best. Whoever wrote Josiah’s obituary on Find A Grave…”

Anglican Watch on Former Anglican priest, pedophile David Valencia, resurfaces in Florida: “Not involved in this matter at all? By your own statement, your mother remained in contact with David for 17…”

M. Valencia on Former Anglican priest, pedophile David Valencia, resurfaces in Florida: “If you had taken the time to research further before writing such a damming article you would find the divorce…”