The Wartburg Watch, a sister publication of Anglican Watch, has been knocked offline, apparently by hackers. Operated by a dear friend of ours, Dee Parsons, the publication covers a wide-ranging array of abuse, with an emphasis on evangelical churches. Dee’s efforts, along with those of Amy Smith, Julie Smith, Jules Woodson, and others, have been…
The Central Indiana Presbytery (PCA) has just tried to implicitly threaten fellow blogger Dee Parsons at The Wartburg Watch over her coverage of allegations of misconduct involving pastor Dan Herron, formerly of Hope Presbyterian Church. That was a profoundly stupid move that reflects a lack of common sense and Christian thinking. And it has now…
The following is reposted with permission from our beloved friend Dee Parsons’ blog, the Wartburg Watch. We intend to write more on acceptance, inclusion, and church discipline, including the appalling situation at Tenth Presbyterian. But for now, please enjoy this excellent post. As you read the nonsense about the Ninth Commandment, keep this in mind:…
We were delighted to binge-read Sarah Stankorb’s book “Disobedient Women.” The book covered several friends in the blogosphere, including Dee Parsons, Christa Brown, Julie Anne Smith, and Amy Smith. Specifically, the book talks about how these courageous women responded to abuse by speaking out, and in so doing blew the whistle on sexual misconduct, misogyny,…
The following is reprinted from our friend Dee Parsons’ blog, with permission. While we don’t agree with all of Dee’s points, we think her key points are spot-on, including that spiritual abuse occurs in all faiths and denominations. It’s also something TEC is remarkably bad at addressing. The Episcopal Church’s indifference to spiritual abuse needs…
We don’t usually pitch books or commercial products, but this one is too good to pass up. Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. The book focuses on the women bloggers/investigative reporter who blew the whistle on abuse in the evangelical denominations. These…
The following originally appeared on The Wartburg Watch and is republished with permission. Consider: In the Episcopal Church, there is no chance of a conflict of interest. Why? Because there is no hotline. Members are encouraged “if you see something, say something.” But the church lacks an informal process to address concerns outside of the…