In recent months, there’s been a disturbing tendency in political discourse, which is to label opponents or critics as “domestic terrorists.” This has repeatedly happened, despite the fact that the behavior in question doesn’t meet the legal definition of domestic terrorism and that such behavior harms the underlying fabric of society. But even more troubling…
Anglican Watch has extensively covered the meltdown at Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) in Philadelphia, which started several years ago when he church obtained a court injunction prohibiting church member and whistleblower Phil Snyder from approaching the church. Today, we’re pleased to report that Phil was able to attend the recent Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests…
“The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.” — William Hazlitt We’ve covered misconduct at Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) in Philadelphia repeatedly over the years. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. And we need look no further than the slate of candidates…
Phil Snyder, a whistleblower and former member of Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) church in Philadelphia, Pa., who achieved widespread recognition after the church tried to silence him via fabricated civil claims that Snyder was threatening members of the congregation, has issued a statement calling on Wheaton College president Phil Ryken to resign. Ryken previously served as…
Dr. Phil Ryken’s portrait needs to be removed from Tenth Presbyterian. Here’s why: Dr. Ryken’s sordid legacy at Tenth: While Youth Minister Carroll Wynne was patting young women’s bottoms (a criminal offense against underage girls), Director of Music Paul S. Jones was beating young men’s bare buttocks to a bloody pulp.” For years, Dr. Ryken…
Earlier today, Anglican Watch issued the following press release, which calls on Tenth Presbyterian to repent and make restitution over the church’s lies and perjury directed at whistleblower Phil Snyder. Until the church does repent, publicly and in writing, we will continue our efforts to hold the church accountable. We have zero patience for clergy and churches…
Former Tenth Presbyterian pastor Liam Goligher has been defrocked and barred from taking communion by the PCA’s Philadelphia Presbytery after pleading guilty to adult sex abuse, lying, abuse of power, and more. Anglican Watch first began investigating Tenth Presbyterian and Liam Goligher after church officials committed perjury in civil lawsuits intended to silence church whistleblower…
In matters of church abuse, we can loosely organize perpetrators into two categories: Those who actively abuse others and those who refuse to act to end abuse. In that regard, Anglican Watch is deeply concerned that Bruce McDowell, a former minister at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian, recently preached at the church, despite his role in the…
As we continue to monitor the events unfolding at Tenth Presbyterian Philadelphia (PCA), one theme remains a constant. Specifically, despite defrocking several abusive individuals, including Carroll Wynne, the church, its session, and the Philadelphia Presbytery remain unrepentant and abusive on multiple levels. How can we say that? Isn’t the fact that the church is taking…
TLD: Tenth does not appear to be fulfilling its legal obligation as a mandated reporter of child sexual abuse. Thus, we urge parents not to place their children at risk by bringing them to Tenth Presbyterian, PCA, in Philadelphia. Churches should be places of refuge and sanctuaries where people can go to be safe, grow…
After the wave of adverse publicity and the resignation of corrupt senior minister Liam Goligher, we had hoped that, in some small way, Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) would clean up its act. But recent litigation involving former member Phil Snyder makes clear that nothing has changed at this spectacularly corrupt brood of vipers. A hypothetical Before…
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 year, the Tenth should have…
Presbyterian polity is interesting. Devoid of the weasel-wording and vague strictures of Episcopal Title IV, the Book of Church Order (BCO) is nothing if not specific. Unfortunately, when used by a corrupt session, like the one at Tenth Presbyterian in Philadelphia, the BCO can also provide the details that give rise to the devil. For…
Initially, when we sat down to write this, we were going to do predictions for 2024. But as we did, we realized that we sounded like the Delphic Oracle, muttering, “Beware the Ides of March.” Plus, several predictions don’t make sense without context, and in several cases, we have confidential information about the situation we…
Phil Snyder, a long-time friend of Anglican Watch and perhaps the best-known victim of abuse under the unholy trinity of Liam Goligher, Susan Elzey, and George McFarland, has published a Hall of Shame list of alleged miscreants at Tenth Presbyterian. His post, located on his blog, http://tenthpresbyterianchurch.com, is well-done and offers first-hand insight into the ethical…
There’s a great story about the meltdown at Tenth Presby in Philadelphia, after Liam Goligher resigned amidst a wave of scandal, over at friend Dee Parson’s blog. We encourage readers to check out her comments. Anglican Watch has long had a special interest in the case, because Liam Goligher’s efforts to falsely paint whistleblower Phil Snyder…
TLD: The “independent” investigatory report of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE) has been released regarding Tenth Presbyterian, Philadelphia; abuse at the church; and senior pastor Liam Goligher. The report misses the mark and sidesteps the heart of problems at the church. Yet as bad as the report it, there’s much the…
For over two years, staff at Anglican Watch have watched with dismay as Tenth Presbyterian of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in Philadelphia has run roughshod over former member and deacon Phil Snyder. Specifically, pastor Liam Goligher and the church elders took Phil to court seeking a protective order, claiming Phil was threatening, violent, and a potential active shooter. And, thanks to the…