Jack Schaap: Jesus Approves of Adultery?

March 14, 2013 By 5 Comments
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We’re coming up on the sentencing of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana’s ex-head pastor Jack Schaap. I believe it’s a week from tomorrow. This morning coming out of station RTV6 comes word that the Feds have released some new information on the

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Does Jack Schaap Deserve to Go to Jail?

March 10, 2013 By 32 Comments
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by Bruce Gerencser If you are unfamiliar with the Jack Schaap story, please read these posts. In a few weeks, we will all learn exactly how long Jack Schaap, disgraced Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, will be behind bars.  Some people think Schaap should be castrated and locked [...]

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Standing Up to Spiritual Abusers via Social Media Today #WhoWouldJesusSue

February 21, 2013 By 4 Comments
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by Vyckie Garrison Survivors of spiritual abuse are making a push today to call attention to the outrageous tactics employed by pastors and other religious leaders to silence their victims – specifically, we’re calling attention to Calvary Chapel pastor Bob Grenier’s lawsuit against his adult stepson, Alex Grenier who came forward to report that he was physically abused [...]

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Spiritual Abuse at The ROC: Following God

January 20, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Following God (Editor note: People coming out of The ROC have been congregating online at the Richmond Outreach Center Recovery Group on Facebook. Their mission is to help disillusioned former members of The ROC in their recovery from spiritual abuse. This young lady’s story is a brief one but she wishes

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Laughter is Good Medicine: Pat Robertson’s Romantic Advice

January 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
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In response to Pat Robertson’s advice that women are responsible for their husbands losing interesting in them Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report had these words to say…

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