An Open Letter to Linda Hyles Murphrey

April 5, 2013 By 53 Comments
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by Jenny Weber A guest post cross posted from Jenny’s blog I’m Having A Thought Here TRIGGER WARNING! This might trigger those of you struggling to recover from abuse heaped on by former church members and clergy Dear Linda: You open your open letter to the dear past and present members of First Baptist Church, [...]

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Jack Schaap: Full Text Sentencing Memorandum

March 14, 2013 By 3 Comments
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The Chicago Tribune has the full text of the FBI Sentencing Memorandum filed yesterday in Federal court. Notice how the FBI rebuffs the support letters by all of Schaap’s followers with the words of Martin Luther King on page 7   “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity”

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Jack Schaap: Details Emerge

March 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
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From the Post-Tribune   In another letter, he talks about how he wanted their time together for three days — which appears to reference their time in Michigan — to show her how much she matters to Jesus Christ. The girl

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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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