Whew! Second part ot the article continues to show similarities among pastors experiencing racism in congregations. Second thread 🧵👇🏻
patheos.com/blogs/ecopreac…
patheos.com/blogs/ecopreac…
“What followed was forty-five minutes of elder after elder threatening to stop giving money, threatening to leave, and telling me how I was killing the church. “
Fact: In our case this happened backstage, in secrecy. It was deliberately crafted into an NDA.
Fact: In our case this happened backstage, in secrecy. It was deliberately crafted into an NDA.
“There were a few brave souls who defended me.”
Fact: They are drowned in the ocean of hate, be it by fear, or embarrassment because these are their fellow church people. A few are offered consolation prizes, such as positions of power for their silence.
Fact: They are drowned in the ocean of hate, be it by fear, or embarrassment because these are their fellow church people. A few are offered consolation prizes, such as positions of power for their silence.
“Members bad-mouthed me around town, ruining my reputation. An organization with whom I had developed a close working relationship suddenly cut off contact with no explanation.”
Fact: The false accusations were thrown bc things were now not going well for the coup ministry…
Fact: The false accusations were thrown bc things were now not going well for the coup ministry…
…and they had been busy slandering at the doors of multiple organizations associated with my husband’s social justice outreach. Orgs that had helped their former (pre-coup) ministry before.
I am shaking. I will continue in a separate thread later, when I can recoup. Going over this breaks me. I thought it wouldn’t but it does.
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