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Sep 4, 2023 13 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Part IV [final] breakdown of @MidwestAnglican's investigation FAQ. 4 questions to go!

Q#14 I think they meant to say "certain clergy members' [plural] pastoral practice." Grammar renders it unclear.

How many leaders were investigated? Image
Regarding @TeliosLaw, here is a sample final letter. It says essentially nothing.

Other letters completely missed major details of allegations against Bp. Ruch & other leaders. When interviewed, Ruch dismissed many allegations as "theological differences." Survivors cry foul. Image
Note: Ms. Sidebotham, lead attorney at @TeliosLaw , has a family member who was a member at @ChurchRez for over a decade.

During the investigation, this person emailed a Rez clergy spouse, and said spouse forwarded on to many congregant families.

Conflict of interest much? Image
And don't even get me started on @TeliosLaw's credibility rating. During my interview, I was read a list of 20-30 names and asked to rate their credibility on a scale of 1-5.

@MidwestAnglican is not that large. I was almost certain from that list who submitted reports. Unsafe. Image
And at least one @MidwestAnglican clergy refused to participate in the @TeliosLaw investigation... and... Image
... there does not seem to be any consequence of his refusal.

Fr. Hartsell moved to southern California last summer and is currently Priest-in-Charge of a church in @The_ACNA @westernanglican. Image
Is Fr. Hartsell still under @MidwestAnglican's authority?

I called @The_ACNA Provincial Office to ask. Guess what? They don't know!

Could they find out for me?

"We don't reach out to Dioceses to request information." Image
Q#15: FALSE statement. (evidence listed next) Image
From @MidwestAnglican and @ChurchRez Pastor Will Chester. Image
Recent @MidwestAnglican Bishop's Council email, expressing their sorrow and support for Bp. Ruch.

To read further observations, see thread here:
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Q#16: The real question that should be asked is...

Why is Bp. Stewart not STILL on a leave of absence, given that @The_ACNA has ruled that an ecclesiastical trial is warranted? Image
Q#17: Amen. Let us all ask God for truth and justice, and for healing for those harmed.

If you are in the @MidwestAnglican Diocese, do NOT bring your questions or concerns to your clergy or leaders. They have demonstrated that they will not be honest nor transparent. Image

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Jun 29
When a bishop in @The_ACNA claims they are doing their best to respond to & handle a case of alleged abuse, I feel my stomach knotting up.

I had a front-row seat to witness @ADChristOurHope Bp. Alan Hawkins "handle things." At the time, I trusted him. 🧵

What did Alan Hawkins do that was so harmful?

He played chameleon to all, making each of us often-opposing promises that he knew we needed to be patient & to trust his intentions.

Alan never imagined we'd find each other & one day compare notes. He lied. Constantly.
When we brought up contradictions, Alan always explained why it was "out of his control." He was doing his best to protect survivors, he assured us. He wanted the ACNA to be a safer place for his grandchildren. The Church's witness was at stake.

He knew what we needed to hear.
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Feb 3
I post about abuse of power, observing how leaders misuse their power & harm those they should protect.

Donald Trump just shut down a government agency (USAID) w/ no due process & no Congressional involvement, much less authorization.

Who will suffer? Those less powerful. 🧵
USAID has existed since 1961 (started by JFK) and does (or did) humanitarian and development work in over 100 countries worldwide. It was the largest funder of global health programs in the world.
When two men can unilaterally erase a government agency overnight, America is no longer a democracy, it is an authoritarian regime.

Please write/call/email your representatives in Congress. You can put in your zip code at congress[dot]gov and you'll go right to their profiles.
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Nov 12, 2024
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned for failure to respond to reports of child abuse.

@The_ACNA, it's time to talk. 🧵 (18-post thread)

bbc.com/news/live/cj50…
From 2007-2021, @The_ACNA @AnglicanDOMA @TheFallsChurch leaders heard reports of child sexual abuse by former pastor Jeff Taylor. They did not call authorities, notify the congregation, or initiate an investigation until 2023.

Because of their inaction,Taylor continued to abuse.
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Sep 14, 2024
Abp. Steve Wood, you recently explained that you discovered last year "our court is only able to entertain one trial at a time."

You learned this while serving on the Trial Court itself. 1/7

WHY couldn't you, Abp. Wood - or ANY member of the Trial Court - explain this before now?

Signatories of the Ruch presentment even reached out to the Trial Court to ask about the schedule and what to expect in NOVEMBER, 2023. Twice.

No one wrote back. 2/7 Image
You were not the only bishop or leader contacted. Among the silent:

Bp. Eric Menees, San Joaquin
Bp. Will White, REC-Southeast
Bp. Andrew Williams, ADNE
Bp. Ron Ferris, ANiC
Bp. Neil Lebhar, Gulf Atlantic
ACNA Vice Chancellor Jeff Garrety, International 3/7 Image
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Aug 28, 2024
Fr. @PostCnsumrChris was threatened by unidentified "Provincial leaders" via his @The_ACNA bishop. (Listen to brief episode below for more explanation.)

About whom am I curious? Whom do I wish would speak up? 🧵

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/res…
1) Bp. Stewart Ruch himself and/or his diocesan chancellor.

We already know that Ruch's former Advising Chancellor, Alec Smith, wrote Abp. Foley Beach in 2022 to complain about the harm being caused to Ruch.

(For full letter: , link under "Secrecy.") acnatoo.org/acna-witnesses…
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Ruch himself made a similar secret written appeal to Abp. Beach in Jan. 2022:

(Full letter: , link to letter under "Secrecy") acnatoo.org/acna-witnesses…
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Aug 12, 2024
A public letter to warn against participating in any investigation by @TeliosLaw.

Witnesses felt misrepresented in individual summaries they received, & they were shocked by the investigation firm's practice of reading names aloud during witness... 🧵

docs.google.com/document/d/1C1…
...interviews and asking witnesses to rank the credibility of each individual. Atty. Theresa Sidebotham read names that weren't clergy/staff & who hadn't made a public complaint, revealing the likelihood that they had reported.
And there was no public final report.

@TeliosLaw’s investigation for @the_ACNA concluded sometime in 2022. The denomination’s leaders have been silent ever since.
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