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Writer/Podcaster/Pastor/Musician/Teacher at https://t.co/mr4ivdDhYj, https://t.co/exT6BD6BFG…, and https://t.co/8Ggp1UzBMI
Dec 19 7 tweets 2 min read
This is what I call irresponsible reporting from @anglicanink Notice their approach, which is typical about how so many speak of the Ruch trial: 1) That the two presentments against him were ONLY about Rivera's case, /1 Have they even read the actual presentments? What about all of the other names mentioned: Moon, LaPeyre, Girard, Matta, Timothy Blackmon, John Hays, and at least 12 others with alleged abuse allegations. Is this how they continually report on Ruch's case in their episodes?! /2
Dec 7 23 tweets 5 min read
@PatsyMa43110999 @toonstop @PatsyMa43110999 I think your words to me are brilliantly delivered. It's a timely word. I think there are some presumptions present and there are other points you should consider, but a calling to not give in to bitterness and unforgiveness is something I very much need. 1/ @PatsyMa43110999 @toonstop I have been wronged, mistreated, and neglected by men in authority my entire life. So this is an ongoing struggle for me, one I am constantly dealing with in prayer, with a counselor, and in conversation with my friends and mentors. One important factor I have found is /2
Oct 24, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
"Helen's Story: Why I resigned," a new episode of the Wall of Silence podcast, the @ACNAtoo story. Helen served on the Bishop's Council of @MidwestAnglican as the sexual abuse of Mark Rivera was made known by Cherin and Joanna Rudenborg. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-…Image Her account details how Bishop Stewart Ruch and the Council dealt with Rivera's abuse and the abuse survivors, how Ruch stepped away from ministry (and why he ultimately returned), and why Helen eventually decided she needed to resign from the Council. open.spotify.com/show/21eGuihR5…Image
Aug 29, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
After nearly 3 months delay here is part 2 of Joanna's Story from @ladyjessicahaze for the Wall of Silence podcast, telling the @ACNAtoo story. Give it a close listen b/c (I suppose) this is what provincial leaders in @The_ACNA didn't want people to hear. spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2e2rUsQrsMb
Image (I suppose) they don't think individuals and church communities in @The_ACNA need to learn how to recognize the patterns of abusive, sociopathic, and narcissistic people that might be in their midst. But more than that... Image