Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sexual Issues: A Short-Term Model for Promoting Abuse in the Church

Originally posted on A Cry For Justice:
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who…

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Why I Write About My Mennonite Culture & My Life Story

Originally posted on A Splash of Love….:
Criticism, as addressed in my previous blog about my bold telling of stories from my time in the conservative Mennonite churches, is inevitable.  If it isn’t the criticism about bashing Mennonites,  then there’s…

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We were right! Dallas Theological Seminary has been using “Sexual Issues” in their BC101 Class

Originally posted on A Cry For Justice:
Ok. Here’s the scenario. Back on Feb 20 we published a review of a horrid book entitled Sexual Issues: A Short-term Structured Model by Harold Wahking and Gene Zimmerman. You can read that review…

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Attitudes that Promote Abuse in the Church: Major System Flush Needed

Originally posted on A Cry For Justice:
This past week my wife and I have been doing some maintenance on our hot tub. After having it shut down for a short time (and drained) we started it back up and…

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Forgiveness Requires Justice: Else Why the Cross?

Originally posted on A Cry For Justice:
I have a problem in keeping up with my reading. I open a good book, start in with good intentions of covering a lot of ground, and then smack! I get stopped in…

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Ex-Wife of Pedophile Shares Update about Court Sentencing and Her New Reality

Originally posted on Spiritual Sounding Board:
*** Ex-wife of pedophile shares how she and her family are dealing with their new reality after his conviction and sentencing. *** One of our own, Brenda, had a difficult week last week.  You…

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Getting Away With Murder

Originally posted on Together We Heal:
When I originally came forward about my childhood minister, Frankie Wiley, sexually abusing, molesting and raping me, I titled the article “Pedophiles Are Like Serial Killers.” http://together-we-heal.org/2012/10/01/pedophiles-are-like-serial-killers-my-story-by-david-pittman/ I did this because what they do…

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