Concerns with Homeschooling Article
This summer, @theeverymom published an article that really concerned me as a mom who was homeschooled K-12. 1/33
theeverymom.com/reasons-to-homeschool/
The author of the article, a woman with a master’s degree and a flexible work from home job, prefaces the article with a flurry of caveats. The reasons she cites, however, are deeply problematic. 2/33
Religious Trauma in Pentecostal/Charismatic Traditions
CW for people with religious trauma from Pentecostal/Charismatic traditions.
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I was seated between my parents on a stage for hundreds of people to stare at me. I was 17 and I felt sick to my stomach. This was my presbytery experience. #cfctoo
Assessing Child Safety Standards in Churches
Back in December, a reporter reached out to us about ECAP and asked for our assessment. It took about 2 minutes to find dozens of red flags about this organization.
christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/april/ecap-church-accreditation-child-safety-standards.html
@ACNAtoo gets questions like this all the time. "Do you recommend this?" "What is a good training resource?" "How can we protect our children?"
These are good questions. Unfortunately, the answers aren't very popular. Churches want to check a box. Churches want a fast solution.
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.@LuhmannAudrey points out that @The_ACNA and @MidwestAnglican have amassed a tremendous number of lawyers to deal with the pesky survivors.
twitter.com/LuhmannAudrey/status/1615945900538597383?s=20&t=iY_p406vCQ8W5U1L0nk7ew
Many of these lawyers have concerning conflicts of interest. Jeff Garrety, for instance, absolved Keith Hartsell of wrongdoing in his role as one of @the_acna chancellors, even though in his PRT role he was required not to investigate or render judgment.
acnatoo.org/acna-witnesses/a-deafening-silence
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Tonight, @ChurchRez is holding a RezFast to "pray and lament regarding the tragic effect of abuse in our Diocese, world, and personal lives."
In case any @ChurchRez congregants are reading this, I want to point out how insulting this language is for many abuse survivors from @midwestanglican.
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How To Write A Terrible Registered Sex Offender Policy: A Case Study
@ChurchRez has shared their "current working policy," possibly a euphemism for "we pulled an all-nighter last week and threw this together."
Full policy here: churchrez.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Rez-Restrictive-Access-Sex-Offender-Working-Agreement-.pdf
"We want our church to be a safe place for everyone."
This is a classic "but our intentions are good" excuse. Everyone *wants* their church to be safe, but as long as child sexual abusers are allowed to attend, a church is not safe for *anyone.*
twitter.com/hlgriffin/status/1601614175155163136?s=20&t=BjxbooFCR7a_fhJ0I3LMyQ
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Following my thread from Dec 5, @ChurchRez sent out another email to Rez parents to reassure them.
(Spoiler: it is not reassuring.)
twitter.com/abbinye/status/1599864083502596097?s=20&t=BjxbooFCR7a_fhJ0I3LMyQ
You can find the full @ChurchRez letter here: churchrez.org/child-safety-and-rso-questions/
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On Friday, December 2, @ChurchRez Dean Steve Williamson responded to @ACNAtoo's post about convicted pedophile John Hays with an email to Rez congregants entitled: "A note regarding a publicly named parishioner."
twitter.com/treebeard55/status/1599546301514801152?s=46&t=hQHSabkyRtYNNthTadI0MA
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When you’re analyzing primary sources, it’s important to ask questions about the creator and audience. What could that look like? Let’s examine some correspondence from @ArchbishopFoley.
When you’re dealing with a high ranking individual, they often don’t write their own communications. These folks have a lot of demands competing for their attention, so you can tell what is important to them by what they write personally vs what they delegate to underlings.
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🧵 Connections between @greenhousemove and @MidwestAnglican courtesy of your friendly neighborhood archivist.
I recently reviewed the @greenhousemove annual reports (opencorporates.com/companies/us_mi/800900018) and noticed that their last available report includes something new: childcare.