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No matter where one goes to interview for a job, does the would be employer investigate the last 30 years of their life to see if they sinned or made mistakes in that time frame? Ridiculous. Of course not.
If the mistake or sin was of such a nature as to put others at risk or the org. itself at risk,someone best be looking at past conduct.
A few years ago a ministry had an employee who was named by a number of female co workers of sexual harassment. Each one was willing to testify that he was guilty of sexual harassment. He left almost immediately and was soon hired by the GC. When he left that ministry, those involved prayed with him and encouraged him to tell the truth but when he didn't they realized that this man's salvation is between him and God alone. They did not go public with this man's sins. I believe some at the GC knew about his past but they allowed him to work there anyway. Mr. Pickle would do well to realize that it wasn't that ministries job to continue to accuse and antagonize that man. It was not the ministries responsibility to judge the GC for hiring him even though they may have known of his "problem".
This is more damning than encouraging. The fact that our denomination has done this should be a matter of shame rather than pride.. Yes the individual conferences and the GC do turn a blind eye to many sins of sexual misconduct.
The man that caused our family so much heartache also did not have his sins made public for 30 years and five conferences knew and allowed the destruction of the lives of many.
This is just about the most irresponsible unchristian thing that can happen..... You said
..... those involved prayed with him and encouraged him to tell the truth but when he didn't they realized that this man's salvation is between him and God alone
Not only the one guilty of sexual harrassment,but all these wonderful people that decided it was between the guilty and God should face severe penalties. Do you wonder or care about the hurt,grief,heartache and salvation of those that have to pay the price for such total irresponsibility?
Even when people make mistakes we as individual Christians and 3ABN as a Christian organization needs to help mend and restore those that are willing to admit their wrongs, and ask forgiveness. Derrell M, beartrap/habanero, is one such case. Derrell's divorce papers proclaim that he can never have his children overnight. The reason for that proclamation is that Derrell agreed to it because he knew he did wrong and didn't want this matter to end up in court.
This is not an expose' of Derrell, but rather an illustration. If it were I would be more specific. Hope Channel knew of Derrell's problem but didn't choose to let him go because he told Brad Thorpe and Gary Gibbs that it was a PAST problem. 3ABN leaders also knew of Derrell's problem but decided to let him stay on because he likewise told them that his "problem" was in the past. Derrell showed signs of remorse and asked for prayer. Pastor Johny D. also prayed with him over this problem. Pastor Thomas the T'ville pastor knew of this problem and even censored DM for six months. These are facts that can and have been proven. Yet everyone was willing to try and give him help and support. Danny was willing to allow him to continue to work at 3abn regardless that Darrell and Melody were divorced, regardless of Derrell's self confessed problem and regardless of Danny's personal feelings over the situation.
Helping to mend and restore should be part of a christian's approach. Mending and restoring and the expense of others is about as evil as it gets.
You,DS,the GC has not right to put others at risk for what they claim is mending and restoring. You take that right but it is not yours.
Let me see if you recognize some of your own thoughts. Thoughts that were expressed about the predator pastor that destroyed my sons' life and that of his innocent children and many more, to many to count that have had to encounter such irresponsibility. This is chapter and verse the excuses given for all that I have come across that have had to suffer because of such twisted reasoning
We prayed with him, he was doing good things for the Lord, Remember, all have sinned,he has shown remorse,he asked us to pray with him, the Lord quietly wrote the sins in the sand.
Great, terrific,until it hits you or yours.
All reading should have concern over the fact being made public the GC hired a man,knowing what he had done and left it between him and God. Good explanation why at one time the SDA.org was the third leading denomination with these type of lawsuits etc.
Even after being told that Derrell was on the internet telling lies about Danny and 3abn, painting everything in the worst light possible, Danny, Melody and 3abn chose not to go public with proof of Derrell's problems. In my mind there is no excuse or justification for Derrell's actions against 3abn. He has repaid their kindness and christian actions with lies.
What Derrells problem was or is ,it only needs to be made public if others have to be protected from these little mistakes.3ABN would be under no obligation to go public unless they placed him in a postion where he could re-offend,harm others.
