Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. In an open letter written last week and a news release issued Monday, Linda Murphrey apologized for not speaking out on what she called a cycle of church abuses at First Baptist Church of. But even a saved man can deceive himself. Hyles certainly had enemies -- back then, more so. [Hyles] took your voice, he took your beliefs, he took your likes and dislikes and opinions, and he gave you his own. These are sharable. Hyles thunderously denied the charges and denounced his accuser, Victor Nischik. Trisha LaCroix, the former Hyles-Anderson student and one of the sites administrators, says she has heard from hundreds of people who have shared stories of abusemental, physical, and sexual. I sat in the pew, gazing at the colonnaded pulpit, bright white under a spotlightthe spot where Schaap had given his infamous Polished Shaft sermon. Never. Older Comments. You could still see it from his office. If the members of the congregation were heartbroken about what was happening to their church, they didnt show it on this night. View the profiles of people named Linda Murphy on Facebook. God will hold a metaphorical knife to your throat (as Schaap would illustrate by holding a steel blade against a twig the way an assailant might press on a jugular). Tedd Butler, 47 My dad lived a double life, one of a righteous family man and of a dynamic speaker in the public eye, but [another] one of sordid sexual secrets privately, secrets that only my siblings and me and my mom knew. Eddie Lapina is the one controlling the pastor. Way of Life's content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. According to Kaifetz, When a guy like Hyles says, This is Gods will for your life, you just say, Well, I guess it is., One area in which Hylesa father of fourexerted particular control was child rearing. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. The preacher quoted 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Abstain from all appearance of evil, but Hyles brazenly replied, My people need to trust me.In 1971, Hyles, without his wife, took Jennie and three other women to Hawaii and stayed in the same hotel, being the only male in the group.In a scene right out of some cheap romance novel, Hyles arranged for Vic Nischik to sleep in the basement of his own house and to pay rent to Jennie. Among the accusations was a systematic culture of cover-up: [Jack Hyles] negligently and carelessly has fostered . You [sic] diatribes on your filthy forums serve Satans purpose well.). After Nischik went public with the dirty business, Hyles tried to blacken the mans reputation and turn attention away from his own deeds in a self-serving letter he mailed to 60,000 pastors. The 1990 book details the affair and many other misdeeds, including a Watergate-like coverup of affairs and sexual abuse at First Baptist. We never double dated. Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange | Stuff Fundies Like Current Events, People Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange August 6, 2012 Darrell 594 Comments Persnickety Polecat August 10, 2012 at 4:48 pm Ah, I see. Hyles arranged for Jennie Nischik to work as a secretary in an adjoining office in the late 1960s, and she would not allow her husband to touch her by 1971. The answer is definitely yes and there are a hundred people who know that. For information see: www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. Linda Hyles-Murphrey - IMDb SEE RANK Linda Hyles-Murphrey + Add or change photo on IMDbPro Contribute to IMDb. After she and her husband hit a rocky patch, they turned to Schaap for counseling. First Baptist Churchs longtime lawyer, David Gibbs, declined a request for comment on this story. He would write the Sunday lessons, and he would teach the teachers what he wanted them to say on the Wednesday night before the church service, says a former member. I mean when I was dating David, the books that Hyles has written on teenagers and dating, we never did one thing that he taught. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. There were references to secret meetings with him in different places (Nischik. Within a couple of years, his flock had swelled to 4,000, earning Hyles a far-reaching reputation. Charles V. Shifflett, 61 He charmed people in order to get them to do what he wanted them to do., As Schaap consolidated his grip on the congregation, says former church member Linda Gensaw, he became more brazengraphic sexual sermons to the point that I didnt want to take my children., Tom Brennan, the Independent Baptist pastor in Chicago and former First Baptist member, agrees. In 1997, the parents of a mentally disabled 12-year-old sued First Baptist over what they alleged was a months-long pattern of rape and torture of their daughter. There are some very good people still there whom I love dearly and who truly have hearts for the Lord but were deceived, Busby says. This story has been revised to reflect the following: Correction on 12.11.12: The print version of this story, appearing in the January 2013 issue of Chicago, incorrectly stated that former First Baptist Church member Julie Silvestrone Busby received marriage counseling from Schaap in 2004 and 2009. Each of these testimonies agree in major points that should cause any Bible-believing preacher to reject Jack Hyles as a gross hypocrite who was unqualified to be a pastor and as a cult leader rather than a true shepherd under Jesus Christ. Instead, he spoke of doing more for the church, of stepping up, of trying harder. No one could have imagined he would grow into the larger-than-life figure whom critics would dub the Godfather and others would consider the Chosen One. burn your building, penned another, Kristen Conner. 57, 58). He built her family a beautiful home right around the corner from our house. He pastored a church in Texas and was found to be having affairs with 14 different women. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? I went to him twice about things I had heard about Dave. But a cult, no. You only know about him from a distance and years later. The pastor continued in this vein at some length, proving himself adept at building straw men, creating smoke screens, and straining at gnats. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . Hyles lied about the existence of the door, saying, There IS no door, which was technically true at the time, since it had been removed after the matter became public! COLUMBUS (WCMH) The Gahanna Division of Police says a woman found dead in her residence on Brookhill Drive was most likely the victim of a murder-suicide. Her office had a door opening to Hyles office, but there was a drape in front of it so that no one coming into her office could see it. These items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we need the income from the sale of these to help fund the ministry. And his dad would get up and preach this and browbeat everybody to death to do their kids that way, but David didnt have to live that way. As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. Probably, there are many complex factors involved - not just my dad was a jerk. Instead of hearing from Hyles deacons, lets consider the testimonies of three women who knew Hyles far better and more intimately than the aforementioned Hyles defender knew him, better, in fact, than any pastor who is defending him today. Our home was so full of turmoil, hatred, stress, strife, and as a little girl, it was isolating, it was intense, and it was frightening. I was threatened with physical harm, death threats. His office was broken into. Using biblical passages as justification, Hyles preached that spanking was more than tolerable; it was a sacred duty. On a single Sunday in 1975, more than 30,000 people attended services that began at 9:30 a.m. and concluded at 7:30 p.m., reported the Chicago Tribune, prompting Hyles to boast that he had created the worlds largest Sunday school.. Linda Murphrey, one of his daughters, recently told the Post-Tribune that she was 2 years old when her family moved from Texas to Indiana. Former pastor of First Baptist Church, Culpeper, Virginia, Convicted in 2006 of cruelty to children and assault and battery, 4. (You know well the horrifying effects doing so can cause, don't you?) A link to the original report is very much appreciated as the reports are frequently updated and/or expanded. UPDATE: TEDS video has now been restored. The following is excerpted from Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. But yes, there is most definitely a door. Our primary goal with the FBIS is to provide material to assist preachers in the edification and protection of the churches. The bravest voices lifted against him were the voices of women, the very women who had been hurt by this mans ungodly actions, women who showed themselves stronger than a huge number of weak-kneed, ostrich-like pastors. To critics, this effort appeared to be more about boosting the churchs attendance numbers than about saving souls. absolute authoritarian leader who defines the group; a thought program that includes control of the environment, control of information, and people subordinating themselves and their feelings to the demands of the leader; and a lack of accountability for the head of the group. ), If a man did stumblehaving an affair, say, or visiting prostitutes or abusing childrenthe question wasnt how he could have but rather what the woman, or the child, did to drive him to such sin, some former church members say. We were all of a sudden part of the most successful operation, the most successful movement, you have ever seen or heard about, Kaifetz says. Another egregious case was working its way through the courts around the same time. Second, the fear of man brings a snare. I anxiously await the day that I can say with all honesty, "They did the right thing".Judy Nischik JohnsonTHE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES DAUGHTER-IN-LAWThe following are excerpts fromDave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles PoloncoFirst wife of Jack Hyles son, DaveNovember 1, 1989Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? His preaching had gotten soI hesitate to use the word pornographic. It was so vulgar sometimes that it was just a grief to my spirit., Challenging Schaap, Busby says, was not an option: He had absolute power. He claimed that he had long heard reports that Nischik was immoral, but the following important observation must be taken into consideration in this matter: Throughout all of this, Hyles being privy to most if not all of it by his own testimony, Vic remained a member in good standing of the First Baptist Church, song leader in Dr. Hyles own adult Sunday School class, choir member, a key worker in the bus ministry (where the pickings would be delightful among love-starved, fatherless, teenage girls), a trustee of Hyles-Anderson College, a financial adviser and assistant who helped him obtain a $1,500,000 loan for the purchase of the Hyles-Anderson campus, as well as a respected deacon in the First Baptist Church! He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. Members of a Bible-based group, for example, are made to believe that its a sin of pride for you to think for yourself, he says. Tags: Jack Hyles. He was very wealthy. Treated her terribly. With God's help, I will make my life in California everything that He would have it be and, unlike you, will not fall. Cindy cut off her own sister, Linda Murphrey, who left the cult and has spoken publicly in Ted talks about how her father was abusive, hated her mother, abused church members, and enjoyed his affairs while preaching condemnation to others from the pulpit. Lowest rating: 1 . My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. The culmination of many events in our lives brought us to the decision that we have made to move. I thank God for giving me the sense to decide not to become one of the neurotic puppets you employ. He could destroy you., In fact, he nearly destroyed Busbys marriage. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. If you dont see it, dont believe it. . Former pastor of Gospel Light Baptist Church, Walker, Michigan, Convicted in 2006 of molesting a five-year-old boy, 2. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. He got five years in prison. They will no doubt tighten the reins some, says Glover. Dont get me wrongI certainly believe Jack Schaap is guilty of a crime and deserves punishment. This was not merely a simple local church issue. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. Hyles, meanwhile, exerted extreme control over every aspect of his flocks livescontrol that members say they welcomed because they believed it was divinely inspired. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. (Attendance peaked in the early 1990s, when more than 20,000 people came to services each Sunday, making First Baptist the largest church in the nation.) Former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Bristol, Tennessee, Convicted in 2000 of kidnapping and abusing a minor, 5. Forgive me, but the shock and awe of this latest scandal is only felt by those faithful who have turned a blind eye to the systemic corruption and sin that has plagued FBC for decades.So, best of luck. Linda Hyles Murphrey | The Jim Baumer Experience Tag Archives: Linda Hyles Murphrey Walking Away Posted on September 8, 2018 Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. But not before a child he fathered with Stevens died under odd circumstances. When he would counsel me, she says, he would be asking me these shocking questions about sex. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. Schaap continued to rub the stickup and down, up and downand converse with God, sometimes angrily, sometimes ecstatically, for more than a minute. Also, the girl whom Schaap counseled across state lines was 16 when the abuse began. It probably is one the most significant (and difficult) decisions Ive ever made since. On a cool Sunday evening in mid-October, I drove to Hammond to sit in on a First Baptist service. . Author: jimbaumerexperience.com. And at the end, awash in an old-time hymn, hundreds of them, expressions blank, unhesitatingly made their way to the front of the church. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part,MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. Ross points to a landmark 1981 Harvard study on cult formation, which suggests that all cults, destructive or not, share three elements: an If you have been helped and/or blessed by our material offerings can be mailed or made online with with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or Paypal. These items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we need the income from the sale of these to help fund the ministry. Notice the bones and the skull there, he said as he raised a cup into which he told the congregation he was going to pour poison. I entered a bit after the 6 p.m. start time, ducked past the crimson-coated ushers, and found a seat in what I eventually realized was the section reserved for the deaf. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. The ushers, standing in back throughout the 90-minute service, occasionally whooped, like cowboys at a rodeo, at something they found particularly inspiring. If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. He told us she was crazy. Another person who is keenly aware of the lure and peril of personality is Murphrey. Sermons on the scandal rang out from pulpits across the country. The wickedness, the heartbreak, the ruining of lives. Examples from First Baptist take in everything: pedophilia, violence, defamation of the innocent to protect the guilty, heresies against Christian doctrine, defiance against lawful authority. How true it is. Never. He claimed that he had long heard reports that Nischik was immoral, but the following important observation must be taken into consideration in this matter:Throughout all of this, Hyles being privy to most if not all of it by his own testimony, Vic remained a member in good standing of the First Baptist Church, song leader in Dr. Hyles own adult Sunday School class, choir member, a key worker in the bus ministry (where the pickings would be delightful among love-starved, fatherless, teenage girls), a trustee of Hyles-Anderson College, a financial adviser and assistant who helped him obtain a $1,500,000 loan for the purchase of the Hyles-Anderson campus, as well as a respected deacon in the First Baptist Church! look with favor on an unjust man. He will abhor that which is evil (Rom. The problem is that his dad has set himself up so good, that everybody doubts everything because thats how they have been taught. Im sure that I was marked as an outsider, even though I had taken the advice of former members and worn a suit and tie. This is what happens to preachers who continue to associate with men like Hyles and their defenders. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. Outbursts of anger, an unwillingness to brook criticism, and a penchant for ironfisted control were also part of his repertoire. Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. And it shall be done., Critics are skeptical. Torrent v.2. He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. (Similar concern has yet to be expressed for his victim.) That experience didnt cause Mulligan to rethink his career choice, however. What I cant comprehend is telling a lie that so many people know is a lie. The year was 1985. Theyre being shamed about how horrible they are. 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