Tag: Church abuse

Empty Christmas services at Grace Episcopal Alexandria underscore the problems churches face when they experience clergy abuse

December 27, 2023 Anglican Watch 6 comments

Grace Episcopal Alexandria empties following clergy abuse

Disclosure: Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti is a former member of Grace Episcopal and launched this publication following criminal conduct by former rector Robert H. Malm. ### Far too often, vestry members, judicatories, and others in positions of power within the Episcopal church treat clergy misconduct as an inconsequential issue peripheral to

Anglican Watch announces Episcopal Accountability Project

October 3, 2022 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Earlier today, Anglican Watch announced the Episcopal Accountability Project via the following press release. ### ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Employees with group medical coverage may be familiar with employee assistance programs, or EAP’s. But there’s a new EAP out there, designed to hold the Episcopal Church, its clergy and leadership accountable. The

The SBC apocalypse should be an air raid siren for episcopalians

May 22, 2022 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

SBC Report is a Stunning Indictment of the Episcopal Church

Earlier today, the long-awaited report on sexual misconduct within the SBC was released, and it’s a bombshell. Persons of every ilk use words like “rage,” “fury,” “incandescent,” and “apocalypse” to describe their reaction to the report’s damning findings. Even so, one has a sense that people lack proper adjectives to

Are you a survivor of church abuse?

November 26, 2021 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Are you a survivor of church abuse? People often think of church abuse as sexual abuse, but it covers a variety of bad behaviors, ranging from exclusion of the differently abled, to sexism, to ageism, to sexual harassment, bullying, to financial abuse and more. Indeed, church abuse is but one

HH on Prestonwoood Christian Academy (PCA) hired spouse of convicted sex offender, former PCA teacher: “Hey Eric. Prestonwood is southern Baptist. PCA is just the school initials. It’s a huge mega in Plano, Tx.”

Colin Ross on Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church: “People that lie to children for a living might commit perjury? Color me shocked! The spell of the clerical class…”

Middle on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “A culture of retaliation persists in parishes and by bishops.”

Watching on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Will PB Sean Rowe establish a “culture of protection?””

Rich on Central Florida bishop makes ‘culture of protection’ a priority for every church in the diocese: “Good for Bishop Holcomb in attempting to take a stand and be pro-active. This is a rare pastoral action. He…”