Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
It’s been rightly said that I am bad at self-disclosure. In an effort to address that, and to possibly offer something of value to others this holiday season, I’m writing about my experiences with non-sexual abuse and the resulting depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome arising from the conduct of my
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Sven vanBaars, rector of the Episcopal parish in Abingdon Va. and a Title IV intake officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, has again been elected as a delegate to general convention. This occurred despite strenuous opposition from abuse survivors, who object to vanBaars’ refusal to follow church disciplinary canons
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Full disclosure: The Episcopal Survivors Network shares several staffers with this publication. The Episcopal Survivors Network today released the following press release opposing the Rev. Sven vanBaars’ candidacy for a second term as a delegate to General Convention: ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Episcopal Survivors Network (ESN), which represents survivors of
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You know things have gotten bad when the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia tacitly approves of adultery. And so it is with allegations that the Rev. Dr. Tom Simmons, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal in Purcellville, himself married to Tait North Simmons (daughter of Iran-Contra figure Ollie North), has committed adultery with the wife
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