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I grieve for them.. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigated, but the cause of death could not be determined. DeAnda, a trim 30-something who is spoken of as a candidate for the top job, made no references to sex. Probably, there are many complex factors involved - not just my dad was a jerk. 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. Yes, they havent slept together in probably 25 years, they dont share the same bedroom, they dont speak. Id been told that there was assistance at Hyles-Anderson in finding a job. Were there problems, particularly in the latter years? You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). Columbus, OH 43205 ( map) Learn more about Linda Pax Lowes. HE STOLE MY WIFE, HER LOYALTY AND AFFECTION, and when the divorce hung in balance, unilaterally met with the two attorneys and negotiated the divorce settlement.. Linda (Hyles) Murphrey's "Healing from a God Who Wasn't" 4762 reads There are 5 Comments The opportunity for a Alex Guggenheim - Mon, 04/29/2013 - 8:34pm The opportunity for a thorough and beneficial review was missed by Glover. I was embarrassed and humiliated that he said that, because David had kissed every other girl in the church, too, and they were all sitting there laughing. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, ack Hyles is dead, but his life and testimony matters. But Schaap is not simply one of those rogue evangelists who thunders against the evils of forbidden sex while indulging in it himself. And now that Ive had a chance to step back and take a look at it from a distance, to think that I was sucked up in that really scares me. Here are just eight of the men affiliated with First Baptist Church or educated at Hyles-Andersonmost of them pastorswho scattered around the nation committing crimes. But even a saved man can deceive himself. My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. Founded in 1887, sleepy First Baptist had a mostly well-to-do congregation, many of whom commuted to jobs in Chicago. Established in 1974, Way of Life Literature is a fundamental Baptist preaching and publishing ministry based in Bethel Baptist Church, London, Ontario, of which Wilbert Unger is the founding Pastor. I dont know if there is right now. Nobody there ever drank Kool-Aid. The church I grew up in was heavily intertwined w/ Hyles . . At Hyless prompting, the congregation gave him a standing ovation. . In fact, she kept it covered with a curtain. Back at First Baptist, prayers for Brother Schaap have been asked for and received. And now that Ive had a chance to step back and take a look at it from a distance, to think that I was sucked up in that really scares me. These are sharable. Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. Only then, he would growl, will you become a polished shaft: one suitable for Gods bow. Then theres Chester Mulligan, a pastor who was ordained in Hammond by Hyles. You exemplify everything in this life that I do not want for myself, my marriage or my children. The Bible was to be interpreted literally and by Hyles alone. Accordingly, he ditched the churchs denominational affiliation with the mainline American Baptist Convention, freeing him to transplant the authoritarian, hellfire-and-damnation theology he had honed in Texas. And it shall be done., Critics are skeptical. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. When the word of God wasnt enough to entice kids into the buses, recruiters plied them with ice cream, goldfish, pony rides. My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. I remember hearing once that it is not wise to put anything in writing that one would not want the entire world to see. His influence was vast. Then there were the practical matters that caused immediate red flags when we rolled up to Hyles-Anderson College in our overloaded U-Haul, during the oppressively hot Midwestern August, in 1983. Four years ago, he pleaded guilty to felony stalking of a 14-year-old girl while pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago. When he would counsel me, she says, he would be asking me these shocking questions about sex. The surrounding blocks bustled with activity. After his first sermon in 1947, Elijah blushed and Heavens flag flew at half mast for three days, he lamented in a 1975 Time magazine article. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, O Timothy magazine, FBIS articles, and the free eVideos and free eBooks. Hyles-Anderson College appears to be struggling, too. Many people have an attitude of, S. No person has perfect knowledge or perfect memory about events that occurred years in the past, and it is always possible to quibble about some detail of someones story, as any court trial would demonstrate. After the divorce, Jennie moved into a brand new $150,000 condominium at Hyles generous behest. The autopsy revealed trauma and numerous broken bones in various stages of healing. Linda is Jack Hyles daughter, and it appears that the hypocrisy she witnessed has driven her into the arms of skepticism, which is very sad, but it was not necessary. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. The case remains unsolved; Paul Ciolino, a former DCFS investigator now in private practice, says he is still pursuing leads. If you dont see it, dont believe it. Regardless of whether Hyles actually committed physical adultery, he was unquestionably guilty of a grossly improper relationship with a woman who was not his wife, and was thus disqualified to be a pastor. Schaap did not respond to an interview request made through Porter County Jail. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. I am reminded of the lessons of Proverbs 29:24-27 --, Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. I was embarrassed and humiliated that he said that, because David had kissed every other girl in the church, too, and they were all sitting there laughing. FIRST, TO GIVE THE BACKGROUND, LET ME QUOTE FROM THE BOOK , IN REGARD TO HYLES RELATIONSHIP WITH JUDY NISCHIK. Christopher Settlemoir, 29 While most of the lower level was filled, sections of the sweeping balcony were deserted. It really is astonishing, says Jeri Massi, a researcher from Raleigh, North Carolina, who has been documenting the sexual abuse of children in Christian fundamentalism since 2001. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. 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. Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. helped salvage what was left of my self-respect. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. His current job: pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Miami. www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. And they prayed. . I think back to the utter immorality of the fundamentalist sect that ran by high school and college. 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. Thats why people just fell all over each other to exalt [Hyles]., The level of devotionand controlsometimes strayed into the absurd. It was a fine sermon, and the people around memen in suits and ties with neatly combed hair, women in tastefully modest dresses, children sitting quietly beside themsmiled and nodded. Within a couple of years, his flock had swelled to 4,000, earning Hyles a far-reaching reputation. Before the judge, if Schaap wasnt exactly defiant, he was far from submissive. We both graduated the same year and went to college. A lot of discretionary income flowed through his hands, says a former church member. They didnt go on a vacation without asking my dads permission, and if he had said to drink the Kool-aid, Im not kidding, they would have. As with most of his sermons at the northwest Indiana megachurchthe 14th largest in the country and the biggest Independent Baptist house of worship in the nationthe message struck as bluntly as a pounded nail: Submit to Gods plan for your life or be snapped like a twig and flung away (as Schaap would demonstrate by cracking a stick over his head, tossing it aside, and barking, Next!). Instead, she continues, he was allowed and encouraged to perpetuate what my father began: idolatry, secrecy, adultery, and a harshly punitive culture based on an endless list of legalistic rules that served the man of God. Not Godor at least not a God that I would want to know.. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. Things we do not want copied and redistributed are items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, the print and eBook editions of our books, etc. THE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco. As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! According to news reports, in March 1999 Stevens (by this time Hyless wife) told police that she mistakenly ran over the five-year-old, Jack David, who had rolled out the door of her car. I have sat in his office and he in mine. 57, 58). Linda Hyles Murphrey on the cult her father created. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. There was definitely a door between their offices [Jack Hyles and Jenny Nischiks offices]. I wish God would . In a show of modesty that would be almost unthinkable in later years, Hyles acknowledged that he didnt immediately set bushes to burning. She has apparently allowed the stress of expectations to define her. One of Schaaps adult children, Kenneth, has mounted a letter-writing campaign to the judge. Yet they would drop us off in rough neighborhoods for eight hours on our own to go soul winning.. Denied bond, he awaits sentencing in the Porter County Jail; the minimum term is ten years. My dad pastored a church that evolved into a 50,000-member cult. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. The year was 1985. I pity you for you will be experiencing the consequences of your actions for a very long time. I dont care how controlling Jack Schaap was. Way of Life's content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. Sadly, in your very heart of hearts you must be the most miserable, lonely person alive. For over fifteen years I have watched and learned much from the circus that you have performed with the lives of those I love most in the world. And even to our adult years, he owned us. When the long-serving pastor of First Baptist Church in Hammond stepped down, Hyles got the call. [As to why the people at First Baptist allowed these things to go on] the only thing I can tell you is that you are so totally brainwashed. Later Hyles paid to have a room built for Vic over the garage, where he lived without being allowed any conjugal relationship with his wife. We could never even tell our best friends what went on in our home, because we might be the cause of the destruction of his ministry. Also, the girl whom Schaap counseled across state lines was 16 when the abuse began. First, we see that refusal to separate from those who are immoral takes away the ability to protest their evil. Nischik twice tried to present the matter before the deacons of First Baptist, but he was shut down. That thought prompted me to write you on my leaving, for it would be the pleasure of my life to have the entire world see in print my feelings on you, your establishment and your gross perversion of the sacred role of Pastor. I used to joke that people would not rearrange their living room furniture without help from Brother Hyles, says Jerry Kaifetz, a former teacher at First Baptists Pastors School who left the church around 1990. Every time we talked he would ask me if we kissed, and I would say yes, and he would ask me real intimate questions about when we kissed and what happened when we kissed. His influence was vast. And the night we got married, he told everybody it was our first kiss! For the benefit of any doubters, Hyles demonstrated his power in the middle of a sermon one Sunday. Linda Murphrey is a popular inspirational speaker and expert in human behavior as a Certified Personal and Professional Development Coach, a Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and. Biography. Questions? . How I emerged from such a pit of secret sin, manipulation, and hypocrisy with the slightest interest in my professed religion at all, I do not know. In 1985, Stevenss 15-month-old son, Brent, was found lifeless in his crib. Eddie Lapina is the one controlling the pastor. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. Other items we sell to help fund our expensive literature and foreign church planting ministries. At Ballengers sentencing hearingdelayed three years by appeals, during which time he resumed working in the bus ministrytwo women testified that Ballenger also molested them when they were young. Ive never been able to say the c-wordand anyone from the church who reads this will take great offensebut thats what it was like.. Do I have any reason to believe that the Hyles dont love each other? Both Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina can help you fill in the details. Torrent v.2. I literally feared for my very life if I ever told what went on in our home, for fear that it would hurt his ministry. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. Every member was in complete obedience to my father. At this point, the sermons climax, Schaap would heave up a high-powered crossbow and fire an arrow into a red X painted on a fake rock a few feet from his pulpit. It was evident months later (and perfectly clear from where I sit, today) that this man was a sadist who derived pleasure from wielding control over peoples lives. My father tried desperately to cover it up. This, of course, was well after his son, Dave, had wreaked havoc on the youth department and had moved on to terrorize more than one church in Texas. Linda Hyles Murphrey, a motivational speaker, presented her story titled "From Cult to Courage" at a TEDx event, discussing her hardships as a child of Jack Hyles. ), 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. I thank God for giving me the sense to decide not to become one of the neurotic puppets you employ. David was a blatant liar. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. Never. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. He died a multi-millionaire. These are not sharable. . Trisha LaCroix, who attended Hyles-Anderson College, says that she was disowned by her parentsFirst Baptist members bothin part for daring to wear pants. Multiple websites tracking the First Baptist Church of Hammond have identified more than a dozen men with ties to the churchmany of whom graduated from its college, Hyles-Anderson, or its annual Pastors Schoolswho fanned out around the country, preaching at their own churches and racking up a string of arrests and civil lawsuits, including physical abuse of minors, sexual molestation, and rape. 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. Linda Murphrey is one of the daughters of the late Jack Hyles. You had to really look. I went to him twice about things I had heard about Dave. We can see men, but we cant see the Lord except through faith, and the preacher who is not walking by faith in Gods Word will be a man pleaser. Linda Karlovec, Psychologist, Columbus, OH, 43221, (614) 389-9117, For many clients, achieving their goals means increasing their capacity for acceptance of themselves and others, empathy and . He came and went as he pleased. William A. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner, The Jack Hyles Story, chapter 5: The Hyles Reply). He was very wealthy. I sent students there and hired graduates from HAC. When he walked out on the stage of those chapel services, youve never seen anything more over-the-top expressivethousands waving the Bible in the air, screaming, shouting, whistling., In the beginning, Schaaps preaching was standard Hyles: emotional denunciations of the flock for not doing enough to please God. Virtually no one would marry without Hyless blessing, several former church members say. It was going to be me and my big mouth that ruined my marriage, not Davids actions. Maybe you could start your investigation there. THE TRUTH is that all the property belonged solely to the First Baptist Church of Hammond. The author of this book, Cindy Schaap, has now divorced her husband b/c he's in prison. What was going on [at First Baptist] was kind of like a process of hollowing out the followers and repopulating them with yourself, says Schaaps former editor. A truly just man will. (Hyles did not respond to an interview request. Oh! It is nearly impossible, in fact, to entirely escape his influence among fundamental Baptists. How true it is. I dont care how overbearing he was. First Baptist had become a nationwide phenomenon, dubbed a superchurch by Time. He never had restrictions on his life. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. The churchs $27 million, 7,500-capacity auditorium, which once strained to fit the congregation, was dotted with empty patches. . After graduation, he set out to spread his particular brand of harsh theology. I'm Jennie Nischik's daughter. Their offices each had a door opening to the hallway as well as the private door connecting the two rooms. He told lies that he couldnt possibly get away with. Men were to wear jackets and ties and close-cropped hair. He moved him to another church where he was found to have had 17 affairs with different women, and he just recreated what he had seen my dad live. Now if I walked up to you tonight and I said to you, Ive got something I want you to drink . With Americas supposed Bible-believing preachers lying like this by abusing the tenses of verbs, it is no wonder that the president of the country testified under oath some that it depends on what the definition of IS is.Various other people testified of the existence of the door, including Dave Hyles wife and a preacher who was long associated with Hyles but left in 1988 because he could no longer tolerate the deception and who wrote to Robert Sumner about the matter in 1989. On a cool Sunday evening in mid-October, I drove to Hammond to sit in on a First Baptist service. ________________There was definitely a door between their offices [Jack Hyles and Jenny Nischiks offices]. A seemingly endless list of rulesboth written and unwrittengrew and multiplied. He got five years in prison. I mean, absolutely, purely shocking. Second, the fear of man brings a snare. I dont care how much he demanded personal loyalty. 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