Married Father, SBC Pastor, Who Wrote Complementarian Marital Advice Books With His Wife Fired After Flirting With, Texting, Other Men and Underaged Boys

Married Father, SBC Pastor, Who Wrote Complementarian Marital Advice Books With His Wife Fired After Flirting With, Texting, Other Men and Underaged Boys

Southern Baptists, and other conservative, Christian groups adhere to something called “gender complementarianism,” which is essentially a very unbiblical, toxic, sexist world view and interpretation of the Bible.

I was raised Southern Baptist and considered myself one until my late 30s or so, I guess (I cannot pin point an exact date or age when I decided the SB is not for me).

Southern Baptists who buy into comp (gender complementarianism) frequently teach women that divorce is forbidden, that they must unilaterally submit to their husband (even if the husband is physically, emotionally, verbally, financially, or sexually abusive). They also issue shoddy dating and “how to get married” advice to Christian singles.

So, this news headline showed up recently about a Southern Baptist pastor and elder who, his employer, a Southern Baptist church, says, has a pattern of being a sexual predator. This married guy – and he’s married to a woman – was texting other men, and at least one minor male.

Complementarians always promote their version of marriage (where the man gets all the authority in the relationship, and the wife is supposed to “joyfully submit,” even if her husband is abusive) is the best, most godly, productive, happiest version of marriage – but then they are quick to brush aside any and all examples that disprove this claim and this marketing tactic.

I have an example on this blog from a few years ago about a man who wrote marital advice books who murdered his wife (he shot her in the head), and a man who worked as a marriage counselor or some such job who murdered his lady fiancee. I also posted news stories about the woman who wrote romance novels who murdered her husband.

I find it so ironic and disturbing that people who write books or lecture other people about how to have healthy, safe marriages end up being pedophiles, rapists, or they murder their partners.

If your church, gender doctrine, or lifestyle includes instances that undermine what you’re espousing, maybe it’s time you re-evaluate your views, your life, how you think life, marriage, or dating is meant to be handled, and stop peddling those views. Have more humility.

I myself rejected gender complementarianism over 15 years ago – it’s flaming, hot, sexist garbage that is un-biblical and does not work.

You’ll notice that being married and a parent did not make the man in this news story more mature, ethical, responsible, or godly.

God did not with-hold a spouse from this guy, so obviously, God doesn’t have some kind of rule in place saying a person has to achieve some level of godliness or whatever other quality before He will allow them to marry or send them a spouse.

Anyway – complementarians need to realize that complementarian interpretations of the Bible are false, and they need to realize they’ve been giving wrong, stupid advice to not only married people about marriage for years, but also that they’ve been giving stupid, wrong advice to single people about how to get married and how to date.

(Link):  Famous self-help podcaster and author is ‘devastated’ after her Texas church pastor husband was exposed as ‘predator’ who ‘sexually exploited three MEN and teenage boy’

A self-help podcaster has shared her devastation after her pastor husband was fired over claims sexually exploited three men and a teenage boy.

…On February 11, elders at the prominent Austin church revealed that they had fired Ivey due to ‘inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male.’

… Elders from The Austin Stone explained in a message posted on Sunday that they had fired Aaron Ivey over a series of ‘abhorrent instances,’ revealing that the most recent shocking revelation was not an isolated incident.

(Link): Aaron Ivey, Pastor and Husband of Podcaster Jamie Ivey, Accused of ‘Indecent’ Texts with Men

Excerpts:

by Roxanne Stone
Feb 12, 2024

The Austin Stone Church, a multicampus evangelical church in Austin, Texas, announced on Sunday that it had dismissed its head worship pastor after discovering he had engaged in “inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male,” according to a statement from the church’s elders.

…After firing Ivey, the elders said, they then discovered that Ivey, the husband of bestselling author and popular podcaster Jamie Ivey, had a history of texting with men, including one who had been underage at the time of the explicit texts, according to the statement.

“Since then, we have uncovered multiple similar instances with different individuals dating back to 2011 that show a very clear pattern of predatory manipulation, sexual exploitation, and abuse of influence,” the statement said.

The elders detailed a timeline of texts they had discovered, alleging that they began in 2011 with the exchanges with a minor, which they said they had reported to the “appropriate authorities.”

(Link): Texas SBC Pastor Aaron Ivey Fired for ‘Clear Pattern of Predatory Manipulation’

Excerpts:

February 12, 2024
By Stephanie Martin

On Sunday, Feb. 11, elders at The Austin Stone Church in Austin, Texas, revealed that they had fired Aaron Ivey, a pastor and elder, due to “inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male.” Ivey, 45, had been pastor of worship and creativity at the church, which has six locations in central Texas. The Austin Stone Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

According to a statement from church elders, they learned of the “disqualifying situation” on Feb. 4 and, after reviewing the text messages, terminated “Aaron’s eldership and employment” the next day.

(Link): Aaron Ivey, pastor and husband of podcaster Jamie Ivey, accused of ‘indecent’ texts with men

Elders at his Austin, Texas, church said in a statement announcing his dismissal that they had discovered a ‘very clear pattern of predatory manipulation, sexual exploitation, and abuse of influence’ by Ivey.

Feb 11, 2024

(RNS) — The Austin Stone Church, a multicampus evangelical church in Austin, Texas, announced on Sunday (Feb. 11) that it had dismissed its head worship pastor after discovering he had engaged in “inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male,” according to a statement from the church’s elders.

Lawsuit Accuses SBC Executive Committee of ‘Maliciously and Systematically’ Covering Up Abuse, Seeks $10 Million

Lawsuit Accuses SBC Executive Committee of ‘Maliciously and Systematically’ Covering Up Abuse, Seeks $10 Million

Wow.

The SBC is big time into pushing the anti-biblical stance called “gender complementarianism,” where they falsely teach and/or behave like only women who are married mothers matter,
falsely teach that women are to submit to men, wives are to unilaterally submit to husbands, women cannot divorce an abusive husband,
women cannot teach or preach or lead men, and some go so far as to continue to teach the unbiblical position that all women are irrational, too emotional, and easily deceived.

(Link): Lawsuit Accuses SBC Executive Committee of ‘Maliciously and Systematically’ Covering Up Abuse, Seeks $10 Million

February 6, 2024
by Liz Lykins

A federal lawsuit brought by alleged abuse victims accuses the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBCEC) of “maliciously and systematically” covering up sexual abuse and seeks $10 million in damages.

The suit, filed in a U.S. District Court in Tennessee, also calls out several prominent pastors for being a part of alleged cover-ups. These include Steve Gaines, pastor of the megachurch Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

Named as defendants in the 20-page suit are the SBCEC and four SBC churches where plaintiffs claim they were sexually abused as minors.

…The abuse cited includes fondling, masturbation, and in some cases penetration. This caused harm to the plaintiffs, ranging from depression and anxiety to post-traumatic stress and the inability to maintain gainful employment and relationships, the suit says. 

Missouri Catholic Church Finds Priest Guilty of Soliciting Sex During Confession: ‘Grave Form of Abuse’

Missouri Catholic Church Finds Priest Guilty of Soliciting Sex During Confession: ‘Grave Form of Abuse’

(Link): Missouri Catholic priest solicited sex during confession: church

A Missouri Catholic priest was found guilty by the church of soliciting sex from an adult during a confession, church officials announced.

(Link): Missouri Catholic church finds priest guilty of soliciting sex during confession: ‘Grave form of abuse’

Father Ignazio Medina is barred from holding church office and hearing confessions

by Landon Mion
January 8, 2024

A Missouri Catholic priest was found guilty by the church of soliciting sex from an adult during a confession, an act the church described as “a sacrilege” and a “grave form of abuse” that cannot be tolerated.

Father Ignazio Medina of the Diocese of Jefferson City is now prohibited from holding office in the church, hearing confessions and celebrating or leading Mass publicly without the explicit permission of his diocesan bishop, the diocese said in a statement.

The diocese received a report on April 15, 2022, through the diocese’s abuse hotline alleging sexual solicitation of an adult on the occasion of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

North Carolina Pastor Attempted to Stick Wife’s Co-Worker’s Head Into McDonald’s Deep Fryer: Police

North Carolina Pastor Attempted to Stick Wife’s Co-Worker’s Head Into McDonald’s Deep Fryer: Police

Marriage does not make people more godly, mature, loving, or responsible.

If you were violent, selfish, and a jerk before marriage, marriage isn’t going to magically remove those character defects.

Let this also go to show that contrary to a lot of Christian “how to get married” advice that God permits jerks to marry – God does not refrain from sending a spouse to a Christian single because he or she is failing to live up to some kind of moral good or standard. 

(Link): North Carolina pastor attempted to stick wife’s co-worker’s head into McDonald’s deep fryer: police

A High Point, North Carolina, pastor was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting and attempting to push his wife’s co-worker’s head into a McDonald’s deep fryer, according to police.

(Link): North Carolina pastor attempted to stick wife’s co-worker’s head into deep fryer: police

by Greg Wehner
January 1, 2024

A High Point, North Carolina, pastor was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting and attempting to push his wife’s co-worker’s head into a McDonald’s deep fryer, according to police.

The High Point Police Department reported that on Dec. 28, a woman was training to be a manager at the S. Main Street McDonald’s location when her employees were “disrespecting” her.

As a result, the woman called her husband, 57-year-old Dwayne Waden, to help with the situation.

Witnesses told police that when Waden arrived, he walked into the McDonald’s then around the counter before placing his hands around the victim’s neck.

After grabbing the victim’s neck, Waden allegedly pushed the victim’s head toward one of the restaurant’s deep fryers, police said.

… Police said the officers were able to watch surveillance footage of the incident before arresting Waden for assault and battery.

(Link): Pastor is arrested for attempting to shove wife’s co-worker’s head into a McDonald’s deep fryer in North Carolina after she called him claiming colleagues were ‘disrespecting’ her

January 1, 2024
by D. Yeatman

A pastor who promised ‘new levels of ministry’ in 2024 attempted to give one McDonald’s worker a baptism of fire in a deep fryer after he ‘disrespected’ his wife.

Trainee manager Latoya Gladney, 44, called her husband from the franchise in High Point, North Carolina, on December 28 to complain that her staff were being rude to her.

When he arrived, Pastor Dwayne Wayden walked round the counter and began punching Theodore Garlington in the face.

The preacher at Elevated Life International Ministries then grabbed the unfortunate cook and started shoving his head towards one of the fryers where temperatures reach up to 400 degrees, before ‘several employees’ managed to haul him away, police reported.

Pastor Who Raped Daughter, 14, Gets Light Prison Sentence Because He Is A Man of God (2019)

Pastor Who Raped Daughter, 14, Gets Light Prison Sentence Because He Is A Man of God (2019)

Contrary to what my fellow conservatives say – both the secular and religious ones – parenthood, marriage, and the nuclear family do not improve society, and so do not make people more ethical, responsible, godly, mature, or loving. I have many more examples on my blog that testify to that.

The “Equally Yoked” rule as applied to dating and marriage by many Christians is ridiculous and a waste of any single Christian’s time, since a profession of faith in Christ, regular church attendance, and/or working as a pastor (!!) are not guarantees that the individual in question is a quality person, actually lives out Christian teachings and ethics, or is an actual Christian.

News stories like this demonstrate how fallacious Christian Gender Complementarianism and male headship are.

Churches are not necessarily any more safe to find a suitable partner to date and marry – since so many perverts and abusers attend or work for churches.

I’m just now seeing this 2019 news story in 2023. I don’t know why I didn’t see it earlier.

The judge who went easy on this rapist scum is a piece of shit.

(Link):  Tennessee pastor who was facing 72 years in prison for repeatedly raping his adopted daughter, 14, is jailed for just 12 after dozens of parishioners show up to court to support him

A former Tennessee pastor who repeatedly raped his adopted teenage daughter has been given an effective 12 year prison sentence after dozens of parishioners showed up to court to support him.

(Link): Ex-pastor who raped adopted daughter receives 12 years

Excerpts:

May 13, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former pastor who repeatedly raped his adopted teenage daughter has been given an effective 12 year prison sentence.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports prosecutors sought the maximum term of 72 years behind bars. The judge cited David Richards longtime ministry and the support he still receives as mitigating factors.

More than 30 people showed up to support Richards at the sentencing last week.

(Link): Pastor who raped daughter, 14, gets light prison sentence because he is a man of God

Excerpts:

May 13, 2019
by Jacob Geanous

A pastor facing life in prison for raping his 14-year-old daughter was shown mercy by a judge who was impressed by his alleged religious faith.

David Richards, 41, was sentenced to 12 years in jail on Thursday in Knox County Tennessee for raping his adoptive daughter – 60 years less than the maximum term sought by prosecutors.

As he handed down the lenient sentence, Judge Steve Sword cited Richard’s work as a pastor and the Bible study he began in jail as mitigating factors.

Richards was found guilty of rape, incest, and sexual battery by an authority figure for abusing his daughter, Amber Richards, for two years beginning when she was 14, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Married Pastor (who is also a Father) Accused of Producing Child Porn Tells FBI: ‘I’m sorry that I cannot stop’

Married Pastor (who is also a Father) Accused of Producing Child Porn Tells FBI: ‘I’m sorry that I cannot stop’

Thank you to the author of The Christian Post piece for mentioning in the headline that the man in question is MARRIED. Until the last year or so, news outlets won’t hesitate to mention if a killer, pedophile, or rapist is single, but I seldom would see them put “Married” in the headline!

I am not opposed to marriage, but I am against conservatives who make false claims or promises about marriage, such as, marriage makes people happier, healthier, or it is necessary to make people mature, godly, loving, ethical, or responsible – marriage clearly does no such thing when we have all these news stories of married men (and married women) molesting people, raping people, or murdering people.

I also read that this pedophile is a father – he has three children of his own. Parenthood does not make people more godly, loving, ethical, mature, or responsible.

Also, gender complementarianism is wrong – not just because it’s unbiblical – because it tries to justify male rule over women – with so many men being perverted, violent bastards, that is not a safe view for women or children.

Marriage, parenthood, and The Nuclear Family do not save a culture and do not make people more godly, loving, or ethical.

Also, if you’re a Christian single who’s read in Christian “how to get married” books, articles, or blogs, that the reason you’re still single at age 25+ is because God is “working” on you – to make you more godly, to fix character defects – before He will send you a spouse, that is obviously not true – if God is allowing perverts like this pastor to marry, in spite of the fact that this guy is a pedophile, God is sure not with-holding a spouse from you because you’re lacking in some regard.

Do you think this man’s wife is happy right now? Unless she herself is a pervert or lacks empathy (ie, if she is a Narcissist or a Sociopath), I can tell you that her world has been ripped apart, and being a wife and mother has not been a fairy tale for her, and it’s not improved her life in many ways. She now has to deal with the fact that the man she married, who is the father of her children, is a pervert.

Note again: this man is a married father. Christians usually bash and mock single, childless women for being single and childless, but some of them have been known to assume that all single men past the page of 30 are pedophiles. Well, this man is not single – he’s married with kids of his own, and he’s a disgusting child molester!

You cannot assume that married men are not risks. You cannot assume that single men are more apt to molest children than are married ones.

(Link):  Long Island pastor accused of possessing, producing child porn

(Link): Long Island Pastor Charged in Child Porn Case Accused of Asking Teens for Videos: ‘I’m Sorry … I Cannot Stop’

Jose Saez, Jr., had ‘numerous videos’ on his phone ‘that contained child pornography,’ the FBI said

 by Chris Harris
Sept 29, 2023

A father-of-three who serves as the pastor for a small Long Island, New York, church, has been accused of producing child pornography by federal officials — and he allegedly told investigators that it wasn’t his first offense.

The FBI announced the arrest of Jose Saez, Jr., on Thursday. He was nabbed in an investigation sparked by an anonymous tip alleging the 28-year-old Brentwood man was engaging in sex with minors.

The FBI’s Long Island Child Exploitation Task Force executed a search warrant at his home, and “a cursory review of the subject’s cell phone” turned up “numerous videos that contained child pornography,” reads the FBI statement.

Antagonistic Narcissism and Psychopathic Tendencies Predict Left-Wing Antihierarchical Aggression, Study Finds (Narcissists and Psychopaths Attracted to Left Wing Causes)

Antagonistic Narcissism and Psychopathic Tendencies Predict Left-Wing Antihierarchical Aggression, Study Finds (Narcissists and Psychopaths Attracted to Left Wing Causes)

The opposite of this would be most other forms of pathological narcissism, including Communal Narcissism: Narcissists who love hierarchy and religion, because they get their supply from bossing others around and getting “Likes” on Facebook for posting photos of themselves handing bowls of porridge to starving orphans in Africa.

It seems to me that many Communal Narcissists would probably end up in conservative Christian churches and be attracted to Christian Gender Complementarianism (complementarianism stresses male hierarchy over women, not how both sexes complement one another).

(Link): Peer-reviewed study says left-wing extremism is linked to “high narcissistic and psychopathic traits,” where people use activism to “satisfy their own ego-focused needs”

(Link): Antagonistic narcissism and psychopathic tendencies predict left-wing antihierarchical aggression, study finds

by Eric W. Dolan
May 20, 2023

Narcissistic individuals and those with psychopathic tendencies are more likely to strongly endorse left-wing antihierarchical aggression, according to new research published in Current Psychology.

Antihierarchical aggression refers to a specific type of hostility aimed at challenging or opposing hierarchical power structures or authority figures. The new findings shed light on psychological mechanisms that motivate some individuals to participate in violent political activism.

The majority of research on authoritarianism has focused on individuals with right-wing political ideologies. This focus has resulted in a gap in understanding authoritarianism among individuals who support left-wing political ideologies, which the authors behind the new work sought to address.

…“By many researchers, the notion of left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) is even been met with skepticism. Thus, we wanted to investigate LWA and its personality correlates using a recently published measure for LWA by Costello and colleagues (2022).”

Costello and colleagues conceptualized LWA as a tripartite construct consisting of three correlated dimensions: anticonventionalism, top-down censorship, and antihierarchical aggression.

Despite Marrying His Son’s Ex-Wife, and Allegedly Grooming and Dating Her While She Was Still Married to His Son, a Pastor Remains in His Position

Despite Marrying His Son’s Ex-Wife, and Allegedly Grooming and Dating Her While She Was Still Married to His Son, a Pastor Remains in His Position

I so tire of seeing other conservatives keep spewing out excessive marriage praise. Marriage does not, contrary to what those conservatives say, make people more godly, responsible, ethical or loving, nor does it “save” society.

I myself am a conservative, I am not against marriage, but I am opposed to the unrealistic views of marriage (and the nuclear family) that so many other conservatives have.

Also, let this be a lesson that finding a godly spouse in church is a joke – some of the biggest dirt bags and wolves attend church or work as preachers – and “equally yoked” is a joke and a waste of time if you’re a single Christian woman.

Stories like the one below demonstrate that a person doesn’t have to be holy, clean themselves up, be perfect, or be good to earn or merit a spouse from God (that was fairly common advice in Christian dating articles and books I read years ago).

(Link):  MN Pastor Who Married Son’s Ex-Wife Remains in Ministry, But Son’s TikToks Going Viral

Excerpts:

May 9, 2023
By Jessica Eturralde

Despite marrying his son’s ex-wife, and allegedly grooming and dating her while she was still married to his son, a Minnesota pastor remains in his position. The pastor’s son, however, is now going public with the 14-year-old, shocking story on TikTok—and his videos are going viral [his video on TikTok can be viewed here].

… Through a string of TikTok videos spanning months, Drew explained how their family split apart after his father married Drew’s ex-wife, following Drew’s mother’s death.

…Since then, Drew has published 21 videos, unveiling the stunning story.

According to Minnesota Family Law Attorney Johanna Clyborne, Bill Matthews’ marriage to Ana Lorena may not be legal.

Sexism from the Right (complementarian, traditional gender role Christians), Sexism from the Left (queer theory, trans activism) – Author Discusses Christian Women Who Rail Against Complementarianism, Yet Who Won’t Combat Sexism in Progressive Gender Ideology

Sexism from the Right (complementarian, traditional gender role Christians), Sexism from the Left (queer theory, trans activism) – Author Discusses Christian Women Who Rail Against Complementarianism, Yet Who Won’t Combat Sexism in Progressive Gender Ideology

I think the title of this piece at the Christian Post was unfortunate.

When I first saw the headline go through my Twitter feed, I assumed (prior to clicking it) that it was the usual hyper-pro-male headship, complementarian type essay lambasting any woman who dares critique the obvious sexism in Christian complementarianism or patriarchy, which is not what it’s about.

My only other possible misgiving is that the author doesn’t call liberal, squishy conservative, or progressive Christian men out on this, or hold them accountable.

It’s not just the ladies who stay silent (or who ever give vocal support) to progressive gender ideology, but Christian men as well. I see them on Twitter on a somewhat regular basis doing so, both men and women.

I have much more to say below this link with excerpts, so please keep reading, even to the portion below the excerpts here:

(Link): Apostasy and the Jezebel spirit

Excerpts:

By Kaeley Harms
March 16, 2023

Can we talk about the term ”the Jezebel spirit” for a minute?

….The fact of the matter is that the abusive placement of this label on women who do not deserve it is so commonplace that it’s become something of a dog whistle signaling misogyny – a hot-button term like “patriarchy” or “feminism” or “racist” that puts people so immediately on the defensive that it renders necessary conversation about the topic almost impossible. We’re almost better off using different terms entirely.

BUT…

The grey area surfaces for me when we contend with the reality that (whatever term you want to give it), there are, in fact, a number of influential women claiming to speak for God who are guilty of everything implied by the Jezebel label. …

… Here’s the tough part, and I say this with all fear and trembling, but it needs to be said; actual Jezebeling is still happening. There are still women claiming to speak for God while championing the bondage He hates.

… Church, if you’re following faith leaders who endorse rainbow-colored oppression, if you’re following faith leaders who pretend like the ritual child sacrifice known as abortion is sanctioned by God, I hate to tell you this, but you’ve ventured over into Jezebel territory.

We cannot afford to reject the patriarchal oppression of one camp in favor of the patriarchal oppression of another.

Married Pastor Allegedly Drugged, Raped Married Parishioner (who was not his wife) He Promised ‘Spiritual Revival’

Married Pastor Allegedly Drugged, Raped Married Parishioner (who was not his wife) He Promised ‘Spiritual Revival’

Did being married make this pastor more loving, ethical, sexually pure or godly? Nope.

Did being married protect the woman in this news story, make her any safer? Nope.

We have here a married woman who was allegedly raped by a married man who works as a church preacher.

So, my fellow conservatives out there, both religious and secular, can stop trying to argue against anti-marriage rhetoric by the left by making such bogus claims (that marriage “improves” culture or makes people more responsible, mature, loving) – which they do. I was brought up in evangelical culture, in the Southern Baptist Church, and such propaganda is common, even now.

Conservatives mistakenly think that the way to “own the libs” and defeat anti-Nuclear Family, anti-natalism rhetoric from the left is to double down on marriage, parenthood, etc, and shame or fear monger any single, celibate adults into getting married, and to try to convince women that motherhood – not career or education – is in their best interest. It is a wrong and ridiculous strategy.

(Link): Kissimmee pastor accused of drugging, raping member of his church during ‘spiritual revival’: Deputies

Excerpts:

by FOX 35 News Staff
March 3, 2023

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A Kissimmee pastor was arrested after he allegedly sexually battered a member of his church twice at his home, Osceola County deputies said.

Eddy Noelsaint, 51, was arrested on two charges of sexual battery after a woman told deputies he raped her twice at his home and reportedly drugged her on one occasion in 2022.

Church Pastor, Wife Sentenced After Using Homeless for Forced Labor, Stealing Benefits – Christian Marriage Doesn’t Improve Society or Make People More Ethical

Church Pastor, Wife Sentenced After Using Homeless for Forced Labor, Stealing Benefits – Christian Marriage Doesn’t Improve Society or Make People More Ethical

It’s more and more difficult for me to want to stick with the Christian faith at all when I see so few people who claim to be Christians actually consistently live out a Christian lifestyle, or who commit such obviously anti-biblical actions.

Also let this serve as yet another example of how “hyper pro marriage, hyper pro Nuclear Family” views put out by Christians simply is not true: Christian marriage didn’t make this couple more godly, mature, loving, or ethical, nor did this marriage improve society.

Further, Gender Complementarian teaching (which includes “male headship” teaching) is clearly false, since so many self professing Christian men are unethical dirt balls.

(Link): Pastor Who Used Homeless as Forced Labor, Three Others Plead Guilty to Benefits Fraud 

(Link): California pastor gets jail time for using homeless in benefits fraud scheme: ‘Appalling abuse of power’

Victor Gonzalez and wife were part of church labor trafficking scheme, according to prosecutors

by Jon Brown

A California pastor and his wife were sentenced to prison time earlier this month after pleading guilty to a charge related to what federal prosecutors described as a church labor trafficking scheme that victimized the homeless.

Victor Gonzalez, the head pastor of California-based Imperial Valley Ministries (IVM), was sentenced to six months in prison and another six months of house confinement after pleading guilty in a San Diego federal court to conspiracy to commit benefits fraud, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

His wife, Susan Gonzalez, who pleaded guilty to the same charge, received a time-served sentence.

Priest Close to Pope Francis Accused of Inviting Two Nuns to Take Part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ Threesome

Priest Close to Pope Francis Accused of Inviting Two Nuns to Take Part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ Threesome

(Link): Priest close to Pope Francis accused of inviting two nuns to take part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ threesome 

(Link): Priest accused of inviting nun to join ‘Holy Trinity’ threesome

Dec 20, 2022
by Tom Kington, Rome

A Jesuit priest at the centre of a sex scandal at the Vatican tried to arrange a ménage à trois with two nuns, likening the tryst to the Holy Trinity, one of the nuns has said.

The allegation against Marko Ivan Rupnik adds to revelations of sexual antics dating back decades, all of which could be an embarrassment for the Pope, who is said to be close to the priest. Rupnik, 68, has produced mosaics that feature biblical scenes for a papal chapel at the Vatican.

(Link): Priest ‘close to the Pope’ is accused of inviting two nuns to take part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ threesome

Dec 20, 2022

A Slovenian priest who is said to be close to the Pope has been accused of inviting two nuns to take part in a ‘Holy Trinity’ threesome.

Marko Ivan Rupnik, 68, was accused by a former nun of using his ‘psycho-spiritual’ control over her some three decades ago to have sex, including group sex, and watch pornographic films.

At the time of the allegations, Rupnik, who is known in the church for his artwork, was a spiritual director of a convent in Slovenia and the former nun, now 58, has described how her complaints against the priest were ignored.

…The former nun told the Italian investigative newspaper Domani on Sunday in an explosive testimony: ‘Father Marko started slowly and sweetly getting inside my psychological and spiritual world, exploiting my uncertainties and fragility and using my relationship with God to push me into sexual experiences with him.’

The nun claimed Rupnik had groomed her, had sex with her and bullied her into silence during her time in the Slovenian convent between 1987 and 1994.

She claimed Rupnik had asked her and another nun to have sex with him, saying they would replicate the three-way relationship between God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

She said she believed Rupnik had abused as many as 20 women.

(Link): Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case

Pope Francis’ Jesuit order is asking any victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
December 18, 2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ Jesuit order on Sunday asked any more victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist who was essentially let off the hook by the Vatican twice despite devastating testimony by women who said he sexually and spiritually abused them.