Supporting victims of sexual abuse and other harm in ACNA contexts. Resources, networking, whistleblowing. Survivor-led. (ACNA=Anglican Church in North America)
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A new Wall of Silence the @ACNAtoo story episode is out: "the important man problem" introduced by @hlgriffin.
How would abuse scandals in the Church (and places like @The_ACNA) look differently if "important men" spoke up, rather than remained silent?
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New for @Livng_Church: Acting ACNA primate Dobbs sues former chaplaincy bishop Derek Jones for defamation, accusing him of making repeated false statements about Dobbs' handling of two financial matters.
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Sorrow is feigned,
confession is partial,
forgiveness is exploited,
restitution is an afterthought,
and reconciliation is an illusion,
as long as truth remains unnamed.
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Last month the verdict for Bishop Stewart Ruch's ecclesial trial in @The_ACNA was announced: acquitted on all charges. Those following might be curious, "What does @ACNAtoo have to say about that?" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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UPDATE: On Jan 9 (& just posted), the ACNA's Court for the Trial of a Bishop issued this explanatory Order of Correction regarding its after-the-fact modification of its decision in the trial of Bp Ruch, which had stricken a mention of the presenting bishops' refusal to testify.
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Another round of the worst @The_ACNA question game: is it episcopal incompetency, bishops behaving badly, or some combo of the two?
Seems like leaders being “above reproach” should be more important in a denomination that claims to value biblical authority 🧵
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A great way for @The_ACNA College of Bishops to rebuild trust would be to release the report and supporting documents clearing Bp. Dobbs of wrongdoing.
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Julian Dobbs was head of Barnabas Aid when its founder was convicted of sexual assault. Now the charity is being investigated over allegations of fraud thetimes.com/uk/religion/art…
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"New canons may tidy the wreckage, but they cannot generate what was never cultivated (moral authority, local gravity, the courage to risk the institution for the truth). Without these, governance becomes theater, reform cosmetic, and victims collateral."
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"Episcopal authority is not a credential one holds behind the scenes; it is a public reality that either gathers trust or corrodes it. When leadership itself becomes a point of dispute, the office is already impaired."
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UPDATE: Last night, following publication of this article for which they were initially not reached for comment, the ARCC took down its published pages claiming affiliation with the Union of Scranton, and reached out to state that discussions had been only preliminary. 🧵
New for @Livng_Church: Bp Derek Jones, formerly the ACNA's chaplaincy bishop, has founded an Old Catholic-affiliated Anglican denomination while continuing to battle the ACNA over logos and trade secrets. livingchurch.org/news/suspen…
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One of the more jarring accusations JAFC mentions in its latest court filing: "In or about May 2025, JAFC officers discovered that an Anglican bishop had failed to notify law enforcement, as required by law, after having received a valid notification that an applicant for a ministerial position with ACNA may have been implicated in a child pornography offense. Bishop Jones reported this to Wood, as well as another incident of potential misconduct by a different bishop, expecting Wood to commence disciplinary actions in both instances."
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New for @Livng_Church: Bp Derek Jones, formerly the ACNA's chaplaincy bishop, has founded an Old Catholic-affiliated Anglican denomination while continuing to battle the ACNA over logos and trade secrets. livingchurch.org/news/suspen…
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I’m with Bob here, and it’s one of my great laments over almost 30 years of pastoral ministry and seminary education seeing the same people who harp on authority and personal responsibility minimize authority and avoid responsibility in these very situations of abuse. Mercy.
I don’t understand the resistance among some Christian leaders to acknowledging that when a Christian leader has sexual relationships with someone under their spiritual authority, it is not “just an affair, it is not just a consensual relationship, it is not just adultery.” It is spiritual abuse and sexual abuse.
I pastored four churches. If I had engaged in a sexual relationship with any of my parishioners, it would have been adultery, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse.
I was a seminary professor for over a quarter-century. If I had engaged in a sexual relationship with any of my students, or with any of the faculty/staff who reported to me, it would have been adultery, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse.
I have been a pastoral counselor, biblical counselor, and licensed professional counselor for over three decades. If I had engaged in a sexual relationship with any of my counselees, it would have been adultery, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse.
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For thoughtful analyses of the ACNA Ruch trial verdict by an ACNA/REC clergyman, retired judge, & canon law expert, follow @monkofjustice on Substack.
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How is this not a conflict of interest?
I find it impossible to believe Bp Hawkins never tried to shape Weber's opinion.
Why? B/c Alan DMed me, a random layperson, disclosed confidential things over the course of 4 phone calls, & was displeased when I did not comply. 🧵
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UPDATE: The link to the court decision in this article broke due to deletion of the original document from the ACNA's website. The link now points to a new version available on that website, which is now missing this sentence that was written in the original:
The court’s ruling, its first-ever #acquittal, followed a decision to set aside two of three independent investigations and to admit additional evidence.
#ACNA #News #TheLivingChurch
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Here’s where “trust the process” rhetoric ends up. Dan received a godly admonition to be out of ministry for one year. As late as October, he was encouraged by Alan Hawkins to have mediation conversations with those he had wronged. 🧵acnatoo.org/acnatoo-news/alg…
