Episode 225 | Should My Church Allow Sex Offenders To Attend?
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2022
- Registered sex offender Dashawn Williams was charged with raping two women after serving only 3.5 years in prison for sex offenses against a 15 year old. According to the New York Post, Williams was released on parole 2 years ago. In addition to the case of the 15 year old girl, Williams had been arrested multiple times in the past for aggravated harassment and criminal obstruction of breathing.
Just this past week, I was asked by a church leader what my thoughts were on allowing a sex offender to attend that particular church, which is full of little children. My answer is always a resounding, "NO!!!!!" In this episode we unpack all this and talk about the chronic problem of churches sneaking sex offenders into the church.
New York Post Article:
nypost.com/2022/11/28/registe...
Jimmy’s book, The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home and Church for Decades and How I Finally Stopped Him
www.amazon.com/dp/1950948617/...
Support us on Patreon:
/ speakingout
Find us on Facebook:
/ jimmyhintonauthor
/ silentgriefsupport
And Twitter:
/ jimmyhinton12
/ clarahinton
Intro--
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowfla... Ft: reusenoise
Outro--
I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblin...
![Finesse2Tymes - Pretty Ricky [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xIoP_mhYRT0/mqdefault.jpg)
Not one person is perfect on this planet and God let's drunk drivers who get into car accidents come to church
Them: "We're a hospital for sinners. We welcome all sinners"
Me: "So you recognize the seriousness of the disease, treatments, and how to prevent further disease/harm?"
Them: *blank stares*
Me: "So you're not a hospital. You don't have the requisite knowledge or experience. You're not a doctor. You're not a nurse. You're not treating this with any seriousness at all."
Them: "Have you thought of finding a different church?"
That's a good response! Very good points. Hospitals actually take action to treat the disease.
If a church has a soft spot for these people, they should hold a separate service that's only for adults. Those who think that person needs community are welcome to fellowship with them.
I have a personal story from my church. I didn't know this had happened until many months later. Our pastor (who was just asked to leave a couple months ago) went to the church council asking permission to bring a certain person to church. He was the son of a member, who wanted her son to be able to come to church. The problem? He was a sex offender. The pastor worked with him for 2 years, preparing him to be ready to come to church. He had permission from the parole officer, and the council gave permission with specific rules in place: they would know when he was going to be at church, and a deacon would stick to him like glue. An incident happened where a man was in church, sitting near a teenage girl. He kept scooching closer and closer to her, making friendly hand gestures to her. This young lady was the girlfriend of a deacon's son. When that deacon found out at the end of church what had just happened, he was furious. This was the man pastor had wanted to be able to come to church. The deacons obviously didn't know he was there (rule #1), and he didn't have a deacon watching over him (rule #2). The pastor had chosen a friend of his in the church to sit with the man. Come to find out, this chaperone hadn't been fully informed about the man's past. He knew he'd been in trouble with the law, but didn't know it was for a sex offense. This visitor knew he was about to be confronted by the deacon, so he made a beeline for pastor at the end of the service, and then proceeded to fake passing out. He was taken by ambulance, at taxpayer's expense, and no one was any the wiser about what had just taken place in our midst. My 10 year old granddaughter was with me at that service, and we witnessed this man passing out. We were so concerned about him. Now the rest of the story comes out many months later. I'm furious that this pastor put my granddaughter at risk because he thought this man deserved to come to church, and he decided for all of us that this offender was now safe. When confronted several times, the man admitted he was trying to get close to the girl "because she was pretty," and that he had faked passing out. I stood up at the business meeting a couple months ago, where the whole story came out, and said that if the church is going to take the stance that sex offenders can come to church there without notifying all in attendance, I need to know, because I'll be going somewhere else. Anyone who takes this stance has obviously never experienced their own precious child being molested. I have. I hugely appreciate you giving voice to these difficult but extremely important topics!
𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙢 😓
In Idaho, Probation officers have a lot of control if someone on a registry can attend a church. I have seen a case where a man was not allowed by Probation to attend a certain church.
That's rare to see this.
It is wise to recognize that the church is not for the world, is it a gathering of believers, it shouldn't be our way to draw people to Jesus. And if God has appointed a pastor to look after His flock he should protect them.
Why not just tell them to watch the church livestream if they're so interested in the things of the Lord. Oh - just listened to the end!
Exactly! Our policy says once a child has been abused they must find an alternative worship experience...one that does NOT include minor children. This includes small house groups, etc.
@@jimmyhinton1692 Wonder if some of the motivation might be to increase the numbers...
@@cvb7651 I think that's a big part of it. They also believe it's our "Christian duty" to not turn someone away. But a good shepherd knows how to identify wolves and will keep them at bay.
@@jimmyhinton1692 Amen.
What shepherd would consider letting a wolf into the flock?
Unfortunately lots of them. It's the norm in most churches 😔
I believe offenders/people who have a history of violent crimes should only be allowed to meet one on one with a priest/pastor and only in a designated area and that any priest/pastor who ministers to the offender should be required to go through training and be heavily vetted so the offender cannot manipulate their way into the church. If a predator is not allowed within 500 feet of a school then why in the world should they be allowed into church services where children are almost always present. If a person is truly repentant they would readily accept these limits and understand that the severity of their sins/crimes have broken people's trust and that safeguarding cannot be abandoned to appease them.