Dee Parsons
@wartwatch
Editor of The Wartburg Watch, abuse victim advocate, helping others to avoid church abuse while still loving His church. Tweets merely informational. #churchtoo
Curses to all products that feature a TV commercial using a real doorbell ring. My pug dogs run for the door and bark hysterically for at least 10 minutes.
"Mark Driscoll, Chip Gaines and toxic Christian masculinity." baptistnews.com/article/mark-d…
"She survived abuse and left her faith. Now, she gives religious trauma survivors a voice on YouTube." religionnews.com/2025/07/23/she…
"Queen's chaplain laments apostasy in Anglicanism: 'Nothing at the center'." He's converted to Catholicism. christianpost.com/news/queens-fo…
"Pastor, wife who claim God told them to sell cryptocurrency indicted on fraud charges." christianpost.com/news/pastor-wi…
The theology of a predator is ultimately the idolatry of self dressed in holy vestments, writes educator David Bumgardner. A minister's giftedness, coupled with an appetite for a platform & his own sense of grandeur, foments a deadly spiritual narcissism. julieroys.com/theology-of-pr…
Yesterday’s @bbtbpod it was shared that the church credit card was used to buy a lot of alcohol (consumed on church property) for the very young worship team at Austin Stone. Aaron Ivey allowed this to be normalized and also used substance in his abuse of a minor in his ministry.
And he's back! "Brady Boyd, wife launch new ministry after New Life asked him to resign." christianpost.com/news/brady-boy…
"Bishop Charles Ellis, pastor once accused of touching Ariana Grande, admits to affair with ex-member." All is well. He went to counseling and underwent a redemptive™ process. The victim of his clergy abuse called him a "pompous swine. "christianpost.com/news/bishop-ch…
"ACNA delays trial of bishop accused of abuse due to prosecutor resigning." christianpost.com/news/acna-dela…
"Heath Lambert and His Biblical™ Counselors Exist in His Happy Garden, Surrounded by Zombies and Wolves Who Want to Harm Them." New TWW post. I'm not the one who needs a zombie psych evaluation. @ThouArtTheMan thewartburgwatch.com/2025/07/21/hea…
It just keeps happening with the Assemblies of God. I continue to be disappointed with my denomination. I have every right to make this statement - I sat in an AG church yesterday. I’ve gone to an AG church since I was 18 months old.
“You don’t get to lead a movement into the biggest abuse scandal in campus ministry history, quietly ‘resign,’ then reappear as a missionary like nothing happened. Who’s calling this restoration? Because it looks a lot more like reputation management,” Bloomingkemper told…
"Christians respond to tech CEO’s exposure for apparent adultery at Coldplay concert: ‘A sobering reminder.’ christianpost.com/news/christian…
It's true. @GatewayPeople @antifaoperative @SouthlakeIndep1 @wartwatch @watchkeep @4CndyClemishire
I have no question in my mind that God gave us dogs to be our best friends
My girl, Freyja. We adopted her from the rescue center 8 months ago and she has given me more than I could ever give her.
I am hearing from others who say many of these Christian™ recovery programs seem to benefit the founder and residents are often used for labor to benefit the founder. More investigation needed. @barrybowen @ThouArtTheMan thewartburgwatch.com/2025/07/18/who…
"Who in the World Is Pastor™ Isaac Tildon and How Did He Get the Job to Help Those Who Required Court-Ordered Recovery Programs? " New TWW posts. There is something squirrely here, and Tildon is making money off these folks. @barrybowen @ThouArtTheMan thewartburgwatch.com/2025/07/18/who…
(SBC) First Baptist Church of Dothan "Family pastor fired after arrest for leaving child in car to get drunk at bar." He was described as "fun loving' by the church. christianpost.com/news/family-pa…
"John MacArthur Was Both a Saint and a Sinner, Just Like the Rest of Us." New TWW post. Did you ever read Speaker for the Dead? @ThouArtTheMan thewartburgwatch.com/2025/07/16/joh…
