Holly Martin Rench has given permission to repost this from her Facebook page. She posted a link to ithappenedtome.com, where Natalie Greenfield tells the story of how one Doug Wilson’s followers sexually abused her when she was 13–14 years old. This did not please her nephew Gabriel Rench, who is a deacon at Christ Church, Moscow. Please note his comments in the thread. The text below is her Facebook post; you have to go over there to see the comments.
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I’m sharing this again because I want to add that I stand with this girl! Natalie Rose Greenfield. Nobody, I mean Nobody disputes the fact that she was abused by a seminary student in the CREC denomination when she was 13.
As for the rest of the details, I DON’T CARE what they are. I do not freaking care! Some say she’s lying about this detail or that. . . . I DON’T CARE IF SHE IS! The fact is, the girl was abused and was a victim and the church MUST learn how to avoid abuse and when it does happen, to LOVE the victim so much that their pain and hurt and confusion are all lessened and they can see Jesus through the love of the people around them. Quit defending the leadership. LOVE HER! Shut the hell up and love her!
I was Thirteen, He was a Seminary Student
It Happened. . .
In 2000. That’s the year I met him. He started grooming me right away. I was thirteen years old. I loved music, swimming, being with my friends. . . .
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A truly revealing thread on the thought processes of a cult member who has thoroughly and completely swallowed the utter balderdash of CultMaster Douglas J. Wilson. The acolyte who constantly refers to “lies” doesn’t seem to grasp the concept of the burden of proof being on the accuser. He repeatedly talks about “lies”, but when pressed to list those lies, refuses to do so. He did, I guess, offer “Pastor” Douglas J. Wilson’s “Blah and More Blah” blog as a place to visit for “documentation”. And Facebook isn’t Twitter, young man. You can write complete words and sentences. U no?
Andrew Vanderbeek is cracking me up: “Yeah blink twice if you are being held against your will.”
He sounds like a Scientologist trying to change the discussion to the faults of the victim and why they deserved to be trashed.
Since the poor young feller can’t recall 1 single lie, I’ll rephresh his memory with a suggested lie:
“U claim ur Dad was not abusive. Liar liar pants on fire. The Internet mob probably taught u this falsehood, just like it lied about Steven being a child rapist. What would u and your family know about ur family anyways? Pop tried to move uall to Coeur d’ Alene! Anybody what’s been to CDA knows how abudive that would be! Plus he’s an heretic. Sibmit! ‘Flipping a coin can end arguments’ Prov. 18:18a”
I’m thinking Gabe was drunker than Jamin on a Friday night.
It’s interesting to me how frequently drunken public discourse seems to be a trademark of Christ Church Moscow. Doesn’t the Bible say something about “Be ye not drunk with wine”?
I do believe Gabe has picked up his ball and stomped off the playground, to return to the warm, safe nest of his own Facebook page, where he and other Wilson acolytes can cyber high five each other over their cleverness. Shame he left, he’s so darn articulate.