We unfortunately live in a time when child abuse is common, and given the way things are going, tragic instances of it are likely to increase. . . . In the first place, when plausible suspicion arises that child abuse has occurred or is occurring, the first priority is to ensure that it does not continue in the present circumstance, and that it does not continue into the future, in any other circumstance. . . . No conscientious pastor can be willingly complicit in a child having to spend one more minute under the control of his abuser. . . . There are times when an anemic response of a church to a child abuse tragedy is a response that simply makes the blast radius bigger. . . .
Douglas Wilson
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And then imagine for a moment, the horror of the abused victim finally feeling brave enough to speak up years later… and being mocked, blackmailed and threatened by the pastor she has listened to all her life.
And then imagine for a moment, the entire denomination giving the now abusive pastor a “pass” on the whole thing until forced to deal with the issue because Natalie and the Internet would not be silent.
Anemic response!? If only. No, Douglas Wilson sought to murder the character of Natalie and her husband.
God bless Natalie and God bless the internet.