His influence was vast. Disillusioned, he wrote Fundamental Seduction: The Jack Hyles Case. At Hyless prompting, the congregation gave him a standing ovation. Another occasion was the girl who was working at the cemetery. In 1972 came the crown jewel: Hyles-Anderson College, an unaccredited divinity school where would-be pastors are taught to export the Hyles approach to churches across the country. His preaching had gotten soI hesitate to use the word pornographic. It was so vulgar sometimes that it was just a grief to my spirit., Challenging Schaap, Busby says, was not an option: He had absolute power. It is a culture, past and present members say, enabled by cover-ups and cultlike control. Be the first to contribute! I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet. Oh! By this letter I wish to express my thoughts on the role you have played in these events over the past fifteen-plus years. There are some very good people still there whom I love dearly and who truly have hearts for the Lord but were deceived, Busby says. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. Former pastor of Temecula Valley Baptist Church, Temecula, California, Convicted in 1999 of molesting a 14-year-old girl. Columbus, OH 43205 ( map) Learn more about Linda Pax Lowes. Nischik twice tried to present the matter before the deacons of First Baptist, but he was shut down. Since Schaaps arrest, a Facebook page dedicated to supporting victims has popped up. The Bible was to be interpreted literally and by Hyles alone. I went to him twice about things I had heard about Dave. Im sure that I was marked as an outsider, even though I had taken the advice of former members and worn a suit and tie. What I cant comprehend is telling a lie that so many people know is a lie. The last point is just as unscriptural and wrong and dangerous as the first. The problem is that his dad has set himself up so good, that everybody doubts everything because thats how they have been taught. "For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. But thats what it is. Leverages . Traffic guards directed cars into a gravel parking lot. Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. My dad pastored a church that evolved into a 50,000-member cult. Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. Linda Karlovec, Psychologist, Columbus, OH, 43221, (614) 389-9117, For many clients, achieving their goals means increasing their capacity for acceptance of themselves and others, empathy and . He had affairs. Goal:Distributed by Way of Life Literature Inc., the Fundamental Baptist Information Service is an e-mail posting for Bible-believing Christians. We thought to make him happy, we would hate her too. It is a frightful fact that mans will drives his discernment. Other items we sell to help fund our very expensive literature, video, and foreign church planting ministry. Always interesting to hear a different perspective. That is a strong statement. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. We could never even tell our best friends what went on in our home, because we might be the cause of the destruction of his ministry. And Brennan says they have a point. If a man doesnt want to believe something, he simply will not believe it. With your own insecurities and personal failures as your driving force, you have quite simply played havoc with an entire church, some of my dearest friends and worst of all, my family. There should have been a cry against him from every Bible-believing Baptist pulpit in America. He got five years in prison. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. COLUMBUS (WCMH) The Gahanna Division of Police says a woman found dead in her residence on Brookhill Drive was most likely the victim of a murder-suicide. The site has more than 1,200 members, she adds. As with most of his sermons at the northwest Indiana megachurchthe 14th largest in the country and the biggest Independent Baptist house of worship in the nationthe message struck as bluntly as a pounded nail: Submit to Gods plan for your life or be snapped like a twig and flung away (as Schaap would demonstrate by cracking a stick over his head, tossing it aside, and barking, Next!). We hated her. This story has been revised to reflect the following: Correction on 12.11.12: The print version of this story, appearing in the January 2013 issue of Chicago, incorrectly stated that former First Baptist Church member Julie Silvestrone Busby received marriage counseling from Schaap in 2004 and 2009. Actually, I have become quite a person with these many lessons of life under my belt and must admit that you were quite a teacher. I thank God for giving me the sense to decide not to become one of the neurotic puppets you employ. Our primary goal with the FBIS is to provide material to assist preachers in the edification and protection of the churches. But I wondered: If my dad had been taken off his self-constructed throne long ago and people had known the full truth about who he was, perhaps Jack Schaap would never have been given the liberties, the complete lack of accountability, and the power that eventually led to his own demise. In 1971, Hyles, without his wife, took Jennie and three other women to Hawaii and stayed in the same hotel, being the only male in the group. DeAnda, a trim 30-something who is spoken of as a candidate for the top job, made no references to sex. Many people have an attitude of, S. support@wayoflife.org. The new pastor was soon kicked out after allegations that he had more than a dozen affairs with churchwomen, many of them married. Another egregious case was working its way through the courts around the same time. The answer is definitely yes and there are a hundred people who know that. Id been told that there was assistance at Hyles-Anderson in finding a job. When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. Where there is longstanding passionate romantic steam there is probably physical adultery, but certainly there is mental adultery. There were references to secret meetings with him in different places (Nischik. (The previous are excerpts from Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco, first wife of Jack Hyles son Dave, November 1, 1989). . Linda is Jack Hyles daughter, and it appears that the hypocrisy she witnessed has driven her into the arms of skepticism, which is very sad, but it was not necessary. I pity you for you will be experiencing the consequences of your actions for a very long time. (The previous are excerpts from Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco, first wife of Jack Hyles son Dave, November 1, 1989).THE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES OWN DAUGHTERThe following is excerpted from Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012. My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. Kindly, Linda Hyles Murphrey is a liar on many counts! Another common characteristic of cults, Ross says, is that they use shame and some sort of exploitationfinancial, spiritual, or sexualto exercise control. And even turned his own children against their mother. It operated and still operates under the guise of an independent fundamental Baptist church. What he was doing was unmistakable: simulating masturbation, in front of thousands of children, in the middle of a church service. See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites He owned our lives, and we didnt dare cross him, because we were too afraid we would lose everything. Hated her. Spanking should be deliberate and last at least ten or fifteen minutes, he continued. A strategic and highly accomplished executive with vast expertise in brand management, business development, digital transformation, P&L management, and relationship management. Born in the tiny Dallas suburb of Italy, Hyles often preached about his alcoholic father, his devoted and deeply conservative Christian mother, and the curse of growing up poor. In fact, he has sat at my table in my home. Never. He did what he wanted to do. Read more about this topic: Jack Hyles Famous quotes containing the word children: Perhaps the saddest of all her statements was that the rest of her family will not likely admit that they were wrong. Members of a Bible-based group, for example, are made to believe that its a sin of pride for you to think for yourself, he says. They prostrated themselves on the football-field-wide bank of stairs there. When he walked out on the stage of those chapel services, youve never seen anything more over-the-top expressivethousands waving the Bible in the air, screaming, shouting, whistling., In the beginning, Schaaps preaching was standard Hyles: emotional denunciations of the flock for not doing enough to please God. Hyles arranged for Jennie Nischik to work as a secretary in an adjoining office in the late 1960s, and she would not allow her husband to touch her by 1971. 1. His wife, Paula, divorced him. He had a mistress for many years, the wife of a Sunday School teacher. The spokesman for the church, Eddie Wilson, did not return numerous calls requesting an interview. It was evident months later (and perfectly clear from where I sit, today) that this man was a sadist who derived pleasure from wielding control over peoples lives. I met him fresh out of high school. These are sharable. In an incredibly short amount of time I have healed much and think I would surprise even you with the strength I have gained. Yes, then, I agree. He would write the Sunday lessons, and he would teach the teachers what he wanted them to say on the Wednesday night before the church service, says a former member. The effect was powerful, and it inevitably produced the desired result: swarms of male teenagers trance-walking their way to Schaap (pronounced Skop), ready to commit their lives to becoming pastors. Jack Schaap will be sentenced to prison this week and, as I type this, I am weeping for him and for my sister. Gibbs,I just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. In 1998, Joseph D. Combs, a former Bible teacher at Hyles-Anderson who had become a pastor in Tennessee, and his wife, Evangeline, were convicted on multiple charges of aggravated abuse, assault, and kidnapping of their adopted 11-year-old daughter. Where there is longstanding passionate romantic steam there is probably physical adultery, but certainly there is mental adultery. And my dad did nothing but cover it up. It is nearly impossible, in fact, to entirely escape his influence among fundamental Baptists. And even to our adult years, he owned us. FIRST, TO GIVE THE BACKGROUND, LET ME QUOTE FROM THE BOOK , IN REGARD TO HYLES RELATIONSHIP WITH JUDY NISCHIK. He could destroy you., In fact, he nearly destroyed Busbys marriage. Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? . Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. In 1985, Stevenss 15-month-old son, Brent, was found lifeless in his crib. He left nothing to his children. There was a door knob there, but it looked like part of the paneling, and there was a picture hanging there, so you really had to be studying to notice that there was a door there from his office. Author: jimbaumerexperience.com. When she put that curtain that went across the wall, it probably stuck out a good four feet from the wall and it went all the way across, so you had to go behind the curtain to see the door after she put that up. Two days after arriving, I met the man, Brother Phil Sallie, who was in charge of workforce assistance. Ross points to a landmark 1981 Harvard study on cult formation, which suggests that all cults, destructive or not, share three elements: an We both graduated the same year and went to college. Your statements that your investigation will reach far and wide, and that unbelievers will see at its conclusion that the church didn't try to hide wrong doing were encouraging.If you mean what you said, you have a lot of work to do.I'm Jennie Nischik's daughter. until the child is crying, not tears of anger but tears of a broken will. They should leave stripes if need be. He had a mistress for many years, the wife of a Sunday School teacher. Other items we sell to help fund our very expensive literature, video, and foreign church planting ministry. He is the one hiding all under the rug. Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. Mar 30, 2013. He began calling himself an Independent Baptistuntethered to any dogma or ritual he didnt cotton to, unaccountable to any ruling body or person beyond himself. Love Makes the World Go Round (RPM Sketch #2), A New City/A New Home (JimBaumerMe Newsletter), One Sheet for Living in Some Strange Days (indie rock). Thanks for what youre making me.. Hyles, meanwhile, exerted extreme control over every aspect of his flocks livescontrol that members say they welcomed because they believed it was divinely inspired. It probably is one the most . Local papers, from the Hammond Times to the Chicago Tribune, featured the story, as did the tabloid TV news show A Current Affair. He told lies that he couldnt possibly get away with. Yet they would drop us off in rough neighborhoods for eight hours on our own to go soul winning.. As a seven-year-old, she used to count the lashes as a way to cope through the searing pain. McGuires younger sister, Sherri Munger, told me she once received more than 300 lashes from a thick leather belt. Former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Bristol, Tennessee, Convicted in 2000 of kidnapping and abusing a minor, 5. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. People lined up to give cash to him and his only son, David, who was following in his footsteps. In 1997, the parents of a mentally disabled 12-year-old sued First Baptist over what they alleged was a months-long pattern of rape and torture of their daughter. Here are just eight of the men affiliated with First Baptist Church or educated at Hyles-Andersonmost of them pastorswho scattered around the nation committing crimes. So [authorities] have asked us to come in and conduct a thorough investigation. Yellow buses lined back streets and alleys. Hyles thunderously denied the charges and denounced his accuser, Victor Nischik. Dont get me wrongI certainly believe Jack Schaap is guilty of a crime and deserves punishment. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. Many rumors and much slander developed, some of which continues to rattle around to this day. In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyles's middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as "zombies" who. He would just repeatedly talk about sex and repeatedly talk about women, how they were dressed and body parts . When he tried to read a three-page letter, Hyles cried out, You are trying to destroy fundamentalism! and the deacons chimed in by shouting the poor man down. He moved him to another church where he was found to have had 17 affairs with different women, and he just recreated what he had seen my dad live. He claimed that he had long heard reports that Nischik was immoral, but the following important observation must be taken into consideration in this matter: Throughout all of this, Hyles being privy to most if not all of it by his own testimony, Vic remained a member in good standing of the First Baptist Church, song leader in Dr. Hyles own adult Sunday School class, choir member, a key worker in the bus ministry (where the pickings would be delightful among love-starved, fatherless, teenage girls), a trustee of Hyles-Anderson College, a financial adviser and assistant who helped him obtain a $1,500,000 loan for the purchase of the Hyles-Anderson campus, as well as a respected deacon in the First Baptist Church! So many hurting, scared, broken women who are so afraid, who dont know that theyre loved, who want grace, but they have only heard all the things they need to do. On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. Tedd Butler, 47 Hes never spoken of her in endearing terms. You [sic] diatribes on your filthy forums serve Satans purpose well.). (A poster for one appearance called the Hyleses The Worlds Greatest Men.). He did what he wanted to do. I met him fresh out of high school. Founded in 1887, sleepy First Baptist had a mostly well-to-do congregation, many of whom commuted to jobs in Chicago. , because his influence is so pervasive even to this day. When authorities were called, McGuire says, Hyles told the girls parents how to avoid arrest. This, of course, was well after his son, Dave, had wreaked havoc on the youth department and had moved on to terrorize more than one church in Texas. The articles also alleged financial improprieties, accusing Hyles of using church money to lavish tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts on Jennie, including a car, clothes, and home remodeling. After graduation, he set out to spread his particular brand of harsh theology. That decision and my close friendship with your ex-daughter-in-law (you remember her, don't you?) . And all this barely half an hours drive from downtown Chicago. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. I think back to the utter immorality of the fundamentalist sect that ran by high school and college. He told us she was crazy. Why he lies about that I will never know. Kerry Martin, 56 Third, men naturally tend to have their eyes on big men rather than on the Lord. Lawyers are trained in using minor mistakes to draw attention away from major facts. Then there were the practical matters that caused immediate red flags when we rolled up to Hyles-Anderson College in our overloaded U-Haul, during the oppressively hot Midwestern August, in 1983. He told lies that he couldnt possibly get away with. You only know about him from a distance and years later. You all are a bunch of low-down, rotten, filthy, stinking, scummy, garbage-dump stench type of characters, the Tribune quoted one of them, Noel Shriovanth, as saying. Terry was a deacon in the late 1980's when the deacon board rejected my family's appeal to them to -- finally -- deal with Jack Hyles and his decades-long affair with my mother. The pastor continued in this vein at some length, proving himself adept at building straw men, creating smoke screens, and straining at gnats. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward" (1 Timothy 5:18). Hyles eventually abandoned the churchs Southern Baptist theology, saying it was too liberal. You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). The bombshell exploded with apocalyptic force in May 1989. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.. Hyles certainly had enemies -- back then, more so. HE STOLE MY WIFE, HER LOYALTY AND AFFECTION, and when the divorce hung in balance, unilaterally met with the two attorneys and negotiated the divorce settlement.. She was sickened and literally brokenhearted, she told me, when she heard about her brother-in-laws arest. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. Wearing a gray blazer, a red patterned tie, and dark pants, clutching a Bible in his left hand, he stopped in front of the TV cameras and planted a long kiss on his wife, Cindy, 52. One night, Jack Hyles sat three of his four children down the eldest was away at college and told them he had to leave the home "because of the way your mom is acting," Murphrey recalled. Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience. By this letter I wish to express my thoughts on the role you have played in these events over the past fifteen-plus years. We will see that Jack Hyless own daughter and Judy Nischiks daughter both believe that the two had an adulterous affair.Regardless of whether Hyles actually committed physical adultery, he was unquestionably guilty of a grossly improper relationship with a woman who was not his wife, and was thus disqualified to be a pastor. You could still see it from his office. We never double dated. For over fifteen years I have watched and learned much from the circus that you have performed with the lives of those I love most in the world. PacifistAg. Linda Hyles Murphrey, a motivational speaker, presented her story titled "From Cult to Courage" at a TEDx event, discussing her hardships as a child of Jack Hyles. I knew the man first hand. My 21-year-old radar told me he was a fraud. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. I entered a bit after the 6 p.m. start time, ducked past the crimson-coated ushers, and found a seat in what I eventually realized was the section reserved for the deaf. First, there was the expectation that the school provided . Trisha LaCroix, who attended Hyles-Anderson College, says that she was disowned by her parentsFirst Baptist members bothin part for daring to wear pants. The sessions lasted from 2004 through 2009. First Baptist Churchs longtime lawyer, David Gibbs, declined a request for comment on this story. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. Linda Hyles Murphrey | The Jim Baumer Experience Tag Archives: Linda Hyles Murphrey Walking Away Posted on September 8, 2018 Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. He died a multi-millionaire. You have to submit 100 percent of the time, and whenever anything goes wrong in a marriage, its because the woman didnt do enough.. He built her family a beautiful home right around the corner from our house. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! So he would pay for peoples surgeries and pay for people to get their teeth fixed., By the late 1980s, the church was reaching its apotheosis. Instead, she continues, he was allowed and encouraged to perpetuate what my father began: idolatry, secrecy, adultery, and a harshly punitive culture based on an endless list of legalistic rules that served the man of God. Not Godor at least not a God that I would want to know.. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part, MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. Probably, there are many complex factors involved - not just my dad was a jerk. Busby is far from the only person to compare First Baptist to a cult. 3. Join Facebook to connect with Linda Murphy and others you may know. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. But in July 2010, an hour into the Polished Shaft sermonin a church packed with thousands of teenagers there for a youth conferenceSchaap went further. The major points that these women who knew Jack Hyles agree on are these: that Hyles had a morally inappropriate relationship with a woman who was not his wife, that he lived a double life by deception, and that he was a cult leader who controlled his people as a lord and not as a godly shepherd. A string of assaults and sexual crimes committed by pastors across the country have one thing in common: The perpetrators have ties to the megachurch in Hammond, Indiana. My father tried desperately to cover it up. Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. We never double dated. As to getting to the truth of the issue of Jack Hyles, lets not listen to his deacons, of whom he bragged publicly that they would have jumped off a bridge if he told them to do so. This is what happens to preachers who continue to associate with men like Hyles and their defenders. Linda Hyles-Murphrey photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. The case remains unsolved; Paul Ciolino, a former DCFS investigator now in private practice, says he is still pursuing leads. Theyre being shamed about how horrible they are. look with favor on an unjust man. Ohhhh! He died a multi-millionaire. Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. Linda Murphrey. In a show of modesty that would be almost unthinkable in later years, Hyles acknowledged that he didnt immediately set bushes to burning. Before the judge, if Schaap wasnt exactly defiant, he was far from submissive. Note: You may want to go get the tissue box before watch. Tag Archives: Linda Hyles Murphrey Walking Away. He . As the bible saysBe sure your sin will find you out.This is such a sad thing to have happened. In a scene right out of some cheap romance novel, Hyles arranged for Vic Nischik to sleep in the basement of his own house and to pay rent to Jennie. Though the sermons werent nearly as sexual in the beginning, says Schaaps former editor, he was seductive. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part,MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. . Jack Hyles was the cult leader and he . And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. Things we do not want copied and redistributed are items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, the print and eBook editions of our books, etc. I was called the Antichrist and worse, Glover says. a system of secrecy in the church directing that matters of criminal violations not be reported to judicial authority for whom he openly preaches scorn, but to the church itself, meaning Jack Hyles. The case was settled for an undisclosed amount. There is a gross lack of spiritual discernment at play here. I asked Rick Ross, whose nonprofit institute maintains an online archive of data on cults and controversial movements. Vic Nischik testified:These were passionate love notes from Jack Hyles to Jennie, all signed Your aching guy, Jack! They expressed undying love, telling Jennie that she was the only woman he loved. It was craziness, living one way, preaching another. Several people who grew up at First Baptist recall that parents took the instruction to heart. Older Comments. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. He was a genius, recalls a former member of the Hammond church who has edited some of Jack Schaaps books. He left everything to the organization, which my younger sister and her husband now lead. My dad lived a double life, one of a righteous family man and of a dynamic speaker in the public eye, but [another] one of sordid sexual secrets privately, secrets that only my siblings and me and my mom knew. The saddest realization is that it has all been under the guise of Christianity. We were all of a sudden part of the most successful operation, the most successful movement, you have ever seen or heard about, Kaifetz says. The stick was displeasing God, a message hammered home virtually every Sunday. He also had a nasty, nasty temper. #6. 594 thoughts on "Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange" These items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we need the income from the sale of these to help fund the ministry. In an open letter written last week and a news release issued Monday, Linda Murphrey apologized for not speaking out on what she called a cycle of church abuses at First Baptist Church of. 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