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Betheirvoice18 ago

I can't remember my login and as a "new" member I can't start a new thread but can someone please look at this info and post or dig on it? It relates to pizzagate because it is confirmed cases of sexual abuse of kids that was covered up by a mega church in the DC area. I will post several links below to start your research but there is TONS of info online about the church, the abuse scandal, the pastor(s) involved, the resulting convictions. In short, CJ Mahaney started Sovereign Grace Ministries (under a different name at the time) and than planted several churches around the U.S. some of the largest being in the DC/Maryland area. Apparently back in the 1990s there was a pedophile network operating in some of his churches (civil lawsuit http://thewartburgwatch.com/tww2/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20130514115743611.pdf lays out the details). I believe the angle that should be investigated in part is WHY the church has never been more thoroughly investigated in spite of multiple claims of abuse, why so many pastors within the church covered up abuse, hid it, helped the perps and discouraged victims from sharing, and especially what potential political connections CJ Mahaney and other prominent pastors involved may have had. The Catholic church is well known for the sex abuse but the evangelical church scandals are just beginning to come to light. I think a mega church in DC with a history of abuse and cover ups is a good place to start! (Once again, please note, the "churches" I speak of in this post relates to Evangelical churches. NOT Catholic churches or scandals. I believe evangelical churches have just as much if not more corruption, abuse and scandals that have yet to be fully discovered.)

Also relevant because in the recent Larry Nasser trial, Racheal Denhollander was one of those who publicly spoke out about the abuse she suffered from him. She had also grown up in a Sovereign Grace church and spoke out about their own sex abuse scandal.
She called for an independent investigation into SGM https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/march-web-only/sovereign-grace-need-investigation-sgm-mahaney-denhollander.html

SGM responds to Denhollander https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/february/sovereign-grace-rachael-denhollander-sgm-abuse-ct-interview.html

Denhollander's Response to SGM https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDenhollander/posts/public-response-to-sovereign-grace/1694537600626553/

Details of the civil lawsuit against Sovereign Grace Ministries http://thewartburgwatch.com/tww2/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20130514115743611.pdf

This civil suit ended up being dismissed on a Technicality-statute of limitations. Its 46 pages long but details the extent of abuse and cover up by pastors at SGM. SGM now uses the case dismissal as "proof" that they were falsely accused. The details are very horrible and the document hard to read.

I believe we will find political connections between CJ Mahaney and someone more powerful especially given the location of several of his largest churches in the DC area. There was a pedophile ring operating within his church and Mahaney claims to have no knowledge of it. Someone please do more digging on this. I believe it deserves its own thread if someone could start one. I have added several more links at the end of this post that are relevant to the story.

In addition to this church I know of several other mega churches that I believe are operating pedophile rings or allowing pedophiles to access children under the guise of "ministry". Because I have no direct proof I won't post the names because I don't want to be accused of defamation. I have heard stories tho of a private school (run by a church) principal taking pictures of children on his cell phones, separating a 6 year old girl from her mother and threatening her that she had to come to school that day so her mom could work (child terrified and screaming-was resistant to going to the school-he was alone in a room with her) and other questionable behavior. Incidentally the man is the son in law of one of the pastors. A theme I see in churches with abuse issues is relations, pastors and leadership are all related. This incident was brought to a senior pastor's attention who did nothing about it.
Another DC area church and my personal experience, a sunday school teacher (nasty old man) who talked to us about sex and later it came out that he sexually abused kids within the church. Church leadership did nothing when parents complained about his inappropriate conversations with kids. After years of nightmares about that building and a "secret room" that I was always looking for, I returned to the church and actually found the secret room I'd had nightmares about for the past two decades! Whether he abused kids in that room, whether I was ever personally abused by him, I don't remember. But point is, another case of church leadership burying allegations of sexual misconduct.

Another large church in the DC area with sexual abuse conviction https://nathansvoice.org/2017/10/24/the-life-church-in-manassas-virginia/

Article in the Washingtonian about the SGM scandal https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/02/14/the-sex-abuse-scandal-that-devastated-a-suburban-megachurch-sovereign-grace-ministries/

Article in Times about SGM scandal http://time.com/4226444/child-sex-abuse-evangelical-church/

Youtube news clip on SGM scandal https://youtu.be/iFMeuBknW34

Rachael Denhollander speaks out against SGM https://youtu.be/NeY_7O5BvD4

The main pastor (or head of the cult) CJ Mahaney continues in the public eye and continues in ministry against protest from victim advocacy groups https://www.thedailybeast.com/pastor-accused-of-covering-up-abuse-returns-to-spotlight

This details the (criminal) position the church took when faced with allegations of sexual abuse http://bgbcsurvivors.blogspot.com/2012/11/sovereign-grace-ministries-analysis-of.html

Stories of survivors of Sovereign Grace Ministries http://www.sgmsurvivors.com/the-stories/

realityisinsanity ago

They also are extremely pro-Israel.

bosunmoon ago

You get my upvote. God speed.

gamepwn ago

Just made a thread on it! https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2634886

letsdothis2 ago

Hmm.. I just made a comment today about another meg-church: The Saddleback Church https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2630945/13303685

and this article mentions both churches: Abuse allegations at Wichita church come amid #ChurchToo movement

gamepwn ago

This is interesting to say the least! I will look into creating a post on it!