Female students at Hyles-Anderson, Busby recalls, underwent sporadic pajama inspections. If the tops and bottoms didnt match, says Busby, dorm supervisors would sometimes make us strip right there and put on an approved set., The pajama-clad young women would gather in the chapel to wait for Hyles. That decision and my close friendship with your ex-daughter-in-law (you remember her, don't you?) The sermon was called The Polished Shaft, and in the many times that Jack Schaap, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, had delivered it, it was the kind of showstopper that made him a rock star to his flock. At first, Busby says, it really seemed like he wanted to help us. But soon Schaap was requesting numerous sessions with Busby alone. When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. (She left the church in 2010 after her husband, a prominent member of the congregation, was caught having sexual relationships with underage girls. He got five years in prison. There are still many, many victims out there, says Busby, herself involved with a group of former First Baptist members who have their own abuse stories. It was irresistible: The great Jack Hyles, the man of God, whose schools had dating rules so strict that you could earn a demerit by accidentally touching the end of a pencil held by someone of the opposite sex, was committing adultery. There should have been a cry against him from every Bible-believing Baptist pulpit in America. Questions? Kindly, Linda Hyles Murphrey is a liar on many counts! I attended at least 12 Pastors Schools. Thats why people just fell all over each other to exalt [Hyles]., The level of devotionand controlsometimes strayed into the absurd. At Hyless prompting, the congregation gave him a standing ovation. 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. On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. And, says Kaifetz, he got a heros welcome. I would just sit there, and he would say, My son David and Paula never single dated, and I would look at David and start laughing and think, This is hilarious; I cant believe that he gets up and says this. His dad gave me six months of sex counseling before David and I got married, and I could nail him just with that and what he said to me. And they still perpetuate his legacy: the strict rules, the undying loyalty, and they still try to keep all the secrets (Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012). Linda Hyles Murphrey on the cult her father created. Always interesting to hear a different perspective. [This was before Jack Schaap got caught in adultery with a teenager.] Mar 20 2013. The wickedness, the heartbreak, the ruining of lives. Examples from First Baptist take in everything: pedophilia, violence, defamation of the innocent to protect the guilty, heresies against Christian doctrine, defiance against lawful authority. Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. Rev. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. We hated her. 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 did what he wanted to do. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. He told lies that he couldnt possibly get away with. 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. And my dad did nothing but cover it up. You are a self-proclaimed giant, sensationalist, exhibitionist, and 'big-time spender' grasping for every expression of love, admiration and loyalty that you can get your filthy little hands on. I was threatened with physical harm, death threats. His office was broken into. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. I think back to the utter immorality of the fundamentalist sect that ran by high school and college. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, O Timothy magazine, FBIS articles, and the free eVideos and free eBooks. 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! You are welcome to make copies of these at your own expense and share them with friends and family. I am continually amazed at the pastors who defend Jack Hyles, denying that he was a moral reprobate as well as a dictatorial cult leader. The fear of man is as much a problem among preachers as it is among teenagers, and it makes a man weak and incapable of taking the proper stand for truth. With God's help, I will make my life in California everything that He would have it be and, unlike you, will not fall. Incidentally, Paula and I have volumes of stories to swap, and it is interesting to see just how similar they are. With Americas supposed Bible-believing preachers lying like this by abusing the tenses of verbs, it is no wonder that the president of the country testified under oath some that it depends on what the definition of IS is., Various other people testified of the existence of the door, including Dave Hyles wife and a preacher who was long associated with Hyles but left in 1988 because he could no longer tolerate the deception and who wrote to Robert Sumner about the matter in 1989. I knew the man. I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. DeAnda, a trim 30-something who is spoken of as a candidate for the top job, made no references to sex. Walking into federal court last September for a hearing about his alleged sexual misdeeds with a minor, Jack Schaap smiled and looked relaxed. . And all this barely half an hours drive from downtown Chicago. 2. The sessions lasted from 2004 through 2009. . Author: jimbaumerexperience.com. It probably is one the most . www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. Outbursts of anger, an unwillingness to brook criticism, and a penchant for ironfisted control were also part of his repertoire. We dont love anyone as much as you! Then he would call us Poopsy-Woopsy and give us pizza and money., To go off campus to buy pantyhoserequired wear for womenwe needed a special pass, Busby says, and had to have three chaperones. How I emerged from such a pit of secret sin, manipulation, and hypocrisy with the slightest interest in my professed religion at all, I do not know. When you do submit, be prepared to endure excruciating pain. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. Things we do not want copied and distributed are "Store" items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, print editions of our books, electronic editions of the books that we sell, the videos that we sell, etc. It probably is one the most significant (and difficult) decisions I've ever made since. Rock music was out, of course, as was any music with a syncopated beat. She left the church after alleging that Schaap behaved inappropriately during marriage counseling sessions in 2004 through 2009. Dont get me wrongI certainly believe Jack Schaap is guilty of a crime and deserves punishment. 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. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. He told us she was crazy. The sister that Linda Murphrey mentions, is Jack Schaap's wife, Cindy. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. This preacher, who had held Hyles up as his hero for 20 years and loved the man deeply and prayed for him passionately, approached him in fear and trembling about the matter of the door. Yet, you have failed with the most precious gifts God could have ever given you your wife, your children, and now, your ministry. I believe First Baptist Church gradually evolved into a cult that was in complete idolatry of my father and, after his death, complete idolatry of Jack Schaap, she says. Hes never spoken of her in endearing terms. These are sharable. He was sentenced to a year of probation. . Its your ego or a demon or Satans influence that causes you to doubt the edicts of the leadership., First Baptist members have long scoffed at cult comparisons. Her office had a door opening to Hyles' office, but there was a drape in front of it so that no one coming into her office could see it. This was not merely a simple local church issue. He hated my mom. 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. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. He never had restrictions on his life. Jack Hyles set himself up as the saviour of fundamentalism and the pastor of pastors. 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. They will no doubt tighten the reins some, says Glover. Then, she makes claim for Linda to claim Linda was abused is a self-centered cry for attention and demeaning to those who were actually abused. Oh yes, we doooo. The fire-and-brimstone words of his mother burning in his head, Hyles then enrolled at East Texas Baptist College in Marshall, Texas, where he became a student pastor. I'm Jennie Nischik's daughter. And now that Ive had a chance to step back and take a look at it from a distance, to think that I was sucked up in that really scares me. I literally feared for my very life if I ever told what went on in our home, for fear that it would hurt his ministry. Lowest rating: 1 . At this point, the sermons climax, Schaap would heave up a high-powered crossbow and fire an arrow into a red X painted on a fake rock a few feet from his pulpit. It probably is one the most . Dr. Linda Lowes, a physical therapist and researcher specializing in the assessment of neuromuscular dystrophies, is a principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy and a research associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. Men were to wear jackets and ties and close-cropped hair. Yet, you have failed with the most precious gifts God could have ever given you your wife, your children, and now, your ministry. She has apparently allowed the stress of expectations to define her. But a cult, no. He knows all about Dave Hyles and all till now. Early in my life I learned that there was one thing that could kill a festive mood at a dinner party. To the hundreds of people who posted comments under a YouTube video of the event, the lack of reaction is as shocking as Schaaps sermon itself. A strategic and highly accomplished executive with vast expertise in brand management, business development, digital transformation, P&L management, and relationship management. You only know about him from a distance and years later. helped salvage what was left of my self-respect. And they prayed. The site has more than 1,200 members, she adds. Linda Hyles-Murphrey photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. Hyles eventually abandoned the churchs Southern Baptist theology, saying it was too liberal. Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? They prostrated themselves on the football-field-wide bank of stairs there. In his 1979 book How to Rear Infants, he wrote: The parent who spanks his child keeps him from going to hell.. Instead, the silence was golden, and it still is. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. . I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. 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. 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. At Ballengers sentencing hearingdelayed three years by appeals, during which time he resumed working in the bus ministrytwo women testified that Ballenger also molested them when they were young. A truly just man will. AG. He was so interested in mine and Davids personal relationship. In an incredibly short amount of time I have healed much and think I would surprise even you with the strength I have gained. (Or would have, had Schaap not habitually railed against the evils of rock music.). Founded in 1887, sleepy First Baptist had a mostly well-to-do congregation, many of whom commuted to jobs in Chicago. 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. Eddie Lapina is the one controlling the pastor. He lifted a stick in his left hand and a silver cloth in his right. YES. Unfortunately, it went well beyond talk. My 21-year-old radar told me he was a fraud. And even turned his own children against their mother. Hyles certainly had enemies -- back then, more so. Linda Murphrey: "The lies we had to keep were 'for the sake of the ministry'". We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. Facebook gives people the power. Infancy. Columbus, OH 43205 ( map) Learn more about Linda Pax Lowes. (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. Our primary goal with the FBIS is to provide material to assist preachers in the edification and protection of the churches. The new pastor was soon kicked out after allegations that he had more than a dozen affairs with churchwomen, many of them married. PacifistAg. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. Every member was in complete obedience to my father. #2. You had to really look. Charles V. Shifflett, 61 About. But all that needs to happen is for the right pastor to come alongi.e., a man with a strong, charismatic personality who is a leaderand boom! Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. . Chicago magazine newsletters have you covered. Meanwhile, the churchs lawyer, David Gibbs, has called for other victims to come forward with their stories. Linda Murphrey. Hyles-Anderson College appears to be struggling, too. 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. I would just sit there, and he would say, My son David and Paula never single dated, and I would look at David and start laughing and think, This is hilarious; I cant believe that he gets up and says this. His dad gave me six months of sex counseling before David and I got married, and I could nail him just with that and what he said to me. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. But in the process of hollowing you out, he made you very weak., In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyless middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as zombies who were willing to believe and obey whatever he said. She told me: He used to joke around about drinking the Kool-Aid, but that was never funny to me because I knew that those people really would have done anything he told them to do. Further, this was not just one pastor. Leverages . He told people to shun me., Leaving First Baptist was in Busbys opinion like leaving a cult. 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. Thanks for what youre making me.. . 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. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. Linda. 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 just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. Hyles, meanwhile, exerted extreme control over every aspect of his flocks livescontrol that members say they welcomed because they believed it was divinely inspired. Another common characteristic of cults, Ross says, is that they use shame and some sort of exploitationfinancial, spiritual, or sexualto exercise control. Either by her own choosing or by inability or by unreasonableness, she never did meet those expectations. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Read more about this topic: Jack Hyles Famous quotes containing the word children: . His dads philosophy is if I didnt see it I dont believe it. We never double dated. And even to our adult years, he owned us. 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. And they still perpetuate his legacy: the strict rules, the undying loyalty, and they still try to keep all the secrets (Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012).POLICY: Way of Lifes content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. Update information for Linda Hyles-Murphrey More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography Trailers and Videos Hide all | | Edit I told his dad about that. 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open. Our home was so full of turmoil, hatred, stress, strife, and as a little girl, it was isolating, it was intense, and it was frightening. In fact, she kept it covered with a curtain. 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._________________[As to why the people at First Baptist allowed these things to go on] the only thing I can tell you is that you are so totally brainwashed. 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. And Brennan says they have a point. Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. Linda Hyles Murphrey's testimony is a clear indication of just how wounded those closest to Jack Hyles can be. The preacher quoted 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Abstain from all appearance of evil, but Hyles brazenly replied, My people need to trust me.. I remember hearing once that it is not wise to put anything in writing that one would not want the entire world to see. David was a blatant liar. last year) recognize that it is clearly a cult. To critics, this effort appeared to be more about boosting the churchs attendance numbers than about saving souls. 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. He was very wealthy. He will abhor that which is evil (Rom. 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. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. I told his dad about that. He came and went as he pleased. I, too, witnessed a lot of hypocrisy growing up in a Baptist church, but my unbelief and rebellion was my own fault and not something I could blame on others. Our home was so full of turmoil, hatred, stress, strife, and as a little girl, it was isolating, it was intense, and it was frightening. Former pastor of Central Baptist Church, East Chicago, Indiana; current pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Miami, Florida, Convicted in 2009 of felony stalking of a 14-year-old, 6. Don says: August 20, 2012 at 12:35 pm. I emphatically and strongly disagree with those who would assert that the church is a cult, he says. He promises that there will be no cover-up. I thank God for giving me the sense to decide not to become one of the neurotic puppets you employ. 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. After Hyles son-in-law, Jack Schaap, got caught in an adulterous relationship with a teenager recently, Judy sent the following e-mail to David Gibbs, who is helping the church at this time: From: Judy (Nischik) JohnsonTo: Info@christianlaw.orgDate: Monday, August 6, 2012Mr. As the bible saysBe sure your sin will find you out.This is such a sad thing to have happened. If he wasnt scolding his flock for not living up to Gods demands (tithing, volunteering, soul winning), he was delivering R-rated sermons that, for example, likened the Lords Supper to having sex with Jesus Christ. When the word of God wasnt enough to entice kids into the buses, recruiters plied them with ice cream, goldfish, pony rides. That is insane! Former principal at Liberty Baptist Academy, Lake Station, Indiana, Convicted in 2002 of crossing state lines with the intent to have sex with an 11-year-old girl, 7. Jack Hyles was a personal friend. Trisha LaCroix, who attended Hyles-Anderson College, says that she was disowned by her parentsFirst Baptist members bothin part for daring to wear pants. His dads philosophy is if I didnt see it I dont believe it. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.. Other items we sell to help fund our very expensive literature, video, and foreign church planting ministry. The 1990 book details the affair and many other misdeeds, including a Watergate-like coverup of affairs and sexual abuse at First Baptist. The approach resonated deeply with rural Texans longing for a return to old-time religion. But yes, there is most definitely a door. Former pastor of First Baptist Church, Culpeper, Virginia, Convicted in 2006 of cruelty to children and assault and battery, 4. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. He came and went as he pleased. I sat in the pew, gazing at the colonnaded pulpit, bright white under a spotlightthe spot where Schaap had given his infamous Polished Shaft sermon. The problem is that his dad has set himself up so good, that everybody doubts everything because thats how they have been taught. 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. At Hyless prompting, the congregation gave him a standing ovation to decide not to become of. 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