Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. The autopsy revealed trauma and numerous broken bones in various stages of healing. When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. His influence was vast. 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 about laughed in his face. Excrement was left on his doorstep. Brother Hyles didn't own anything at the church. Its not even a valid comparison.. Mar 20 2013. 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. His strategy: Send a fleet of buses into some of the roughest neighborhoods in Chicago and northern Indiana, pack them with the poor and underprivileged, and drive them to First Baptist to experience the Gospel according to Hyles. I emphatically and strongly disagree with those who would assert that the church is a cult, he says. And his dad would get up and preach this and browbeat everybody to death to do their kids that way, but David didnt have to live that way. Four years ago, he pleaded guilty to felony stalking of a 14-year-old girl while pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago. Early in my life I learned that there was one thing that could kill a festive mood at a dinner party. I met him fresh out of high school. The bombshell exploded with apocalyptic force in May 1989. After the divorce, Jennie moved into a brand new $150,000 condominium at Hyles generous behest. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. This is what happens,when people worship a man,instead of God.We are all human and all capable of commiting horrendous sinwhich is why we must always keep our eyes turned upon Jesus. 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 Bible was to be interpreted literally and by Hyles alone. Abused her. 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!). 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. Established in 1974, Way of Life Literature is a fundamental Baptist preaching and publishing ministry based in Bethel Baptist Church, London, Ontario, of which Wilbert Unger is the founding Pastor. That is insane! Meanwhile, the churchs lawyer, David Gibbs, has called for other victims to come forward with their stories. Always interesting to hear a different perspective. He died a multi-millionaire. The cases continued (See chart below). Craig Sisson, 52 If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. According to Kaifetz, When a guy like Hyles says, This is Gods will for your life, you just say, Well, I guess it is., One area in which Hylesa father of fourexerted particular control was child rearing. Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. But yes, there is most definitely a door. 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.. I just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. Sincerely,(Signed Judy Johnson). You could see their family from our back door. Within a couple of years, his flock had swelled to 4,000, earning Hyles a far-reaching reputation. According to news reports, in March 1999 Stevens (by this time Hyless wife) told police that she mistakenly ran over the five-year-old, Jack David, who had rolled out the door of her car. 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. Nevertheless, the story of First Baptist is epic enough to rival the most sordid Old Testament tale. 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. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? 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. 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. Outbursts of anger, an unwillingness to brook criticism, and a penchant for ironfisted control were also part of his repertoire. Hyles thunderously denied the charges and denounced his accuser, Victor Nischik. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange | Stuff Fundies Like Current Events, People Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange August 6, 2012 Darrell 594 Comments Persnickety Polecat August 10, 2012 at 4:48 pm Ah, I see. It is a frightful fact that mans will drives his discernment. Treated her terribly. Hated her. For example, after Schaaps conviction, many church members blamed his victim as a temptress. Why he lies about that I will never know. Questions? He left everything to the organization, which my younger sister and her husband now lead. Probably, there are many complex factors involved - not just my dad was a jerk. Instead, the silence was golden, and it still is. Only then, he would growl, will you become a polished shaft: one suitable for Gods bow. My 21-year-old radar told me he was a fraud. Since Schaaps arrest, a Facebook page dedicated to supporting victims has popped up. I sent students there and hired graduates from HAC. 594 thoughts on "Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange" Comment navigation. But, of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. PacifistAg. The bravest voices lifted against him were the voices of women, the very women who had been hurt by this mans ungodly actions, women who showed themselves stronger than a huge number of weak-kneed, ostrich-like pastors. First Baptist Churchs longtime lawyer, David Gibbs, declined a request for comment on this story. . And all this barely half an hours drive from downtown Chicago. Lowest rating: 1 . I about laughed in his face. (DeCoster left the egg industry in 2011 after his companys products caused a massive salmonella outbreak.) When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. The stick was displeasing God, a message hammered home virtually every Sunday. A truly just man will. And Brennan says they have a point. Rock music was out, of course, as was any music with a syncopated beat. You could still see it from his office. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, O Timothy magazine, FBIS articles, and the free eVideos and free eBooks. Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. In his 1979 book How to Rear Infants, he wrote: The parent who spanks his child keeps him from going to hell.. The earliest memory of my mother's affair with Jack Hyles that I can remember dates back to the 1960's. 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. It was craziness, living one way, preaching another. 2. He got up in front of a staff meetingin front of the whole staffand shared all kinds of confidential stuff that never should have been shared. His dads philosophy is if I didnt see it I dont believe it. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! I met him fresh out of high school. #2. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. #6. 1. I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet.He was very wealthy. Leverages . He had a mistress for many years, the wife of a Sunday School teacher. He hated my mom. It was going to be me and my big mouth that ruined my marriage, not Davids actions. Perhaps the saddest of all her statements was that the rest of her family will not likely admit that they were wrong. I knew the man. He did what he wanted to do. The Biblical Evangelist, a magazine devoted to historic evangelical fundamentalism, published a series of articles accusing Hyles of a years-long romantic affair with his secretary, Jennie Nischik, who happened to be the wife of a church deacon, Victor Nischik. Yet they would drop us off in rough neighborhoods for eight hours on our own to go soul winning.. When all of this happened with our church in Garland, his dad didnt want to hear it. 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. Among his moves: announcing in October that fully a quarter of the churchs staff had been laid off. . In a show of modesty that would be almost unthinkable in later years, Hyles acknowledged that he didnt immediately set bushes to burning. He was beyond the bounds of what was appropriate, says Brennan. 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. God will hold a metaphorical knife to your throat (as Schaap would illustrate by holding a steel blade against a twig the way an assailant might press on a jugular). Infancy. We thought to make him happy, we would hate her too. In 2000, Joseph was sentenced to 114 years in prison; Evangeline got 65. These are sharable. If a man doesnt want to believe something, he simply will not believe it. . He was chased from a job running the Sunday school at a church in Pinellas Park, Florida, over allegations of more affairs. Evidence was provided by Vic Nischik, a long-time deacon at First Baptist, proving that Jack Hyles stole the affection of his wife (Hyles secretary), even if he didnt actually commit physical adultery with her. Then, his voice dropping to a guttural whisper, he said, Oh, oh, God. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Linda Murphy and others you may know. Join Facebook to connect with Linda Murphrey and others you may know. Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? It operated and still operates under the guise of an independent fundamental Baptist church. After graduation, he set out to spread his particular brand of harsh theology. Abused her. Do I have any reason to believe that the Hyles dont love each other? I anxiously await the day that I can say with all honesty, "They did the right thing".Judy Nischik JohnsonTHE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES DAUGHTER-IN-LAWThe following are excerpts fromDave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles PoloncoFirst wife of Jack Hyles son, DaveNovember 1, 1989Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? Oh yes, we doooo. 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. Apr 8, 2013. He would just repeatedly talk about sex and repeatedly talk about women, how they were dressed and body parts . 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. www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. The new pastor was soon kicked out after allegations that he had more than a dozen affairs with churchwomen, many of them married. 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. Many people have an attitude of, S. 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. They need to know that there is help. 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. Ross points to a landmark 1981 Harvard study on cult formation, which suggests that all cults, destructive or not, share three elements: an Though the sermons werent nearly as sexual in the beginning, says Schaaps former editor, he was seductive. He had affairs. It probably is one the most significant (and difficult) decisions I've ever made since. My father tried desperately to cover it up. But even a saved man can deceive himself. Tags: Crime & Law, Print-Specific Tags - Feature, Writers - Bryan Smith. [email protected]. 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. 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. Theyre being shamed about how horrible they are. Former pastor of Temecula Valley Baptist Church, Temecula, California, Convicted in 1999 of molesting a 14-year-old girl. He returned to the Chicago area, to Bolingbrook, moving in with a woman named Brenda Stevens. 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. 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. [Hyles] took your voice, he took your beliefs, he took your likes and dislikes and opinions, and he gave you his own. You could still see it from his office. The churchs $27 million, 7,500-capacity auditorium, which once strained to fit the congregation, was dotted with empty patches. (The bus ministry still operates today.). absolute authoritarian leader who defines the group; a thought program that includes control of the environment, control of information, and people subordinating themselves and their feelings to the demands of the leader; and a lack of accountability for the head of the group. Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange. If you dont see it, dont believe it. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. Where there is longstanding passionate romantic steam there is probably physical adultery, but certainly there is mental adultery. Linda Murphrey: "The lies we had to keep were 'for the sake of the ministry'". Instead, the silence was golden, and it still is. 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. 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. 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. That decision and my close friendship with your ex-daughter-in-law (you remember her, don't you?) Sadly, in your very heart of hearts you must be the most miserable, lonely person alive. The church I grew up in was heavily intertwined w/ Hyles . First, there was the expectation that the school provided . My older brother became another version of my father. He came and went as he pleased. 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. That boy had not one rule for his life. Hated her. 700 Children's Drive. These are sharable. Evidence was provided by Vic Nischik, a long-time deacon at First Baptist, proving that Jack Hyles stole the affection of his wife (Hyles secretary), even if he didnt actually commit physical adultery with her. boymom August 11, 2012 at 11:11 am Right back at ya, babe. About 1,000 students are currently enrolled, down from 2,700 in its heyday, according to admissions director Joe Peete, who gave a Chicago intern a tour of the premises in late October. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. Whispers began that he was having an affair with the daughter of a high-level administrator at Hyles-Anderson College. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. 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's a TED Talk by Linda Murphrey. Having been an independent fundamental Baptist preacher for nearly 40 years, I am convinced that Bigism and Big-Manism is a major disease. One of Schaaps adult children, Kenneth, has mounted a letter-writing campaign to the judge. Several people who grew up at First Baptist recall that parents took the instruction to heart. To critics, this effort appeared to be more about boosting the churchs attendance numbers than about saving souls. 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. The following is excerpted from Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012. That is a strong statement. He soon took it upon himself to arrange marriages. It was a fine sermon, and the people around memen in suits and ties with neatly combed hair, women in tastefully modest dresses, children sitting quietly beside themsmiled and nodded. Every member was in complete obedience to my father. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. . Forgive me, but the shock and awe of this latest scandal is only felt by those faithful who have turned a blind eye to the systemic corruption and sin that has plagued FBC for decades. Were there problems, particularly in the latter years? You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. This was not merely a simple local church issue. Way of Lifes content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. You may have convinced your following in the past twenty years that 'it did not happen if they did not see it,' but God has seen every moment of those years, and my faith will not let [me] believe that He will let you go unpunished. Incidentally, Paula and I have volumes of stories to swap, and it is interesting to see just how similar they are. Note: You may want to go get the tissue box before watch. If the members of the congregation were heartbroken about what was happening to their church, they didnt show it on this night. And even to our adult years, he owned us. Yellow buses lined back streets and alleys. 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. 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. Each of these testimonies agree in major points that should cause any Bible-believing preacher to reject Jack Hyles as a gross hypocrite who was unqualified to be a pastor and as a cult leader rather than a true shepherd under Jesus Christ. Tags: Jack Hyles. Busby is far from the only person to compare First Baptist to a cult. For the benefit of any doubters, Hyles demonstrated his power in the middle of a sermon one Sunday. But not before a child he fathered with Stevens died under odd circumstances. Sadly, in your very heart of hearts you must be the most miserable, lonely person alive. You are welcome to make copies of these at your own expense and share them with friends and family. He left nothing to his children. 3. He charmed people in order to get them to do what he wanted them to do., As Schaap consolidated his grip on the congregation, says former church member Linda Gensaw, he became more brazengraphic sexual sermons to the point that I didnt want to take my children., Tom Brennan, the Independent Baptist pastor in Chicago and former First Baptist member, agrees. I wish God would . You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. Former pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Imperial, Missouri, 8. Of course at the time, I thought this was the devil trying to trip me up. But thats what it is. But those who have left, the followers who have tried to leave, the outsiders, even the media (it was on. You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). (Or would have, had Schaap not habitually railed against the evils of rock music.). One of the girls told me and Daves sister that she was sleeping with him, and we told his dad. 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. I dont care how much he demanded personal loyalty. But yes, there is most definitely a door. What makes a church a cult? He did what he wanted to do. In the early 1980s, David Hyles, then in his 20s, was the youth pastor at First Baptist. While most of the lower level was filled, sections of the sweeping balcony were deserted. But Schaap is not simply one of those rogue evangelists who thunders against the evils of forbidden sex while indulging in it himself. All we ask is that you give proper credit. Andy Beith, 40 In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner. 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! In light of the firsthand testimonies that have been published, this pastor is simply closing his eyes to the truth, for whatever reason. Linda Murphrey, one of his daughters, recently told the Post-Tribune that she was 2 years old when her family moved from Texas to Indiana. 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. He told us she was crazy. 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! For information see: www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. My father tried desperately to cover it up. In fact, she kept it covered with a curtain. I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet. Another person who is keenly aware of the lure and peril of personality is Murphrey. At Hyless prompting, the congregation gave him a standing ovation. Offering: Offerings are welcome if you care to make one. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. And at the end, awash in an old-time hymn, hundreds of them, expressions blank, unhesitatingly made their way to the front of the church. burn your building, penned another, Kristen Conner. They also corrected a previous repo Money poured into the church in other ways: the tithes collected each Sunday, a book-publishing arm, and various conferences and seminars. Yes, they havent slept together in probably 25 years, they dont share the same bedroom, they dont speak. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. Jack Schaap will be sentenced to prison this week and, as I type this, I am weeping for him and for my sister. By sifilings. At a grand jury inquest, David Hyles exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. We both graduated the same year and went to college. You exemplify everything in this life that I do not want for myself, my marriage or my children. . 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. David was a blatant liar. There were so many mothers who went to him who David was having affairs with and told him. That experience didnt cause Mulligan to rethink his career choice, however. Both Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina can help you fill in the details. (Similar concern has yet to be expressed for his victim.) - Receive these reports by email Id been told that there was assistance at Hyles-Anderson in finding a job. 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