Recap: 'What is wrong with Christ Church, Moscow?'

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Recap: How we got to this point

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What is wrong with Christ Church, Moscow?

The short answer to this question is everything. A longer answer is that in 2001–2005 two child rapists freely preyed on Kirk children. Both men committed horrifying acts against their victims. Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church, Moscow, learned about the felonies in 2005 and urged the criminal courts to show leniency to the felons. The courts honored Mr. Wilson’s wishes and within a few years things began to unravel.

To learn more about the first criminal — Jamin Wight — please visit Natalie Rose Greenfield’s blog, starting with these posts:

• “No more tape over my mouth”
• “Looking back again. . .”
• “Perpetuating Abuse (warning:explicit language)”
• “When Doug Wrote To My Father”
• “Yes, We’re Still Talking About This.”
• “For The Sake Of Clarity — The Timeline”
• “The Last Meeting”

To learn about the about the second sex offender — Steven Sitler — you can start with the list of news stories and blog posts below.

The two stories naturally overlap because of they took place at similar times, they involved similar crimes, and Mr. Wilson’s response to them was identical: Cover up; advocate on behalf of the criminals; reintroduce the perps back into the Kirk; normalize the crimes.

In September 2015 Mr. Wilson and his co-author Randy Booth appointed a committee of CREC ministers to review the Kirk’s pastoral response to the two sex-abuse cases. The stated mission of this committee is strictly pastoral. It is not an investigation. At one point they called it an “inquiry,” but since then the downgraded it to a “review.”

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