@ Velour: I definitely agree with #1 and #2. And what about all of the other people in the pews who watch that go downwho have problems? That so easily could have been all she wrote. Velour wrote: She needed that love. People who dont even pick up a drink can have unhealthy behaviors. All this to say, I am so very glad you survived! There are, perhaps, one or two differences between Type 1 diabetes and alcoholism. Another time I may share a miracle that happened in my family members life. Clearly you have never experienced the total helplessness and pain of having an alcoholic loved one. But is it always a churchs responsibility to tell, advise, or command a person to get some kind of medical or psychiatric treatment? If so, a shame he did. Dear friends, Now that my rant is over, I feel that if a business can tell tell an employee Joe you have a problem thats affecting your work, get help then a church should be able in love to request/require an individual to get treatment. And I'm sure you didn't mean 'Alcoholism is an excuse to drink' I'm pretty sure you meant something like "Alcoholics use tragedy as an excuse to drink. I think this is the belief of the Ligonier teacher R.C. Either way you need to stop putting words in other peoples mouths. That of course is subjective and christian people will disagree on what is help and what is enabling. Treatment can help only those who reach rock bottom. Now that Ive been spending more time reading what they write, I am shocked that they have any platform at all. When the churchs reformed pastors have a worst track record than those they wish to save, it is way past time to reform their pulpits, ya think? We also have personal experience with RC Jr. We were basically a para church ministry. Thank you. And yes, we must continue to pray. She is a white, not hispanic female registered to vote in Seminole County. I am a very grateful member of Alanon and a not so very grateful family member of the CIA( Catholic, Irish, Alcohollic) actually not Catholic anymore. He got a $350 fine and 250 hours of community service. R C Sproul Junior needs to be put out of the church and that needs to be very publicly done because he has been so significant at Ligonier. Today RC Sproul Jr pleaded not guilty and requested a trial by jury. If somebody asks themselves where the line is then the line may be something they have already crossed in their own mind, or else why would they even ask. She received the same love that she would have been given if her disease had been something more socially acceptableand the church helped prevent her from being isolated. RC Sproul Jr has characterized abortion as a terrible form of violence and a "holocaust" against the pre-born. To me, the word excommunicate evokes a ceremonial process, in which a congregation is informed that a certain member is no longer a member. Any discussion that veers from the literal path is an attack. You have a good heart. The 19-year old mother died, leaving s two-year old without a mother. Sproul 2s drinking This assumes that the prior trauma is causing the current opinion, which may or may not be the case, and it assumes that the idea (water) is drawn from a poisoned well (someone with prior trauma) and therefore is tainted not because of what is said but rather because of who said it. You appear to have reading comprehension problems and are far more focused on insisting that you be heard (thus you keep posting the same 4 point list, over and over again) than you are willing to consider others opinions. @ H.A. I have experience. In time, the spouse of a problem drinker will have clarity as to how to proceed. No human is exempt and even a hint not guilty. Once again, I am proven wrong. Do you realise how offensive that is? 2 By no means! Sproul, Jr. Steps Down from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation BibleCollege, RC Sproul Jr Is Now a Convicted Felon Alcoholic and Is One Step Away From a Tragedy, RC Sproul Jr. Avoids Prison, Takes Plea Deal for Driving Drunk With Kids, https://relevantmagazine.com/god/rc-sproul-jr-suspended-ministry-after-admitting-visiting-ashley-madison/. Id take it over blind faith any day. That he is not qualified to serve as a pastor given his abusive history of church members, former church members, and other disqualifying behaviors; For the first time ever, Ive got the first comment, all the way from England. The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. Sproul, Jr. has a serious drinking problem; Having said that, I suggest you read the verses I gave (1 Cor 5:11-13). I would ask that you not use it again though. I didnt know about his second marriage. Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but I will upset folks if I keep talking catch you on the next TWW piece. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thanks for your response. I also had lacerations above my eyes and on my arms and legs, along with scalded skin from an exploding radiator. I hope it is true. %PDF-1.6 % I did a poor job of hearing you through all your pain, a pain which is very genuine and proper considering all the terrible things youve likely been through. 1960. Bang head on table. RC Jrs message has long been that heavy drinking is manly and if you want to be a real man (like him?) No one knows. Any time Ive ever gone to a church, what normally happens is I attend a Sunday School class where a teacher raises some topic (not pertaining to alcoholism), then I go and sit in the large worship area where I listen to a rock band play. When Barbara starts off her comment with Ha Ha and trots out Scripture verses, and never makes mention of treatment for alcoholism and for the family members, than she will get push back from me too. The ceiling didnt come crashing down and God didnt scream from the rafters, Sinners, the lot of you! Just think of him as the Mark Driscoll of his particular church/whatever denomination he may be claiming these days. What are you agreeing with Barbara aboutthat all people with serious problems that require medical intervention and treatment should be publicly humiliated in a some kind of Salem Witch Trials II hearing? Heres my list again: I checked out the comments on the Spinderella blog. I am so glad that Anne Lamott got help thats wonderful! (And the same goes for HUG where he contemptuously described me as righteous. That is an important element here. My friends parents were killed on impact, and my friend was severely injured. Says that even now, when he sees a half-full glass of wine or beer left over at a restaurant, he has to fight down the urge to run over, grab the glass, and chug the remainder.). As far as CPS removing his kids goes, they probably wont as long as she remains in the household, unless there is proof of her abetting his drunk driving with kids in the car. I do not support enabling R.C. It wont. I am commenting on the same statement you commented on. With follow-up. We received an email from a former member of RC Sproul Jr's church. Do people who have alcoholism or other issues get passes from rules and standards that apply to everyone else? Thanks Refugee for your feedback. . That was maybe confusing. This article sits in the context of many others on TWW documenting the organisation Mr Sproul has built and the ways in which he sees fit to run it. I have to have a blood sugar reading within certain limits in order to be allowed to drive. In our former church, which I understand was similar in many ways to RC Jrs church, it involved either calling a congregational meeting (that would be to talk about the situation before taking it to excommunication) and then acting when the congregation was gathered together for worship (the cynical part of me wants to say, The more the merrier but it probably has something to do with holiness and ceremony), an elder would read out a statement and pronounce the excommunication. I think many people do not understand how alcoholism changes the brain/cognitve activities of those addicted. RC Sproul Jr Had therapy and continues to do so. I take her at her word. @ Friend: What if we were discussion a DUI as the culmination of years of heavy drinking on the part of your former pastor? Staying in it helps no-one, including himself. In cases like this, I cant see abandoning the person but the WORST thing to do would be to stand by them and enable their alcoholism. Barbara advocated that people with substance abuse problems be kicked out of the church. Sproul, Jr., has done harm to many, including his own children. You said, When asked we can offer suggestions where they might find help. I sustained a skull fracture (from which I could have died had I not undergone surgery quickly), broken toes, a broken pinky, as well as several fractured vertebrae in my neck. I weary, honestly I do, of you constantly finding the negative in things and never being able to cite people who you know who have benefited from outside help: 12-Step programs, in-patient treatment programs, therapy, psychiatry, etc. Barbara made a nasty comment to H.U.G. John Marshall Sproul, M.D., of Mercer Island, died suddenly October 6, 2018 at home. Please read and then perhaps you will be able to respond according to what I ACTUALLY said. They see insult where none was intended, and are quick to react and hurl barbs and insults in retaliation. The church should do their level-best to get help for his wife and children. I see getting someone into treatment for a major addiction as the responsible thing for a church/employer to do as well as a Christian act of mercy. @ brian: He was a writer, known for Calvinist (2017), The Parables of Jesus (2012) and The Gospel: 2016 National Conference (2016). Our justice system and plea deals and the pitfalls of that could be a whole topic. It was never a put down, and the first time I heard it used there was by the recovering alcoholics. Thank you for telling your story. JYJames, thank you so much for posting that scripture reference and the phrases in it. Sproul, an influential Christian theologian from Sanford who spread his evangelical teachings to millions of followers around the world through books, tapes, radio broadcasts and podcasts,. How his alcoholism is handled is a separate issue, I agree, from him being a jerk to people. We are called in the Bible to many other things, including loving one another, bearing each others burdens, than simply kicking people out who arent like us. My point was that RC Jr. appears to be / have been a controlling cult leader, which is similar to what your ex-pastor sounds like from what I remember reading. Its fine for you to decide that YOU want to knock it off. Society meanwhile needs to jerk peoples licenses away from them and remove them from their jobs when necessary including withdrawing staff privileges at the hospital or refusing admission to the pulpit much less being a truck driver-all of it. Not that youre to blame for it. Barbara could have easily included treatment for alcoholism in her comment. And having said that, I dont think I care to re-visit this thread to read any more new comments. nothing worse than a drunk driver hurting innocent people and its NOT an accident when a drunk gets behind the wheel and people die or are hurt terribly and being sorry doesnt cut it in court, Like I said in my other comment, this issue raises a lot of emotions in a lot of people, @ elastigirl: R C is 23 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 24 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 25 degrees from Candice Bergen, 28 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 22 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 34 degrees from Whitney Houston, 23 degrees from Hayley Mills, 23 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 21 degrees from Lisa Presley, 23 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 23 degrees from Bill Veeck and 28 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. This man, if all that is being said is true, is guilty of causing scandal-that is lots worse than just being some pitiful old drunk. Many of us have been abused in our families of origin, which is bad enough. Drunk/ drug driving maims and kills. When asked we can offer suggestions where they might find help. I dont doubt any of the bad things that people claim that R.C. I then asked you to stop it, to write your own ideas, and to stop using my name and saying that I am ratifying behavior that I have not. If you posted something negative about Dee or Barb at my blog as you have here, Id remove your comment, too. Oh, so true. We dont know. Leave him alone! That was not my post or quote. Have child protection services been properly notified and satisfied? Im sorry to hear that, but I still do not share his/her, or your, interpretation of that. Im talking about the loss of time with real friends who are still my friends. He was also driving at 30 mph for at least 2 miles with a flat tire on I-469. ALBERT SPROUL OBITUARY SPROUL ALBERT J. SPROUL, age 81 of Willowick. So I was only saying what the Bible says. The crack I heard was his leg bone splitting lengthwise down his leg. She died after a 10-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease for which there is no cure and about which little is known. No, they dont criticize non-drinkers and they dont make excuses for their drinking. We were basically a para church ministry. We want it to be exposed, but we must be careful, have sources checked, etc. OK, where I live most alcoholics go to in-patient treatment. wrote: Serous help? and for their family who need help dealing with an alcoholic. That is a very condescending response, Velour. Its not your quote. It is complex. @ Velour: *rar , '*& . Im not sure about that. My wifes oldest son is alcoholic. They guy went to another church in the same denomination and auditioned or whatever you call it for the head preacher job. If you have a problem, cut it out or abstain. Will he receive it? Thank you. We have really lucked out (in the old days I would have said been blessed) in the MHPs who are helping various members of our family. It doesnt always work when you are in the Boys Club or RC1s son. He died on December 14, 2017 in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA. I am a choco-holic. As a Christian I have to look at it like their eternal soul is the MOST important thing of all, much more important than any earthly hardships could be. Blessings to you both. This wasnt a little bit buzzed. Sproul Jr. has done. RC Jr was also addicted to tobacco, in the form of an even nastier habit, chewing, but eventually gave it up. You havent talked to everyone (not even close) so how could you make such assumptions? What a terrible experience to go through so young. More than anything thats what his parents should have been concerned about all these years. Sproul, Jr. has a serious drinking problem; My goal is to get this thread back on track. She was just the last in a long line of others before her who have brought it up. Alcohol abuse has played a part in that, yes, but RC Jr would have still been a spiritual bully and done the same things had he been a teetotaler too. And even if they remain in their brand of the church, its a pretty poor imitation of Christianity: all surface appearance and no substance. Jr. sounds like hes running a cult, not a Presbyterian Church. Velour has been advocate for many hurting people here on this blog, offering prayer lists,. I appreciate H.A.s appropriate anger toward R.C. Haha. He who is without sin cast the first stone. i wish this werent so. The church. RC Jr is all about covenant theology. What does it say of the covenant when all that is necessary to be a covenant member is youve been baptized as an infant but you can go on sinning like the devil with no remorse for your wickedness? The atonement was made by the human nature of Christ.. It certainly was not just a church thing, it was a cultural thing. In the 12-point plans that are out there, an alcoholic would do well to pick Jesus as his higher power. You would think a preacher would have that figured out. @ Velour: I was very happy to see him. 104:1415). RC Jr has routinely practiced excomminicating and shunning. Wonder what will happen to churches or SBC leaders if they are not willing to sign off on this resolution? He was also known to turn a blind eye to drunk driving. Im the former member of RC Jrs church who contacted Dee. I do think that some forms of patriarchy (as lived by RC Sproul Jr, Doug Wilson, as examples) can encourage conditions that are fertile for alcoholism to develop. Assuming there is a correlation only gives Sproul the perfect excuse he needs to justify his drinking, and I can guarantee you its also the excuse he used with his drunk driving attorney who then used it on the Prosecutor and Judge: My client lost his wife to cancer in 2011 and his daughter in 2012. Why do you feel the need to assume things about people without asking? One may be a choice, the other, an illness. Heartbreaking tragedy is not an excuse for substance abuse. He is now a wonderful father and husband. Preach it sister! RC2 sponsors keggers for staff in which alcohol is served to CHILDREN!! However, I dont believe their marginal successes in any merit the sort of dogmatic enthusiasm you give them. Im sorry for all this, its just that fathers day was very hard for me this year. I read this website often . Their denial is just a problematic as the person who is the problem drinker. It just always seemed clear to me how Paul was instructing the Corinthian church to deal with sin that caused harm to the testimony of Christ. Based on his history I am sure he did it numerous times without getting caught. . This rare disease is profoundly disabling and usually results in an early death. The best place for him to go for his probation is an in-patient treatment facility for alcoholism (and whatever else his problems are that his intake uncovers). @ Velour: has been working up to his felonious status for a long time. Mr Sproul Jr has not reached the bottom. That allows time for the body to get used to being *not anxious* or experiencing regular anxiety like being late for an appointment. I love them dearly & only wish they could have the love & grace that you & your church offered to her. He needs a skill-intervention by those people around him. ), are out of line. Sproul, Jr. has a new book coming out, published by Ichthus Publications (what were they thinking???). In fact, thats one reason AA has been controversial, because people are sent for mandatory treatment by the courts who dont actual want to quit. Part of the real men drink beer and bourbon are two favorites at church picnics. Sproul 2 has his own household and is not part of his fathers household. Hes also working with the homeless as part of our parish outreach ( i.e service to others). I am just not going to be holding my breath, thats all. It works some of the time. Then, the preacher gets up and delivers a sermon with a title such as, How to Have a Successful Marriage.. Albert Mohler is a Social Justice Warrior, make no mistake about it. Same in books on domestic violence those who are experts on DV will tell readers dont waste time bringing your abusive husband into marriage counseling, because marriage counseling is ineffective at treating abuse. However, she does offer us some valuable insight about RCs end game: Then the sentencing happens afterward, moving felonies to misdemeanors. This is exactly what I suspected might happen. I told him I had not been praying specifically for him (I hadnt even been thinking of him at all) but that I had been praying in general for the conversion of souls. When those boundaries get repeatedly violated then a marital separation might be called for, although it doesnt always need to even be a legal separation filed in the courts. An Infographic on Tullian Tchividjians Pursuit of Women and a Public/Publication Platform, GRACE Releases Statement Regarding Tullian Tchividjian Supports Victims, Challenges Churches with ConstructiveChanges, 1. Were all (finally) in agreement that the man needs treatment. Not here to preach. Not all former drinkers transform into likeable people. I, too, have been very disappointed in this thread. Let's see if RC Sproul, Jr. responds to my comment to him on FB: https://t.co/dOb0FR3YuC pic.twitter.com/he6sReOvPD, Julie Anne (@DefendTheSheep) March 27, 2019, Scout, Putting your own estimation of the weight of those actions simply show that you have a misperception of Gods holiness by thinking the bar of the law is set so low that your sins arent as repugnant as someone elses. She said, he needs to be born again as this persistent pattern of behaviour shows he is NOT regenerate and is NOT in Christ at all. In my view and experience with RC Jr shes absolutely correct. That a pastor is a drunk, is reason enough for the Congregation to fire him. And some are Christus Victor and a few are governmental. What a traumatic event. I dont know if its a churchs responsibility or not to pressure or cajole someone with a problem into some kind of treatment. I sustained serious injuries as well a skull fracture, broken bones, and quite a few cuts (I am blessed that I didnt lose my eyesight because I had lacerations above both eyes). Alcoholics cannot be helped and wont be helped if they dont want it. Lord have mercy. I used to have a lot of respect for RC Sproul Sr. No more. Ive seen examples of that, too. In contrast, your experience has left you with a definition for the word that involves quashing any kind of disagreement with leadership, and shunning, and cutting off relationships altogether. I say its ironic because you seem so terribly concerned about keeping RC Jr in his church, while your typical recovering alkie would say just the opposite. Not saying you are wrong JY, but if you read the entire chapter, including the beginning of chapter six, Paul references the assembly as well, and turning over to Satan. He's already a menace on the road when sober. Thank you for sharing. 1 Corinthians 5:11-13. Thus if one interprets RC Sproul Jr.s actions as not persevering then according to what they teach Sproul was never a believer. The authors said said that RC Jnr needs serous treatment which I assume was a typo because they meant he needs serious treatment., Serous means to do with blood. Acting out is not a good substitute for the more direct communication, but sometimes the real story is so painful that there are no words. Then he orders his church to shun the entire family, including small children. He was sentenced to 1 year and 183 days incarceration. Max wrote: And FWIW as an RN I did mostly OB except for one year in public health with my little black bag in the slums of my home town. I have worked in an alcoholic facility and have lost loved ones to alcoholism. We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? To paint her as saying she is against treatment when she has said no such thing is not right. From Dees original article, which seems a long time ago now: Since he pled guilty to a felony, there is no question that Sproul is an alcoholic and needs serious counseling. The course was on the person and work of Christ. Sr. cant stop Jr. from spending his money on alcohol. One of the grandparents of my generation has relatively early dementia-the same thing that killed his mother and the same disease that has now stricken him. And its important to try. If a person backslides then they teach this person never was a true believer really never given irresistible grace.. I am sorry to complain, thankyou for sharing about your Dad, Brian. They deal with mind and body, not recognizing that man is first and foremost a spirit who has a soul and lives in a body. Do they choose their friends among other heavy drinkers? I have known people in 12 step programs getting involved in churches to help maintain their spiritual program of recovery along those lines. I do not believe that an addict should be thrown out of church.There is afterall a disease involved, but a church should not enable. He has used his position of authority and harmed people. @ Barbara Roberts: We must try to get help for suffering people: medical intervention AND psychiatric intervention. You want to see whence my fury? I honestly never looked into RCs children. Ive read a lot of pushback to AAs all or nothing approach recently. Yes, job loss should happen for Sproul 2, but with the church directing him and supporting him into treatment. Sproul, founder of Ligonier Ministries, theologian, author, broadcaster, teacher, and pastor, died. Look at Pauls comment about a little leaven. No one wanted to hear it, not a soul I could blank off, which is fine, but so could the people I work with. to exercise unusual control over parishioners personal lives . Actually, at the end of the day he was responsible for his choices. You appear to be equating church discipline with spiritual abuse. Sitting in a church, and attending weekly, didnt help heal me of anxiety, depression, or help me deal with grief after a death in the family. My friend's injuries were so severe that she was in the hospital at UNC for months and months. Got a few of my own. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: Karen Added: 14 Dec 2017 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 185907097 Sponsored by Jack Harper For R.C. And having said that, I dont think I care to re-visit this thread to read any more new comments. As the Apostle Paul instructs us, these instructions are not grievous; they provide strength, nourishment to the establishment of the believer within the body of Christ. Seen too many neglected children, too many doormat wives, too many run ins with family members, cops, late night contentious phone calls, etc , etc. I know something about old tapes. Im not seeing how sitting in a church building once a week listening to sermons treats things such as depression or alcoholism. Born Robert Charles Sproul on February 13, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, RC, as he became best known, was the son of Robert Cecil Sproul and Mayre Ann Yardis. ), We tell our readers that we prefer them not to use the word codependent when describing victims of domestic abuse. I always encourage people who need help to see professionals. I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy, including my ex-pastor who did it to me (and the doctor before me and to the woman in finance before him) or the other horrible pastors/elders. They have absolutely NO idea how phony it sounds to someone outside the Amen Chorus. She said, he needs to be born again as this persistent pattern of behaviour shows he is NOT regenerate and is NOT in Christ at all. In my view and experience with RC Jr shes absolutely correct. She was the widow of Robert C. Sproul Jr.; mother of Roberta S. (Frank) Shuck and Robert C. Sproul III; Grandmother of Sherrie and Robert Craig Sproul; Sister of Mrs. Arthur Gunther, John and Joseph Yardis. I grew up in a verbally abusive family, so I have been here before. The Bible shows us how, and helps us to do that. R C Sproul Junior needs to be put out of the church and that needs to be very publicly done because he has been so significant at Ligonier. I wouldnt wish it on RC Jr. What you experienced wasnt Matthew 18 church discipline. They have their own logic, and its different from yours. But that runs right up against CELEBRITY Syndrome and TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED!, Barbara Roberts wrote: link. Back to my point, Al-Anon doesnt make these recommendations including separation. I do know that covering up their behavior is as destructive as buying them booze and could end up with somebody dead. But with my Christian friends and family I am often second guessed. @ Velour: Im just saying that it was handled with some thought and care at that church, and not at all taken lightly. Do you realise how offensive that is? they simply enjoy all kinds of beverages because they pleasurable. I can choose not to and on very rare occasions (maybe twice in five years) Ive forgotten to. His case was in the court system. More than that, how do you know what their drinking habits are? I am well aware of the failure rates of alcoholics and substance abusers. Would love to see some stats on that. Under what circumstances did you become aware of alcohol abuse in these people-that might be a tip off. Blog owners can run their blogs how they like. WHEN THE MAN WHO ABUSES YOU IS ALSO A COP. write such a tribute about his wife and marriage? People dont have to reinvent the wheel to find help. They were grateful that they had a place for people to go. 1. a serial killer, He didnt just feel forsaken; he was forsaken. Joining another church across town was never a good enough reason. You dont. Unfortunately, I am in a lot of pain and maybe looking at surgery so I am having trouble keeping up with things. Not that grief for the lost of his first wife and his father ought to allow him to misbehave while remaining in pastoral ministry, and it certainly doesnt excuse him from a good hard look at things he did while Denise was still living (especially when she hadnt been diagnosed as terminal), but what hes doing is classic signs of grief gone metastatic. And anything less is colluding in killing the alcoholic. It lets him off the hook for all the spiritual abuse and leaves him free to weasel his way back into ministry once the dust settles. That is not the point. 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