Posted on 11/14/2023 8:01:43 PM PST by Morgana
The International House of Prayer in Kansa City has dropped the law firm they previously chose to help them investigate the sexual abuse allegations against leader Mike Bickle, saying that “Third parties that claim to represent alleged victims have communicated a lack of trust in the national law firm IHOPKC engaged to lead the inquiry.”
In truth, IHOP sustained heavy criticism of their decision to hire this large firm, which many have claimed would not be impartial and whose track record and expertise in dealing with abuse victims is questionable. Before this announcement, a Change.org petition requestion alternate representation garnered nearly 3000 responses, which declared:
We officially call on IHOPKC to invite GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) to conduct a true third-party investigation into the sexual abuse allegations and the systemic environment at IHOPKC in order to protect the interests of the alleged victims and current congregants. Furthermore, we implore IHOPKC to allow GRACE to publicly publish their findings without restriction by IHOPKC or its leadership.
On account of the outcry, they have terminated their contract with Stinson LLP. While they have not procured GRACE’s services, they have instead selected a smaller, unnamed firm to begin conducting interviews with the alleged victims, explaining that “That local firm has already begun outreach to the few alleged victims whose identities are known, as well as the individuals claiming to represent anonymous Jane Does.”
How very sad.
>> How very sad.
Maybe. Maybe not!
If you look beyond the shameful “gotcha Protestant!” sources Morgana enjoys posting, and read what the IHOP leadership team actually says (find it here: https://www.ihopkc.org/press-center/press-releases/updated-statement-from-ihopkc-executive-leadership-concerning-allegations-toward-mike-bickle/), you find that the accusations against Mike Bickle sound a HELLUVA lot like the slanderous accusations thrown at Justice Kavanaugh a few years ago:
“...So far there is one allegation from 26 years ago that has some credibility. Other allegations have been more difficult to verify due to the fact they are either anonymous or represented by third parties. Some of the alleged events predate the founding of IHOPKC. Additionally, some of the women who were named in the allegations have publicly refuted that they were ever victims of abuse and even denounced the representatives of the alleged victim group for using their names without permission...”
Did you notice that? ONE accusation from TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO has “SOME” CREDIBILITY. Can you say “Christine Blasey Ford redux”? The rest are NOT so credible, and some of them are flat DENIED by the women who supposedly made them.
This sounds to me like bearing false witness against Mike Bickle. “Thou shalt not bear false witness”... hmmm, now where have I heard THAT before?
When, are you going to go after and critizes 5he Catholic Church?
Thank you for posting this information I was not aware of it.
I don’t make the news I just post it.
A lot of these organizations I’ve never even heard of and are hoping you all will tell me who they are and what is going on with them. Often you all know more about them then the news stories out there.
All I know is something happened at IHOP, which is a organization I had not heard of until this story broke. Most here had not heard of it either.
ebb tide has that covered.
>> I don’t make the news I just post it.
Not all of it, Morgana.
Your specialty is digging up dirt on Protestants, especially Charismatics.
Never a peep about randy or otherwise wayward Catholics though.
IHOP is one of the epicenters of the heretical charismatic “new apostolic reformation” movement. It is a creepy cultish “church” that promotes a slew of different non-Biblical practices. Its leaders, like Bickel, claim to be modern day prophets and apostles.
Read my post 7
But yes I did post something about a week ago.
Very interesting stuff. Confusing it all is that the church leadership is backing the inquiry.
I hope the 24 hour prayer isn’t ended.
I just want some pancakes, I could care less if they beat the eggs.
Correction: I don’t attack the Catholic Church. I attack the enemies within the Catholic Church. They are legion.
You know this, I know this.
They are just upset that I’m posting about enemies within other denominations. They don’t seem to understand that satan attacks everyone, anytime, anyplace.
>> I hope the 24 hour prayer isn’t ended.
I trust that constant prayer in the House Of Prayer continues. ;-)
Good to hear from you, Chaplain sir.
I still recall a post from you to me years ago now, on the subject of Arminian vs. Calvinist thinking, that (and here I’m paraphrasing you big time) there are few thoughtful Arminians that don’t have a little Calvinist in them, and vice versa. Your words and the guidance of the Spirit were a tool for refining my own understanding of that mystery, and I am still grateful for them.
Blessings and FRegards!
Great to hear from yoy, NT.
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