[P-Marlowe]

hen an organization as large and powerful as Calvary Chapel is utterly devoid... doctrinal... accountability, the results will not be surprising...

Obviously Mr. Spellman is wrong about a lack of doctrinal accountability as he was removed from his position as a Calvary Pastor because of a disagreement with the church on a matter of doctrine.

Mr. Spellman's issue was one of a doctrinal disagreement with Calvary Chapel. I suppose his remedy was to expect Calvary Chapel to accept his doctrinal deviation and continue to be a preacher in good standing or that Calvary Chapel should adopt his view of soteriology rather than that of the Church itself.

abuse, power-struggles, and the oft-unspoken fear of raising even the smallest objection to the whims of the powers that be.

Gee, that sounds like every Church in America that has more than a half dozen members.

[Alex Murphy]

Obviously Mr. Spellman is wrong about a lack of doctrinal accountability as he was removed from his position as a Calvary Pastor because of a disagreement with the church on a matter of doctrine. Mr. Spellman's issue was one of a doctrinal disagreement with Calvary Chapel.

Can you provide a link to the written Calvary Chapel doctrinal statement that Spellman formally agreed to as part of receiving his pastorate, which he was later found to be in violation of?

[Revelation 911]

Gee, that sounds like every Church in America that has more than a half dozen members.

a fair statement -

the ones locally here are in rough spiritual shape, though full, pray for their pastor