I knew the man first hand. But I wondered: If my dad had been taken off his self-constructed throne long ago and people had known the full truth about who he was, perhaps Jack Schaap would never have been given the liberties, the complete lack of accountability, and the power that eventually led to his own demise. If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyles's middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as "zombies" who. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Joseph D. Combs, 63 Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, O Timothy magazine, FBIS articles, and the free eVideos and free eBooks. He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. 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. Linda Hyles-Murphrey photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. I dont care how overbearing he was. That thought prompted me to write you on my leaving, for it would be the pleasure of my life to have the entire world see in print my feelings on you, your establishment and your gross perversion of the sacred role of Pastor. He said that he didnt know he had broken mans law but knew he had violated Gods law. With that, he entered a guilty pleaand was immediately escorted to Porter County Jail to await sentencing. In a show of modesty that would be almost unthinkable in later years, Hyles acknowledged that he didnt immediately set bushes to burning. After Hyles son-in-law, Jack Schaap, got caught in an adulterous relationship with a teenager recently, Judy sent the following e-mail to David Gibbs, who is helping the church at this time: From: Judy (Nischik) JohnsonTo: Info@christianlaw.orgDate: Monday, August 6, 2012Mr. Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. And they still perpetuate his legacy: the strict rules, the undying loyalty, and they still try to keep all the secrets (Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012). He was very wealthy. I grieve for them.. The writer claims that she was a victim of emotional abuse and was snubbed by the upper class. Female students at Hyles-Anderson, Busby recalls, underwent sporadic pajama inspections. If the tops and bottoms didnt match, says Busby, dorm supervisors would sometimes make us strip right there and put on an approved set., The pajama-clad young women would gather in the chapel to wait for Hyles. Among his moves: announcing in October that fully a quarter of the churchs staff had been laid off. If you dont see it, dont believe it. He got five years in prison. Read more about this topic: Jack Hyles Famous quotes containing the word children: Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. This is what happens to preachers who continue to associate with men like Hyles and their defenders. Local papers, from the Hammond Times to the Chicago Tribune, featured the story, as did the tabloid TV news show A Current Affair. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . Nevertheless, the story of First Baptist is epic enough to rival the most sordid Old Testament tale. On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. Thats why people just fell all over each other to exalt [Hyles]., The level of devotionand controlsometimes strayed into the absurd. Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. To critics, this effort appeared to be more about boosting the churchs attendance numbers than about saving souls. Here are just eight of the men affiliated with First Baptist Church or educated at Hyles-Andersonmost of them pastorswho scattered around the nation committing crimes. The author of this book, Cindy Schaap, has now divorced her husband b/c he's in prison. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner. Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. Early in my life I learned that there was one thing that could kill a festive mood at a dinner party. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part,MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. Virtually no one would marry without Hyless blessing, several former church members say. He did what he wanted to do. - Receive these reports by email But, of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. Where there is longstanding passionate romantic steam there is probably physical adultery, but certainly there is mental adultery. It is nearly impossible, in fact, to entirely escape his influence among fundamental Baptists. I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet. If you have been helped and/or blessed by our material offerings can be mailed or made online with with Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or Paypal. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. The surrounding blocks bustled with activity. There was a door knob there, but it looked like part of the paneling, and there was a picture hanging there, so you really had to be studying to notice that there was a door there from his office. Kindly, Linda Hyles Murphrey is a liar on many counts! I would literally vomit before some of our meetings it got so bad., When the couple eventually left the church, Schaap turned on her, Busby says. He left everything to the organization, which my younger sister and her husband now lead. First, there was the expectation that the school provided some support for students when they arrived. This preacher, who had held Hyles up as his hero for 20 years and loved the man deeply and prayed for him passionately, approached him in fear and trembling about the matter of the door. 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. Twisted scripture, Northwest Indiana-style. Id been told that there was assistance at Hyles-Anderson in finding a job. I met him fresh out of high school. . One of the things I know about organized religion is that reality regularly falls far short of the ideal. But it was wildly effective, says Kaifetz, in part because Hyles made soul winning a key criterion for moving up the church ladder orif you were a manfor being awarded a coveted staff job. 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. In 1997, the parents of a mentally disabled 12-year-old sued First Baptist over what they alleged was a months-long pattern of rape and torture of their daughter. He was so interested in mine and Davids personal relationship. Denied bond, he awaits sentencing in the Porter County Jail; the minimum term is ten years. Busby is far from the only person to compare First Baptist to a cult. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! 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. 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. After graduation, he set out to spread his particular brand of harsh theology. That boy had not one rule for his life. You exemplify everything in this life that I do not want for myself, my marriage or my children. . Jack Hyles was the cult leader and he . Torrent v.2. Their offices each had a door opening to the hallway as well as the private door connecting the two rooms. 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. When authorities were called, McGuire says, Hyles told the girls parents how to avoid arrest. Ohh! Yet, you have failed with the most precious gifts God could have ever given you your wife, your children, and now, your ministry. Theyre being shamed about how horrible they are. 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. Another egregious case was working its way through the courts around the same time. 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. 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. Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? 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. What he was doing was unmistakable: simulating masturbation, in front of thousands of children, in the middle of a church service. The items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we use the income from sales to help fund the ministry. In an incredibly short amount of time I have healed much and think I would surprise even you with the strength I have gained. Unfortunately, it went well beyond talk. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner, The Jack Hyles Story, chapter 5: The Hyles Reply). Always interesting to hear a different perspective. 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._________________[As to why the people at First Baptist allowed these things to go on] the only thing I can tell you is that you are so totally brainwashed. She claims that Dr. Hyles died after having amassed $80 million dollars worth of real-estate buildings at the church. [Hyles] took your voice, he took your beliefs, he took your likes and dislikes and opinions, and he gave you his own. She talks about growing up and finally leaving the cult at age 28. We both graduated the same year and went to college. Never. Rev. The effect was powerful, and it inevitably produced the desired result: swarms of male teenagers trance-walking their way to Schaap (pronounced Skop), ready to commit their lives to becoming pastors. We were taught to not question and to take the man of Gods [Schaaps] word over everything, says Julie Silvestrone Busby, a former First Baptist member who now hosts a Christian radio show in Iowa. If you dont see it, dont believe it. Former pastor of Temecula Valley Baptist Church, Temecula, California, Convicted in 1999 of molesting a 14-year-old girl. She has apparently allowed the stress of expectations to define her. Previous Post FWOTW: 1611Skirts.com Next Post The Coup de Grce. Offering: Offerings are welcome if you care to make one. 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. If he wasnt scolding his flock for not living up to Gods demands (tithing, volunteering, soul winning), he was delivering R-rated sermons that, for example, likened the Lords Supper to having sex with Jesus Christ. He hated my mom. Also, the girl whom Schaap counseled across state lines was 16 when the abuse began. There were so many mothers who went to him who David was having affairs with and told him. 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. Of course at the time, I thought this was the devil trying to trip me up. Instead of hearing from Hyles deacons, lets consider the testimonies of three women who knew Hyles far better and more intimately than the aforementioned Hyles defender knew him, better, in fact, than any pastor who is defending him today. Former pastor of Antioch Baptist Academy, Warren, Michigan, Convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting a minor, 3. After three semesters at a school that from the outside seemed like it was blessed by God, once I was on the inside (as a student) however, nothing was as I expected. . When Nischik confronted Hyles in 1985 and demanded that he leave his wife alone, she filed for divorce at Hyles insistence. Why he lies about that I will never know. 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! I mean when I was dating David, the books that Hyles has written on teenagers and dating, we never did one thing that he taught. First, there was the expectation that the school provided . . With your own insecurities and personal failures as your driving force, you have quite simply played havoc with an entire church, some of my dearest friends and worst of all, my family. 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. When all of this happened with our church in Garland, his dad didnt want to hear it. 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.. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. until the child is crying, not tears of anger but tears of a broken will. They should leave stripes if need be. Former pastor of First Baptist Church, Culpeper, Virginia, Convicted in 2006 of cruelty to children and assault and battery, 4. View the profiles of people named Linda Murphrey. They will no doubt tighten the reins some, says Glover. Its your ego or a demon or Satans influence that causes you to doubt the edicts of the leadership., First Baptist members have long scoffed at cult comparisons. The stick was displeasing God, a message hammered home virtually every Sunday.