JOYFULNESS versus social activitism

http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/17308-when-activist-burnout-meets-anxiety-and-depression

"As a committed feminist and social justice activist, I am constantly in touch, in communication, online, on alert, engaged. There is rarely a moment where I am away from my computer or iPhone for longer than 30 minutes - what if something is happening right now that needs my attention? - and my social media accounts serve not only as a lifeline to other activists, but as a central part of my own activism. To say that constant connection gets exhausting is an epic understatement.

If you are involved in social justice activism in any way, you likely know of "activist burnout," the feeling of sheer mental (and often physical) exhaustion that catches up with you after spouts of perpetual tuned-in-ness. But for activists like me, this burnout is magnified by an ever present undercurrent of chemical forces beyond our control: my burnout is coupled with my depression and anxiety."

[  I at times wonder how the women and commenters of Wartburgwatch are doing in their own psychological lives. ]

Ladies and commenters; remember the words of Solomon

There is nothing new under the sun.

So as it was, so shall it be - here on planet earth.

Wartburgwatch smears Rick Holland

Part of a post by Dave Miller unrelated to the issue of "Jane."

1. Demonization is not godly.

Turn to any page in Paul’s letters and you will find a significant teaching on love and unity. In 1 Corinthians 13, he tells us that nothing we do matters without love. NOTHING. And love "always believes, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Ought not Christians be people who are looking for the best in one another? Shouldn’t we be the ones who seek peace, not draw the lines of battle?

But we tend to demonize those who differ on issues, painting them in the worst possible light and demonstrating more of the works of the flesh than the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-23). Demonizing others is a violation of Scripture. Yes, there are heretics whose views are rightly anathematized, but when we paint the views of brothers and sisters in Christ in the worst possible light and withhold grace, we err. We are to look for the best in others, not assume the worst.

Smear Campaigns vs Soul Care

Very insightful article.

Here's the second response

http://tinyurl.com/y8fb574t


Does T.W.W. really care about Jane or do they just seek to smear John MacArthur - who so openly stands for orthodoxy regarding the eternal Scriptures.  T.W.W. does approve of Scriptural orthodoxy - misses the feminine narrative.



Here's the first response.

http://thecripplegate.com/response-do-you-see-me/

Narrative versus Facts: Women versus Men

As Dee has made plain in her most recent post; don't try to throw off the narrative by showing where the alleged facts don't add up.  To a great extent - this appears to be a classic gender related approach.  Women, many times, are more aligned to the narrative - whatever it is - and men seemed to be more concerned with the facts.  [  Joe Friday - "just the facts." ]
That appears to be how God made us - DIFFERENT in so many ways.  Scripture says, quite clearly, women are more gullible.  Yet men sometimes do indeed lose sight of compassion in their obsession for the facts.  That is also true.
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I suspect T.W.W. has been looking for ways to attack John MacArthur for a number of years.  Certainly he is frequently attacked by their commenters who loath his stand on the total adequacy of Scripture.

This blends in with T.W.W.'s underlying narrative in all posts;
SCRIPTURE, as interpreted by Conservative Evangelicals is wrong.  Therefore, all TWW posts ultimately question the view of Evangelicals that Scripture is inerrant and applicable to all issues in our culture.

The Facts:  A plain reading of Scripture does NOT support modern feminism.

The Masters University Update

Sept. 24, 2017: At The Master's University, we consider the spiritual and physical well-being of the students under our care to be of the utmost importance. That is why the referenced blog, regardless of whether we disagree with its portrayal, is particularly difficult to read. As with the alleged attack from 2006, it has been and is the practice of The Master's University to both comply with California's mandatory reporting obligations, and also strongly urge all crime victims to make a prompt and full report to the police. We believe those steps were followed in connection with this matter, in addition to the extension of love and concern from our faculty, staff and fellow students. That does not mean, however, that enduring pain and heartache from those events is not genuine. Unfortunately, until the female student provides TMU permission to discuss and/or share her records, we are legally unable to comment on the allegations posted online. Our prayers go out to those involved, and our best comfort is the certain knowledge that there is healing, peace, forgiveness, and redemption in Jesus Christ.

American Psychiatric Association position on memories

https://www.psychiatry.org/file%20library/about-apa/organization-documents-policies/policies/position-2013-memories-child-abuse.pdf

"Research has shown that memory does not always record events accurately.  In the presence of severe or prolonged stress, people may suffer significant impairment of the retention, recall and accuracy of memories."
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Bruce Jancin, writing in the Clinical Psychology News, stated:

"... solid scientific evidence demonstrates that in the absence of third-party corroboration, there is no reliable way to tell real memory from the product of suggestion."

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The Australian Psychological Society Ltd. stated in its Guidelines Relating to the Reporting of Recovered Memories on 1994-OCT-

1:"Given that the accuracy of memories cannot be determined without corroboration, psychologists should use caution in responding to questions from clients about pursuing legal action. ... The available scientific and clinical evidence does not allow accurate, inaccurate and fabricated memories to be distinguished in the absence of independent corroboration." 
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Dee and Deb, on the other hand, think Jane should go to court.
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New research released this week has found that even people with phenomenal memory are susceptible to having “false memories,” suggesting that “memory distortions are basic and widespread in humans, and it may be unlikely that anyone is immune,” according to the authors of the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

of the retention, recall and accuracy of memories.

Research has shown that memory does not always

record events accurately. In recall and accuracy of memories.

John MacArthur under attack

The ministries of Grace Community Church and The Master’s University and Seminary have been informed of the blog article posted on September 18 by a Ms. Marci Preheim on behalf of an undisclosed individual. Although there are both evidentiary and biblical limitations in dealing with anonymous accusations, we take all claims of misconduct very seriously. According to our initial internal inquiry and review of the available records, we believe the blog article is plainly incorrect, a reality that we have verified with the police report on record. In addition to the various inaccuracies in the posted narrative, the male student that was accused in the official report was never a student at either The Master’s University or Seminary. In our view, anyone who would post such accusations without first verifying them has committed an unconscionable act of defamation, and anyone who would spread such misinformation is equally culpable in that irresponsibility. Should the undisclosed individual or any other person who has direct, firsthand knowledge of this matter wish to address this issue with us, we would request that they contact Kent Haney at The Master’s University who is overseeing the internal review of these allegations.

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NOW The social media post by a person who wasn't there at the alleged assault.

It deals with a woman who was raped at John MacArthur’s The Masters College.  Here is a quick summary of what occurred. It appears a date rape drug was slipped into her drink and she was allegedly raped. She reported the rape to the police, who fail her in time. She then reports the rape to her resident director at The Masters College who had her speak to Rick Holland.  Meanwhile her Biblical counselor encourages her to marry her rapist. Rick Holland allegedly confers with John MacArthur who decides that the rape victim should be disciplined for her dress, drinking, and almost dancing. She is also ordered to retract her rape report to the police as she is going to destroy the young man’s life. She is facing being kicked out of college, and then later is made to meet with her rapist and apologize to him. She is to apologize for making him stumble and for how she dresses.
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My observations - so far predicated upon third party blog.

Prob 1:  This happened about 10 years ago or more.  Memories less than trustworthy.
Furthermore, victim herself says she's not exactly sharp due to an alleged concussion she suffered.

Prob 2:  Her "friends" let a stranger at a bar take her home?

Prob 3:  She attends the Master's College and she's at a bar?

Prob 4:  She does a "rape kit" for the police and nothing happens?

Now we wait for Dee and Deb to find a way to condemn John MacArthur - which is the whole point of the story.  

From T.W.W.
"I don’t know where to begin. Do I start with the fact that I didn’t put that dress on or how my story isn’t changing, I am just remembering more things? I feel confused and angry. I am yelling. I hear more accusations coming out of Rick’s mouth. I am not submissive. I don’t trust the men that God has put over me. I am rebellious. He is angry and I cannot keep up with all of the attacks on my character that are flying out of his mouth. I am kicked out of school. I have less than twenty-four hours to get my things out of my room and get out. If I show up on campus, I will be arrested. They are changing my three years of earned college credits from A’s to F’s. I have flunked out of college."

I'm sorry, I gotta call bull shovelings on that story.
From personal experienced, I was kicked out of a Christian college, they told me not to come back.  HOWEVER, they didn't threaten to change my grades.  You simply can't do that.  As a private institution, you can expel students quite easily I suppose.  You can't take their past grades and simply change them from A's to F's.  Ain't happening.

At this point, we don't really know what happened,  AND NEITHER DOES THE YOUNG LADY.

Dee and Deb CERTAINLY don't know what happened, but FACTS be DAMNED.  The Wartburg narrative is all about making conservative Evangelicals look bad - regardless of the truth.

This story is almost as good as the "Jackie" story at U.V.A. that ended up financially destroying Rolling Stone Magazine.  They ran the lies because it fit the narrative.  OOps, turned out to be lies.

SO, what we know; Master's College has done some initial investigation against anonymous charges of more than 10 years by a female student who, in her own words, had suffered a concussion was was cognitively much less than 100 percent even as she allegedly remembers [ 10 years later ] everything Rick Holland thought and said.

In report
The police apparently didn't make any charges.  


ALCOHOL or DRUGS WAS INVOLVED.

11 years after the incident Dee and Deb know without a doubt that Jane was drugged. "While she was under the influence of this drug.."  Ladies - again I call bull shovelings.


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Did indeed, something happen in the young lady's room?  
The police report says it allegedly happened in the young man's room - who,  Masters say, was never a student at the college.

Should be interesting to see where this goes.