This we can all agree on. But sometimes thats where we end up. Whatever legal consequences the judge orders, including a combination of jail time and substance abuse treatment as a condition of probation, would be the best plan of action in dealing with him as a substance abuser. Disfellowshipping someone who refuses repentence and change should not be a life sentence as it is not so in scripture. People should not have to die or be maimed before our courts meet out punishments that suit the crime. I have read it several times, actually. Many people including women secretly struggle with addiction in the church. They see insult where none was intended, and are quick to react and hurl barbs and insults in retaliation. Sproul shouldnt get the consequences of his actions, including the loss of his job. His ethanol-fueled rant in the back seat of that cop car got described as Instant A-hole; Just Add Alcohol.. I know several individuals who consume large amounts of alcohol on a regular basis and seem to have normal lives and hold down great jobs or are self employed. So here it is. I work with a lot of young people who have an alcoholic parent just met a new one today & it guts families & childhoods. Drunk driving wasnt just a one time incident, and drunk driving with kids in the car didnt happen just the once either. Yes, that daughter needs HELP!!! 1 Corinthians 5:11-13. I was home alone. Our sin is as sinful as is his. Apparently you dont understand the nature of alcoholism if you dont think his case is bad enough. ; but it seems that Velour is like Christ n her desire to see this man reconciled in his relationship to God and with his fellow man. Excuses it. That night, he was literally set free 30 years later, I still communicate with him he is not the alcoholic he feared he would become. @Velour, now Im getting your Dark Ages polemic. 3. If a person professing to be a Christian and is a drunkard (i.e. I would dearly love to avoid the aforesaid black hole, and so I wont attach this point to any particular name, but I agree with it: if indeed Mr Sprouls executive oversight of the organisation is as it has been described here, then alcohol is one more reason he needs to be removed, not just as CEO, but from membership of the organisation. is playing right into his hands and giving him exactly what he wants. And as far as dark chocolate goes, I didnt have any with my wine (oops, gave it away), but I did have 1/4 of my Trader Joes dark chocolate and almond bar that I am savoring. 30-90 day inpatient treatment is cost prohibitive for a lot of people, even if they wanted to go. My concern about Barbaras comment is that at no time did she mention in-patient medical treatment for R.C. Barbara Roberts wrote: Hopefully they get to Al-Anon and counseling. I dont think Barbara used the word excommunicate, although I do see how one could extrapolate the idea from kicked out. The next time, his children or people in other cars may not be spared. Q. But it should be tried. I am sure this gossip card is one of the factors that allowed RC Sproul Jr. to get away with what he did for long. 1. We are theologically different, however, in how we view people with addictions. You asked why my specialty was. Everyone has a personal sin story and can relate to being separated from God at one time or another, but to take advantage of that personal sin account without repentance and restoration of important family/friend relationships makes Gods grace cheap. And you disagree that being raised under this theological umbrella could cause problems? A few years later my brother in law was dying and I went to see him, very long story, and I shared with him the Gospel and the love of Christ, He accepted Christ, my church family reminded me that almost all death bed conversions are false conversions and most likely my brother in law died in his sins and went on to a Christless eternity, I dont know what church teaches that death-bed conversions are false, but I am Christian enough to know that isnt true . Ive seen examples of that, too. Yes he shouldnt have been driving drunk with his kids in the car, but he was really depressed. They didnt go for his excuse, not just because there is no excuse for drunk driving but because they probably already knew there was no cause-and-effect correlation. Read More Contact Vesta Sproul's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/9/2022 8:43 PM Email v***@ligonier.org Engage via Email Contact Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Phone Mobile Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Mobile You both have different and appropriate responses, so why you are putting her down is beyond me. Dont drink wine? I am so relieved to be out of my ex-NeoCalvinist church/cult too. Leave a message for others who see this profile. More than likely his therapy is with someone lacking the qualifications, such as a pastor fan-boy giving him counseling. Also, it might be reasonable to assume that since Lisa didnt specifically state that RC Jr had an AA or CR sponsor hes probably not in an alky support group. Actually, yes, several people have never mentioned treatment. Here is an article by a Christian woman Heather, the author of Sober Mercies, about her own journey as a recovering alcoholic. Velour wrote: Please see the story that Friend posted today about how their churchs clergy dealt with a woman member who struggled with alcoholism. and putting things into strong ideas with smooth words along with the willingness to step in and do that from time to time. I just see it as our obligation as Christians to do these things: get help and services for people, point them in the right direction. She was just the last in a long line of others before her who have brought it up. 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.). That is a very condescending response, Velour. They are not consigned to their pasts. Alkies drink because thats what Alkies do. (I have also wondered about several other NeoCal pastors, including Doug Wilson, and if they are alcoholics. She needs help for being married to an alcoholic: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/ But when we have followed the path of destruction he has left in his wake for decades, I hope you can understand why our first reaction was not Get treatment for RC2. Its just that our first thought is for his past victims and future victims if he is allowed to continue. Sr didnt dissuade them he encouraged it. Based on Velours behavior in this thread especially, she isnt quite as kind-hearted or caring as you and her other friend who usually jumps to her defense feel she is. The point being, that when someone is in a position of authority over others, even adult to adult, and they use that authority to take advantage of another person (in this case, a policeman husband and his non-law enforcement wife), that is a super predator. One time, his daughter invited me to the Sproul house for a sleepover. And he is correct in that drunkenness is a sin but drinking wine is not forbidden. I wore a wig to school for about 6 months until my hair grew out enough that I wasnt ashamed of how I looked. You have taken this quote out of context . I got the impression that several people from that area had developed major health problems. But R.C. Someone commented and said that this was the only time that R.C. A scripture in James 1 speaks of the far-greater responsibility church leaders/teachers hold than believers who are not in leadership. It doesnt always work when you are in the Boys Club or RC1s son. very things, along with allowing a number of guys to use her as they chose, which often put her childrens lives in jeopardy. If he was working with a sponsor in a 12-step program he would be required to make a list of the people he had harmed and to make amends to them, except when do so would injure a person. I thought I had addressed this issue, but apparently the post didnt enter. I feel so sorry for those kids all my kids of alcoholics now use my term stupid juice for alcohol because your intelligent parent becomes an intellectual & moral moron when drinking & think they can lie with impunity. All together they give the whole picture of how church leaders are supposed to deal with this type of situation. Frustration, yes. Leave him alone! I have explained myself and you have explained yourself. Sigh. Sproul being terminated from his job for a litany of abuses and disqualifying behaviors. But yes, out-patient treatment would also work. They also have to be willing to cut themselves off from all their friends (the only friends alkies keep are drinkers and other alkies) and make new sober friends. The pejoratives about alkies (theyre called alcoholics) and other put downs (my reading comprehension for instance, etc. But is it always a churchs responsibility to tell, advise, or command a person to get some kind of medical or psychiatric treatment? Have you taken a DNA test? I see this correction has been made. I dont think that an active substance abuser has a good idea of what they want many times, besides the next hit of [substance of choice]. Ones dad ritually abused her as a baby, and another one doesnt even know his dad. RC Sr gave up smoking awhile back. That was not my post or quote. Yet, for famous pastors we have excuses.amazing. a hospital detox AND good psychiatric care are NOT the same thing as enabling because they are designed to STOP the status quo You might like to listen to them. They didnt get to attend her wedding or hold their grandchildren. No one knows. Velour, I said haha about the typo which the authors of this post had inadvertently made in the text of their post. Sproul Jr. should definitely be fired for his litany of abuses of church members and his other disqualifying behaviors. Cultural/societal/political issues are at play in all of life. This is a disease, not a moral failure. In fact in his case it goes much further than it went with you. Sproul Sr. will experience MUCH MORE suffering than he is right now. Your post seems not to understand this, but if I have misinterpreted you, please correct me. That a pastor is a drunk, is reason enough for the Congregation to fire him. Christiane wrote: It would be rare that any of them are qualified when it comes to alcoholism and substance abuse in general. It turned out to be rum. 0SD#SHo D endstream endobj startxref 0 %%EOF 545 0 obj <>stream Remember defrocking? I appreciate Barbaras ministry to domestic violence victims on her and Jeff Crippens blog. In time they were each restored, one after repentance and one after a time in prison. As I said above, in this day and age, people can use the internet to Google for names and addresses of treatment centers or psychologists. When I am around a person/s who are alcoholics, I will not drink alcohol because I dont want to be a cause for them to be tempted to drink. I need to be careful to look to Scripture for my measure of Gods Law for sin, not taking the measure from what people and tradition may say sin is. Perhaps youve never witnessed Matthew 18 church discipline carried out in a loving biblical manner. Thats wonderful news! Not all former drinkers transform into likeable people. [citation needed] Very true. Color me angry. That night I was alone, my mother was somewhere around the city or in the hospital, he was in recovery and my nephew was with a neighbor. People were afraid to discuss it. Putting the focus on Sprouls alcoholism getting him into treatment, support groups, counseling, church support, etc. The yawning gap between what he has preached as a Pastor & how hes been as a man is a fertile ground for stopping believing, if they ever even started. I realized I was consumed with anxiety and I sought professional help. I wonder whether RC Sproul Senior has accepted that fact yet? Sr. CAN keep Jr. from standing in the pulpit. A couple things stood out to me: Alcoholism changes the persons brain. What a hateful thing to recommend that be done for someone with a serious substance abuse problem. If you know you have a problem with alcohol, you need to face up to your issue and get help. Denise Sproul passes away from leukemia. [1]. Another poster posted Scripture from one of Pauls letters about not fellowshipping with people who proclaim faith in Christ Jesus, but live a life of continual unrepentant sin. For many, if the self-med is alcohol or drugs or opioids, this requires medical help; and very likely psychiatric intervention and follow up also. Imagine if I, a member of one of these churches, a lowly women less, was caught gambling or driving under the influence? I got there, there were big huge cracks in the wall, the elevators were broken people screaming and injured and there was my father asleep right after his surgery. 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. Either way you need to stop putting words in other peoples mouths. That was a waste of time. 1, Beverly, passed away at 10:05 PM Wednesday, February 1, 2006 in the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. What he did was wrong and could have been much worse than it turned out to be. I wouldnt blame you. and me nasty too and to the whole understanding of the complexity of the problems. Shirley Ann Downey Sproul passed away November 9, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 84. Had therapy and continues to do so. I get that. 2. No one wanted to hear it, not a soul I could blank off, which is fine, but so could the people I work with. Deborah wrote: Maybe his/her story lies hidden in those barbs, and they are the only way this person can express themselves at this time? I was not laughing at alcoholics. Improper judgement is known to be observed during alcohol impairment. RC2 is doing this having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Paul said in this same verse to Avoid such people.. You cannot reason with them because they quite literally cannot think straight. To say that I am very very concerned for the children hes given drink to, and his own children as well, is a huge understatement. Another very insightful comment. To have her fall stark naked in front of you and others? or a swindler [scams, cons] So, does Dr. Sproul consider alcohol to be a gift from the Lord? It was apparently his routine to engage in this life-threatening behavior during every commute to and out of Mendota. RC Sproul, Jr. was interacting with people, so I joined in. Velour, you would be doing a kindness to yourself and everyone else by stepping back and taking time to pray and breathe. If that was the objective of RC Sproul Jr he should know its worked! Have to agree. Sr. cant stop Jr. from spending his money on alcohol. I tried really hard to help and could not. Just last week our District Attorney got brought up on 13 felony counts. As word of these charges spread a number of other former members of St. Peter Presbyterian Church also stepped forward and corroborated the allegations, including the fact that some of their own children had been plied with alcohol without their consent. I had to go things alone, with the depression and the death of a family member. In time they were each restored, one after repentance and one after a time in prison. In all fairness, that is not what Barbara said. Ive never read that before but it gave me goosebumps. 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. There is still much distress on this thread, but it does my heart good to see people trying to find common ground. Thank you. of wine was effective in taking the edge of the pain so that I did not have to use any stronger pain medicines. God have mercy. I had to research my problems on my own to figure out what was wrong with me, and to find solutions. Please read and then perhaps you will be able to respond according to what I ACTUALLY said. Not the family, not the legal system, not the medical people-the church. I did some research into AA a few years back after a family member of mine joined and was in a few years, after his behavior became weird and more annoying than usual. And it helped her on her road to sobriety. If RSJ confessed his sin, repented of it, and was restored to the Body of Christ, Hallelujah! Just my take on it. I needed that sort of help. It is shocking, and saddening to me, that in this day and age, with all that is known about how to help people with addictions, people in the church advocate kicking Christians with addictions out of church as a matter of policy. Based on Velours behavior in this thread especially, she isnt quite as kind-hearted or caring as you and her other friend who usually jumps to her defense feel she is. I get that church is not just a building, its people. With that much trauma to the face I would tend to say that you are fortunate to not have sustained crippling injuries to your neck and/or traumatic brain injury. Or do you not know? I have explained myself and you have explained yourself. I, too, have been very disappointed in this thread. That is the picture Im getting from those of you who have kept up to speed on RC Jr for a long time. A visitation will be held Thursday, March 11, 2023, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with the Celebration of Life to begin immediately following at 12:00 pm Sprowl. ITs all the things! Unbelievers have often accused Christians of Dark Ages thinking. But for a professing believer to attack other believers in such a manner is disturbing. In short, Velour, I was trying to say that my experience has shaped my view of excommunication as re-defining a relationship from fellowshipping together to reasoning together. Provisions have also been made in order to detect error, sin, falsehood and the demonstration of improper behavior within the body of Christ believers. Effecting change is a responsibility every person has no matter their role; whether victim, family member of a substance abuser or the one directly responsible. To seek to return to the Lord means to leave behind all of those temptations that cause one to fall and to no longer go where one is tempted. I wouldnt wish spiritual abuse on my worst enemy either. I lost a cousin to drunk driving incident many years ago- she was a mother of one child. I agree that Sproul 2 shouldnt be enabled by his father, Sproul 1. I actually completely agree that there is nothing wrong with drinking alcohol in moderation. Just as people say, Guns do not kill people, people kill people. So also, alcohol is not the problem, but the people who abuse it. Barbra said that R.C. It's disturbing. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. We all have to lay down our aggressions, even those aggressions which we cloak in sugar and spice and everything nice. Many resources already exist and are perfectly fine. Barbra said that R.C. I wasnt just a doormat with the word Welcome written on me, I was wall-to-wall carpeting!. Like his son he doesnt practice what he preaches. Having said that, I suggest you read the verses I gave (1 Cor 5:11-13). In 2005, I was 13 years old and my family had just joined R.C. People think they have far more impact than they do re: what they can control re: an addict, and they think they have far less control than they do re: what they themselves can do to reduce the impact of the addict. I cant imagine going through what you did at such a young age. I find that the best part of blogging. Robert Sproul passed away on December 14, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. or a reviler, [verbal attack, slander, violent language] I believe that the church, as church, needs to stay out of it. So, you feel that Sproul Jr should be fired as pastor but be allowed to sit in a church as a regular member, yes or no? You get CPS involved to keep checking on he welfare of the children. Even that helped. They have to want it themselves, and desperately so. I quoted this post because it has both your posts in it. RC Jr was also addicted to tobacco, in the form of an even nastier habit, chewing, but eventually gave it up. He died that Wednesday in the afternoon. an invitation to share his/her story. either lived in a town with toxic waste problems or went to a school that had toxic waste problems. Miracles happen. Vesta Van Voorhis DeKalb County, Illinois Deaths, 1843-1992 Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 City & Area Directories U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 City & Area Directories U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Court, Governmental & Criminal Records ) Even if you arent an addict, you can start to build a tolerance if you drink consistently. Would love to see some stats on that. RC Sproul Jr was well aware of it but raised no objections to his continued driving. Look at Pauls comment about a little leaven. ? I do agree that people wont change unless they want to. All people do. If you think that is hateful, your gripe is with the Bible not with me. I would just like to add that many Al-Anon meetings are safe and warm places. hbbd``b`?$E @ H.A. Do they criticize non-drinkers? . And if it is true what you all say about people looking up to preachers, then right up at the top of people who need their jobs taken away is the drunk preacher. 4. Sproul Jr. didnt hurt himself, his kids, or anyone else when he was operating a vehicle in an intoxicated state. But it is also remarkable how MUCH can be done to protect others from the addict, that is NOT done. We have to be humble to accept help, especially if you think you should be a perfect Christian. Weve all read your points over and over again. But it is also remarkable how MUCH can be done to protect others from the addict, that is NOT done. Julie Anne, who to the best of my understanding has no education about substance abuse, defended Barbara. The Bible is much more complex than just a few Scripture verses on any one topic, including the ones you have cited to justify kicking problem drinkers to the curb. Its not your quote. 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. If they carry their lunch is there a bit of the recipe in their thermos? The church became a sounding gong and clanging cymbal. We are also to bear one anthers burdens, help one another, etc. You intentionally ignored what I posted. Neither one ever gave up the booze though, although with RC Srs poor health (multiple strokes) he may be drinking less than he did. Christiane, you ask whether there is authoritative oversight in the Presbyterian Church. Having said that, I suggest you read the verses I gave (1 Cor 5:11-13). I take Barbara and what she stated. @ Claire: I got there at about 9:30. But if you need some level of safety, then be cautious. RC Sproul has a very twisted view of the Trinity and the crucifixion. Why should they be deprived of love and fellowship? Based on Velours behavior in this thread especially, she isnt quite as kind-hearted or caring as you and her other friend who usually jumps to her defense feel she is. However it might have happened, we did not see it until we were out. I think Velour was confused by a post I put on my Daisy blog. @ T J Mercer: They abuse the gift of grace, and on top of that, they model that abusive behavior to people who lack discernment. ALL LIES. I do know that most Christian people do believe that Christ died for them out of love for them, not to satisfy a wrathful entity who despises them. May his tribe increase until we take vigorous steps to drastically change our whole culture in this matter. has sent more people to churches than churches have ever sent to A.A., just sitting in a pew is a big step for some .. the physical act of coming into what in our Judeo-Christian ethic is sanctuary, a place of safety and peace, yeah, there are times in my life when just sitting there was all I could manage. About the three teens I mentioned: The other one has been deeply depressed and suicidal for at least a year. She needed that love. Velour wrote: But now I understand why youve used it. http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/. He waited for my mother to leave, was very stable, then just let go. However reading your narrative (and others) has given me much to think about. Hi Dee and Deb, just a couple of things you might want to correct in this part of your post: >> Heart breaking tragedy is not an excuse for substance abuse. May I suggest that we all pray for people who are in despair? But there is very good help for many problems that has helped and changed peoples lives. There is definitely a difference between an alcoholic and others who enjoy a beer or wine. I watch RC continue to persevere through terrible physical pains preaching Gods word wearing an oxygen mask . Several of my friends in high school were killed by drunk drivers. I would be very surprised if he hadn't at least been required to go to a few meetings. This just goes to show what can happen when you have related people working in a ministry like this. which doesnt answer your question at all, and indeed I dont suppose improves on what you could have said yourself! We had missionaries , elders and some pastors come to our group, they were in such pain and could not share in their Christian communities. But with my Christian friends and family I am often second guessed. Sproul Social Network Timeline 2017 He was a writer, known for Calvinist (2017), The Parables of Jesus (2012) and The Gospel: 2016 National Conference (2016). Heres just one example of his cult-like practices. RC Sproul Sr-time to protect those grandchildren. Sproul, Jr. has a serious drinking problem; I have an occasional drink, but honestly can barely muster up the desire for that, given what Ive seen. He mocks people who dont drink like he does. He had never slept through an earthquake before even the small ones. Sproul, Jr. has a serious drinking problem; Sproul 2 has his own household and is not part of his fathers household. Thanks ever so much. Just last week our District Attorney got brought up on 13 felony counts. Once again, I am proven wrong. @ Deborah Coan: It has nothing to do with the point that blaming the father for the sins of the son is not logical To say the least . There was no need for pushback, just as there was no need for you to wrongly assume that we are against treatment (which Barbara clarified above). Thanks for your response, thoughts, and viewpoint. Yes it would be nice, but I just dont see it happening. and wasnt he the one who had advocated that Christians (his version of it) should watch filthy movies and so on? Through thick and thin just be there, as you spoke of. I would say the same about someone who didnt go to church. Murder is a crime. Double, Bubble, Toil and Stumble, by RC Sproul Jr. seems to me that enabling is not the same thing as really helping, and a lot of people think they are helping when they are just enabling the status quo, a hospital detox AND good psychiatric care are NOT the same thing as enabling because they are designed to STOP the status quo, agreed: if a person does not want to stop drinking, they cant be forced; but if the person gets into enough trouble (ie. This past Saturday, June 17, my daughter was married. You are also incorrect that I am putting Barbara down because I disagree with her. So a married guy being an alcoholic is a justification for using a cheating site? (I think the judge wanted to shake him up.) He was also arrested and charged with endangering the lives of his two minor children who were with him in the car. The record of his life, the record he created and boasted about in his own sermons and publications, the record he established boozing it up in front of his church members, proves that RC Sproul Jr has been abusing the booze for many many years prior to his personal family tragedies. It was as a college freshman that R.C. As you might already know he recently plead guilty to one felony in a plea bargain. I think Ive read that some people have linked drug and alcohol additions to life situations/trauma/etc and said once that moment in their life passed they were able to drop the drugs and/or alcohol with little problem. I have friends and family who dont drink, for various reasons. Scroll down to the bottom of the post. So youre uncomfortable with those truths. What a traumatic experience for a young teen. The next tweet shows a message from Pine Hills Church when I inquired if their church is charismatic and asked about the denomination. Of course not. An 501(c)3 pastoral position of public trust has been verified? He needs to make amends to all of the people he hurt and to confess publicly at the churches where he pastored about the damage he did. All the years I spent visiting MHPs (mental health professionals) in person, where I drove to their offices, were basically a waste of my time. 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