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Thursday, January 23, 2025
A Summary Of The FMW/ROCOR Matter
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Comment Profile on Father Matthew Williams
Carole Stephens Comment
Monday, January 20, 2025
Notable Commenter Exchange on Father Matthew Williams
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Source: "Fr. Matthew Is Severely Bipolar"
Fr. Matthew is severely bipolar, diagnosed and medicated in 2004. He went off those medications in 2022, beginning a downward spiral at that time.The present situation is caused by victims having flashbacks and remembering childhood events, not recent actions.These accusations were known to the Metropolitan in Mid-September, by Fr. Matthew's own confession (The family of course made their own reports, and were thorough). Action was not taken until the first week of December despite much pressure from the family.The family is in contact with local authorities regarding criminal charges. It is a long process requiring care and discretion. I obviously cannot say more.The attitude of the hierarchy is that this should be quiet. It was represented to the family that it is their duty to forgive and forget. This is not an option.A whole lot of people are making huge assumptions on limited information. I understand why they're doing this, but I have seen plenty of plain lies being thrown around. Hopefully this provides useful context.None of the family are protecting Fr. Matthew. Any indication to the contrary is ridiculous.I want to add that Matushka [Elizibeth Williams] was investigated for neglect, and was commended on her handling of Fr. Matthew by CPS. Their words: "You did it exactly right".
Friday, January 17, 2025
Biblical Unitarians: Who and What Are They?
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Father Matthew Williams Has "Formerly Resigned"
Even though ROCOR has taken some action in the matter of the alleged sexual crimes and misconduct of one of their priests, they seemingly did so via the current mounting pressure from numerous accusers. One might wonder however, why ROCOR allowed this suspended priest to resign rather than make an ecclesiastical decision to remove him. So, it was his choice? Is ROCOR about to do the RC thing and heal him, restore him, and send him back into a parish as a changed man?
This begs the question: What must a priest do and how many victims must come forward for you to determine that a ROCOR shepherd is a wolf?
In recent communications from ROCOR representatives the word "healing' is often used in regard to the victims of the recent event. (Although they are still deathly silent on the former matter of the alleged rape of the Stephens girl) ROCOR might garner more trust from its parishioners if they were to have said, "Father Matthew Williams has been removed from his rectorship." ROCOR will only garner the trust of the victims, many of whom hold them accountable for their decade-long lack of action, if they finally say, "Father Matthew Williams has been defrocked and is no longer a ROCOR priest."
The JTO blog is a small media outlet but within the last few weeks has had over 14,000 views from over 40 countries/territories. Other outlets are now picking up the story such as Orthodox Christian Sexual Abuse Facebook Page. The JTO series Rape and the Holy Man was also recently linked on Donald Trump's Truth Social.ROCOR, the world is watching, but more importantly, our Father Yahweh and his son and our messiah, Yeshua, the head of the church- your head- is watching.
hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral
Expel the wicked man from among you.”
Monday, January 13, 2025
"They Look Like Men"
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"He said that at Protestant churches, the majority of the leaders “aren’t good, strong men”, whereas the Orthodox church leaders are more like “father figures”. He said: “They look like men. They look like fathers, they’re strong, spiritually, mentally, physically... I think young men right now are yearning to follow a good father.”
With the exception of ROCOR which knowingly ordains pedophiles and sexual abusers, and which has a Sexual Abuse Policy that favors the protection of the clergy rather than the victims?
Father Seraphim, will you enlist some of those masculine men to encourage ROCOR to change their policy and to advocate for the protection of the clergy abuse victims? Apparently, some of their clergy have been allowed for years to be less than masculine fathers and anything but strong, spiritually, mentally and physically whole. ROCOR has a history of ignoring the petitions of the weak and fatherless and those who would advocate for them. Perhaps the ROCOR Hierarchy will listen to men with muscles?
Friday, January 10, 2025
Stand When Others Won't
One such chapel service was honoring the ROTC program and its students. Several faculty and others were seated on the stage, and I was sitting toward the middle of the packed auditorium on the aisle seat.
At one point in the short one-hour service, the ROTC Color Guard, carrying the United States flag, began to process down the middle aisle. I immediately stood to my feet, as is the custom, out of respect and honor of our nation's emblem. A girl sitting next to me stood up when I did. I was surprised when no one else in the auditorium stood and thought that surely, at any second, a member of the faculty would issue the instruction for others to stand. The moment passed and no one did.
So, this left me and my cohort in an unintended act of patriotic rebellion, the only ones standing in a crowd of about 1000 during what seemed to be the longest ROTC Color Guard procession in history. Once the Color Guard stopped, my female friend, whom I had not previously met, joined me in sitting back down in our seats.
For a brief moment, I wondered if I had erred somehow. Should I have sat back down when I saw others weren't standing? I certainly didn't intend to make a statement but was doing what was the right thing to do. I quickly concluded that it was the 1000 students and our faculty who had erred. After the service, one of the faculty made a b-line for me and said, "Thanks for standing. We should have. We missed it there."
The righteous man does good even when no one is watching and sometimes when they are. Are you willing to Stand When Others Won't?