At this point Jen can open a library of obscure Christian media.

your ability to find and curate obscure clips is truly god tier journalism

The “17 yr old girl/ 24 yr old man” is such a common dynamic in the fundie community in the early 2000s.

I have second hand cringe from the self-hate, microaggressions and racism surrounding Tait and his group...yikes.

If you or a friend have been personally victimized by the second hand embarrassment that was sending the “God’s Not Dead”text message in middle school, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

Now I know why Amy Lee never wanted to associate Evanescence with Christian rock.

Pretty sure we were forced to watch God's Not Dead during a time staying in a homeless shelter. Truly a highlight of my life. Truly.

Thinking of that scene from that one episode of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA where Frank barges in saying, “We need to write a song about how we DON’T diddle kids!”

I was abused as a teenager by youth pastors. When I reported it to the senior pastor, I was told I imagined it and it didn’t happen, and I needed to pray more because everyone knew I was gay and “making things up” pastor even suggested to my parents I need Christian counseling for my homosexuality and “lying problem”.

I'm watching now and I would say TobyMac was the blueprint for how youth pastors looked in the 90s through the early 2000s.

“He is a grown man who CHOSE to hurt people” sticks with me. Accountability (especially with authority) in the evangelical church has become an almost unreachable conclusion because it infantalizes and protects the leaders in question instead of leading them to repentance, humility, and true transformation. What if the church gains the whole world and loses one pastor’s soul?  I grew up so entrenched in this (2nd generation PK and bible college grad lolllllll) and  have watched different christian micro systems address this bs from all angles, but the ones that cling to power over the health of their people start to rot from the inside the minute they refuse to treat the “sin” like the betrayal it is and leader like the grown up they are and should be.

“ethically challenged” is sending me & i’m adding it to my vocabulary

Had to re-upload because there were random frame drops and a green ghost that took over half the clips

It’s so tough for men and boys to speak up about their abuse when it happens. The reality is that about 1 in 6 men have been abused. That’s millions and millions of people struggling and most not getting support they need. Misogyny tells them they should feel shame in being dominated. It’s tragic. All abuse is about power dynamics and this is the certainty the case here. Thinking about the victims here and all others who haven’t spoken up. You aren’t alone. No matter the gender of the victim or the perpetrator, the results are devastating. If something like this happened to you, I believe you and support you. ❤

As someone who is black and spent time in and around mostly white environments . Michael Tait has the energy of a man that is very much comfortable in white spaces and exists in those spaces to make white faces comfortable

Former christian here. I grew upppppp on DC Talk, Tait, Newsboys, and even listened to the Newsboys led by Tait when I was nolonger a christian just to hear the sound of his voice with the band.  

This news is SO heartbreaking, mainly because the church’s mercy/forgiveness culture is yet again giving a finger to the victims. It’s tragic, violent, egregious and diabolical in their part, and the complicity is LOUD. At the same time it’s also unsurprising, given Hillsong, and many CCM artists whose churches and bands have disbanded because of such crimes. (Let’s call then CRIMES, huh, christianity? )


And I also believe there are some things that are unforgivable. SA is certainly one.

Hear rumors of SA.
Go ask the accused guy, he says no.
“Welp. We’ve investigated. We’ve done ALL we possibly could.”
?????!!!!!!!?????????
The hell?!

Not me reading the title as "Micheal Taint" the first go round.

"Looking more chirstian than a daddy daughter date at chik fiil a" - thats the quote of my week!

It totally traumatized me. I remember actually signing a martyr pledge. Folks don't talk about this enough. Thank you.