In the beginning1959, in this caseJack Hyles arrived at the First Baptist Church of Hammond as a skinny, charismatic Bible thumper with a Southern-fried drawl and a couple of cheap suits. The cases continued (See chart below). Another common characteristic of cults, Ross says, is that they use shame and some sort of exploitationfinancial, spiritual, or sexualto exercise control. There will be nothing swept under any rug. I felt like I had one main responsibility as a child. Oh! Actually, I have become quite a person with these many lessons of life under my belt and must admit that you were quite a teacher. We hated her. Among the best and brightest of the early studentsa young man who would eventually win the blessing of Jack Hyles to marry his youngest daughter, Cindywas Jack Schaap. If we have our eyes on Christ and our own personal responsibilities before Him, we will not stumble when men fail us. I am continually amazed at the pastors who defend Jack Hyles, denying that he was a moral reprobate as well as a dictatorial cult leader. A strategic and highly accomplished executive with vast expertise in brand management, business development, digital transformation, P&L management, and relationship management. My understanding is that with all the stuff going on theyve done something with it. Chicago magazine newsletters have you covered. I dont care how controlling Jack Schaap was. . And all this barely half an hours drive from downtown Chicago. A link to the original report is very much appreciated as the reports are frequently updated and/or expanded. Sadly, in your very heart of hearts you must be the most miserable, lonely person alive. They also corrected a previous repo My older brother became another version of my father. He was sentenced to a year of probation. The fear of man is as much a problem among preachers as it is among teenagers, and it makes a man weak and incapable of taking the proper stand for truth. I sent students there and hired graduates from HAC. I told his dad about that. Incidentally, Paula and I have volumes of stories to swap, and it is interesting to see just how similar they are. There were references to secret meetings with him in different places (Nischik. Local papers, from the Hammond Times to the Chicago Tribune, featured the story, as did the tabloid TV news show A Current Affair. You could still see it from his office. Her office had a door opening to Hyles' office, but there was a drape in front of it so that no one coming into her office could see it. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! Sadly, in your very heart of hearts you must be the most miserable, lonely person alive. (The previous are excerpts from Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco, first wife of Jack Hyles son Dave, November 1, 1989). The bravest voices lifted against him were the voices of women, the very women who had been hurt by this mans ungodly actions, women who showed themselves stronger than a huge number of weak-kneed, ostrich-like pastors. Infancy. I anxiously await the day that I can say with all honesty, "They did the right thing".Judy Nischik JohnsonTHE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES DAUGHTER-IN-LAWThe following are excerpts fromDave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles PoloncoFirst wife of Jack Hyles son, DaveNovember 1, 1989Did Davids dad know that he was adulterous before we went to Texas? Craig Sisson, 52 #6. The major points that these women who knew Jack Hyles agree on are these: that Hyles had a morally inappropriate relationship with a woman who was not his wife, that he lived a double life by deception, and that he was a cult leader who controlled his people as a lord and not as a godly shepherd. Tedd Butler, 47 Other items we sell to help fund our very expensive literature, video, and foreign church planting ministry. ________________There was definitely a door between their offices [Jack Hyles and Jenny Nischiks offices]. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. As a seven-year-old, she used to count the lashes as a way to cope through the searing pain. McGuires younger sister, Sherri Munger, told me she once received more than 300 lashes from a thick leather belt. A seemingly endless list of rulesboth written and unwrittengrew and multiplied. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. She left the church after alleging that Schaap behaved inappropriately during marriage counseling sessions in 2004 through 2009. Ohhhh! The autopsy revealed trauma and numerous broken bones in various stages of healing. Linda Hyles-Murphrey Biography It looks like we don't have any Biography for Linda Hyles-Murphrey yet. It was going to be me and my big mouth that ruined my marriage, not Davids actions. helped salvage what was left of my self-respect. Linda Murphrey is one of the daughters of the late Jack Hyles. But thats what it is. Her office had a door opening to Hyles office, but there was a drape in front of it so that no one coming into her office could see it. But neither did he dwell on compassion. Virtually no one would marry without Hyless blessing, several former church members say. By the time he took charge of the 44-member Miller Road Baptist Church in Garland, Texas, in 1952, he was a full-fledged, fire-breathing, stem-winding spellbinder, blessed with a booming preachers voice, a savants recall of the Bible, and a charisma that could almost magically levitate people from their seats to surrender their lives to the Savior. Where there is longstanding passionate romantic steam there is probably physical adultery, but certainly there is mental adultery. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, video presentations, O Timothy magazine, and the hundreds of Fundamental Baptist Information Service (FBIS) articles. Linda Hyles Murphrey on the cult her father created. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. Read more about this topic: Jack Hyles Famous quotes containing the word children: It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. He used his temper as a form of control.. The culmination of many events in our lives brought us to the decision that we have made to move. The preacher quoted 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Abstain from all appearance of evil, but Hyles brazenly replied, My people need to trust me.In 1971, Hyles, without his wife, took Jennie and three other women to Hawaii and stayed in the same hotel, being the only male in the group.In a scene right out of some cheap romance novel, Hyles arranged for Vic Nischik to sleep in the basement of his own house and to pay rent to Jennie. They have a system where abusers and pedophiles can flourish, because you cant challenge the men, opines one. It's a TED Talk by Linda Murphrey. Men were to wear jackets and ties and close-cropped hair. Another egregious case was working its way through the courts around the same time. He hated my mom. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. He came and went as he pleased. Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange | Stuff Fundies Like Current Events, People Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange August 6, 2012 Darrell 594 Comments Persnickety Polecat August 10, 2012 at 4:48 pm Ah, I see. Linda Murphrey. And they prayed. The last point is just as unscriptural and wrong and dangerous as the first. Former pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Imperial, Missouri, 8. 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. William A. Linda is Jack Hyles daughter, and it appears that the hypocrisy she witnessed has driven her into the arms of skepticism, which is very sad, but it was not necessary. Instead, she continues, he was allowed and encouraged to perpetuate what my father began: idolatry, secrecy, adultery, and a harshly punitive culture based on an endless list of legalistic rules that served the man of God. Not Godor at least not a God that I would want to know.. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigated, but the cause of death could not be determined. Eddie Lapina is the one controlling the pastor. As soon as one First Baptistrelated scandal died down, another seemed to surface. Things that we encourage you to share include the audio sermons, video presentations, O Timothy magazine, and the hundreds of Fundamental Baptist Information Service (FBIS) articles. At first, Busby says, it really seemed like he wanted to help us. But soon Schaap was requesting numerous sessions with Busby alone. He would write the Sunday lessons, and he would teach the teachers what he wanted them to say on the Wednesday night before the church service, says a former member. DeAnda, a trim 30-something who is spoken of as a candidate for the top job, made no references to sex. I went to him twice about things I had heard about Dave. He was chased from a job running the Sunday school at a church in Pinellas Park, Florida, over allegations of more affairs. A string of assaults and sexual crimes committed by pastors across the country have one thing in common: The perpetrators have ties to the megachurch in Hammond, Indiana. I was one of those chocago kids who rode the bus to church went to the church camp and youth camp went to all the church funtions and went to the highschool not once did anything inappropriate happen! Probably, there are many complex factors involved - not just my dad was a jerk. After the divorce, Jennie moved into a brand new $150,000 condominium at Hyles generous behest. While most of the lower level was filled, sections of the sweeping balcony were deserted. 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. (You know well the horrifying effects doing so can cause, don't you?) Things we do not want copied and redistributed are items like the Fundamental Baptist Digital Library, the print and eBook editions of our books, etc. Their offices each had a door opening to the hallway as well as the private door connecting the two rooms. We stayed with the Busbys for a few days, and then moved into a condo project near the school, where many other students were living. We both graduated the same year and went to college. 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. Ballengers March 1993 trial was just inundated with people from that church who supported him, recalls the prosecutor, Clarence Murray, now a Superior Court judge in Lake County, Indiana. The pastor continued in this vein at some length, proving himself adept at building straw men, creating smoke screens, and straining at gnats. a system of secrecy in the church directing that matters of criminal violations not be reported to judicial authority for whom he openly preaches scorn, but to the church itself, meaning Jack Hyles. The case was settled for an undisclosed amount. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Then theres Chester Mulligan, a pastor who was ordained in Hammond by Hyles. A row of white-coated high-ranking churchmen seated behind Schaap watched in silence. I believe First Baptist Church gradually evolved into a cult that was in complete idolatry of my father and, after his death, complete idolatry of Jack Schaap, she says. Kindly, Linda Hyles Murphrey is a liar on many counts! I pity you for you will be experiencing the consequences of your actions for a very long time. (He says he is not familiar with the details of First Baptist.) The wrath of Hyles and his supporters again rained down. Yellow buses lined back streets and alleys. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . At a grand jury inquest, David Hyles exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Regardless of whether Hyles actually committed physical adultery, he was unquestionably guilty of a grossly improper relationship with a woman who was not his wife, and was thus disqualified to be a pastor. He had a mistress for many years, the wife of a Sunday School teacher. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. Thats why people just fell all over each other to exalt [Hyles]., The level of devotionand controlsometimes strayed into the absurd. They need to know that there is help. Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. Theyre being shamed about how horrible they are. He did what he wanted to do. Dont get me wrongI certainly believe Jack Schaap is guilty of a crime and deserves punishment. Join Facebook to connect with Linda Murphrey and others you may know. I asked Rick Ross, whose nonprofit institute maintains an online archive of data on cults and controversial movements. 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. Then there were the practical matters that caused immediate red flags when we rolled up to Hyles-Anderson College in our overloaded U-Haul, during the oppressively hot Midwestern August, in 1983. Each of these testimonies agree in major points that should cause any Bible-believing preacher to reject Jack Hyles as a gross hypocrite who was unqualified to be a pastor and as a cult leader rather than a true shepherd under Jesus Christ. 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. Way of Lifes content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. The writer claims that she was a victim of emotional abuse and was snubbed by the upper class. Open Letter to First Baptist Church Hammond Indiana. The earliest memory of my mother's affair with Jack Hyles that I can remember dates back to the 1960's. I went to him twice about things I had heard about Dave. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. How true it is. Maybe you could start your investigation there. I'm Jennie Nischik's daughter. And, says Kaifetz, he got a heros welcome. It probably is one the most significant (and difficult) decisions I've ever made since. Schaap did not respond to an interview request made through Porter County Jail. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. So, best of luck. With God's help, I will make my life in California everything that He would have it be and, unlike you, will not fall. The flock grew to include prominent business leaders such as Austin Jack DeCoster, the former egg mogul who by some estimates has given tens of millions to First Baptist and has two church buildings named for him. He was beyond the bounds of what was appropriate, says Brennan. When he would counsel me, she says, he would be asking me these shocking questions about sex. I was threatened with physical harm, death threats. His office was broken into. Among the accusations was a systematic culture of cover-up: [Jack Hyles] negligently and carelessly has fostered . Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, ack Hyles is dead, but his life and testimony matters. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.. I mean, absolutely, purely shocking. This is what happens to preachers who continue to associate with men like Hyles and their defenders. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. I was called the Antichrist and worse, Glover says. Nevertheless, the story of First Baptist is epic enough to rival the most sordid Old Testament tale. Third, men naturally tend to have their eyes on big men rather than on the Lord. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. The stick was displeasing God, a message hammered home virtually every Sunday. In an open letter written last week and a news release issued Monday, Linda Murphrey apologized for not speaking out on what she called a cycle of church abuses at First Baptist Church of. Note: You may want to go get the tissue box before watch. But even a saved man can deceive himself. And even to our adult years, he owned us. THE TESTIMONY OF JUDY NISCHIKS DAUGHTERLetter to Jack HylesFrom Judy (Nischik) JohnsonOctober 1, 1986As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. The 1990 book details the affair and many other misdeeds, including a Watergate-like coverup of affairs and sexual abuse at First Baptist. I knew the man first hand. We never double dated. He organized media boycotts and wrote letters savaging the local papers for reprinting filth. Hundreds in his flock rose to his defense. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. If you mean what you said, you have a lot of work to do. Also, the girl whom Schaap counseled across state lines was 16 when the abuse began. With God's help, I will make my life in California everything that He would have it be and, unlike you, will not fall. If it were not so, the Bible would not thrice warn in the New Testament Epistles, Be not deceived.. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. . Menu. 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! So he would pay for peoples surgeries and pay for people to get their teeth fixed., By the late 1980s, the church was reaching its apotheosis. Backed into a corner by a he-goes-or-I-go ultimatum from the administrator, sources say, Hyles arranged for his son to take over as pastor at his old church, Miller Road Baptist in Texas. Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience. That reknown enabled Hyles to begin crisscrossing the country as the de facto leader of a loose coalition of Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches. 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. These are sharable. In his 1979 book How to Rear Infants, he wrote: The parent who spanks his child keeps him from going to hell.. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. Why he lies about that I will never know. I told his dad about that. 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