The case remains unsolved; Paul Ciolino, a former DCFS investigator now in private practice, says he is still pursuing leads. That reknown enabled Hyles to begin crisscrossing the country as the de facto leader of a loose coalition of Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches. . (A poster for one appearance called the Hyleses The Worlds Greatest Men.). In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyles's middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as "zombies" who. I just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. Abused her. Further, this was not just one pastor. There were references to secret meetings with him in different places (Nischik, The Wizard of God: My Life With Jack Hyles, pp. Leverages . I, too, witnessed a lot of hypocrisy growing up in a Baptist church, but my unbelief and rebellion was my own fault and not something I could blame on others. Its hard to believe. Hyles made the arrangements for and settled the terms of the divorce, and Hyles even paid for it! And that was to talk about me; to talk about my life, my life as the daughter of a cult leader. Its not even a valid comparison.. 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. Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. David was a blatant liar. I am reminded of the lessons of Proverbs 29:24-27 --, Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. Facebook gives people the power. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner. Victoria If it were not so, the Bible would not thrice warn in the New Testament Epistles, Be not deceived.. He will abhor that which is evil (Rom. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. At first, Busby says, it really seemed like he wanted to help us. But soon Schaap was requesting numerous sessions with Busby alone. You are free to make copies of these at your own expense and share them with friends and family. Linda Hyles-Murphrey photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. You only know about him from a distance and years later. Its a continuous guilt trip, says McGuire. According to a blog called Fallen in Grace, written by someone identifying himself as David Hyles: I have no intention of defending myself. In 1997, the parents of a mentally disabled 12-year-old sued First Baptist over what they alleged was a months-long pattern of rape and torture of their daughter. This preacher, who had held Hyles up as his hero for 20 years and loved the man deeply and prayed for him passionately, approached him in fear and trembling about the matter of the door. "For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. The cases continued (See chart below). A seemingly endless list of rulesboth written and unwrittengrew and multiplied. They are so influenced by him that I think if he told them that he was a black man they would believe him. August 6, 2012 Darrell 594 Comments. It operated and still operates under the guise of an independent fundamental Baptist church. We could never even tell our best friends what went on in our home, because we might be the cause of the destruction of his ministry. Another philosophy of his is that he doesnt want to hear anything, because then he doesnt have to deal with it. In passing, it is interesting to note that Hyles evidence against Vic is loose, unsubstantiated, secondhand, hearsay gossip from unnamed sources (Robert Sumner, The Jack Hyles Story, chapter 5: The Hyles Reply). . 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. The culmination of many events in our lives brought us to the decision that we have made to move. With Americas supposed Bible-believing preachers lying like this by abusing the tenses of verbs, it is no wonder that the president of the country testified under oath some that it depends on what the definition of IS is., Various other people testified of the existence of the door, including Dave Hyles wife and a preacher who was long associated with Hyles but left in 1988 because he could no longer tolerate the deception and who wrote to Robert Sumner about the matter in 1989. When all of this happened with our church in Garland, his dad didnt want to hear it. Maybe you could start your investigation there.Both Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina can help you fill in the details. In 1985, Stevenss 15-month-old son, Brent, was found lifeless in his crib. 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. 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. But in the process of hollowing you out, he made you very weak., In her first one-on-one interview about the church, Hyless middle daughter, Linda Murphrey, a motivational speaker and coach in Southern California, remembers his followers as zombies who were willing to believe and obey whatever he said. She told me: He used to joke around about drinking the Kool-Aid, but that was never funny to me because I knew that those people really would have done anything he told them to do. There were references to secret meetings with him in different places (Nischik. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. Other items we sell to help fund our expensive literature and foreign church planting ministries. In 1998, Joseph D. Combs, a former Bible teacher at Hyles-Anderson who had become a pastor in Tennessee, and his wife, Evangeline, were convicted on multiple charges of aggravated abuse, assault, and kidnapping of their adopted 11-year-old daughter. I was called the Antichrist and worse, Glover says. That is insane! Jack Hyles set himself up as the saviour of fundamentalism and the pastor of pastors. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.. If you and your client really want to do the right thing, you'll face the fact that First Baptist Church has had a cancer growing in it for nearly 50 years. Voyle Glover, an attorney and longtime church member, was not among the defenders. He lifted a stick in his left hand and a silver cloth in his right. Linda Murphrey is one of the daughters of the late Jack Hyles. In the early 1980s, David Hyles, then in his 20s, was the youth pastor at First Baptist. Never. Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). And his dad would get up and preach this and browbeat everybody to death to do their kids that way, but David didnt have to live that way. Charles V. Shifflett, 61 Nischik twice tried to present the matter before the deacons of First Baptist, but he was shut down. Another egregious case was working its way through the courts around the same time. You have to submit 100 percent of the time, and whenever anything goes wrong in a marriage, its because the woman didnt do enough.. In fact, the church had by then built its own grammar school, middle school, and high school. (The bus ministry still operates today.). He had affairs. Oh yes, we doooo. (You know well the horrifying effects doing so can cause, don't you?) Update information for Linda Hyles-Murphrey More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography Trailers and Videos Hide all | | Edit But all that needs to happen is for the right pastor to come alongi.e., a man with a strong, charismatic personality who is a leaderand boom! Either by her own choosing or by inability or by unreasonableness, she never did meet those expectations. And the night we got married, he told everybody it was our first kiss! THE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES OWN DAUGHTER. [This was before Jack Schaap got caught in adultery with a teenager.] jack hyles jack schaap Linda Murphrey TED Post navigation. www.wayoflife.org/about/makeanoffering.html. Jack Schaap will be sentenced to prison this week and, as I type this, I am weeping for him and for my sister. About. Joseph D. Combs, 63 This, of course, was well after his son, Dave, had wreaked havoc on the youth department and had moved on to terrorize more than one church in Texas. As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. But it was wildly effective, says Kaifetz, in part because Hyles made soul winning a key criterion for moving up the church ladder orif you were a manfor being awarded a coveted staff job. I thank God for giving me the sense to decide not to become one of the neurotic puppets you employ. We hated her. And I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy in both instances. Linda Karlovec, Psychologist, Columbus, OH, 43221, (614) 389-9117, For many clients, achieving their goals means increasing their capacity for acceptance of themselves and others, empathy and . You are free to make copies of these at your own expense and share them with friends and family. Rock music was out, of course, as was any music with a syncopated beat. He owned our lives, and we didnt dare cross him, because we were too afraid we would lose everything. We never double dated. He hated my mom. The 1990 book details the affair and many other misdeeds, including a Watergate-like coverup of affairs and sexual abuse at First Baptist. This was not merely a simple local church issue. In 2000, Joseph was sentenced to 114 years in prison; Evangeline got 65. (Similar concern has yet to be expressed for his victim.) These are sharable. 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. When he tried to read a three-page letter, Hyles cried out, You are trying to destroy fundamentalism! and the deacons chimed in by shouting the poor man down. Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. Instead, he spoke of doing more for the church, of stepping up, of trying harder. As MinistryWatch reported in December, Jack Hyles' son, David Hyles, allegedly followed in his father's footsteps, and is now facing charges from women who claim he repeatedly raped them. Tedd Butler, 47 Several people who grew up at First Baptist recall that parents took the instruction to heart. What makes a church a cult? Even Southern gospel music was sick and sinful and of the devil, says Busby. I take my hat off to Linda Murprhey and applaud her moral courage. Of course at the time, I thought this was the devil trying to trip me up. Linda Hyles Murphrey's testimony is a clear indication of just how wounded those closest to Jack Hyles can be. 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. Walking into federal court last September for a hearing about his alleged sexual misdeeds with a minor, Jack Schaap smiled and looked relaxed. His wife, Paula, divorced him. Its your ego or a demon or Satans influence that causes you to doubt the edicts of the leadership., First Baptist members have long scoffed at cult comparisons. In an incredibly short amount of time I have healed much and think I would surprise even you with the strength I have gained. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. Ohhhh! I dont care how controlling Jack Schaap was. The churchs $27 million, 7,500-capacity auditorium, which once strained to fit the congregation, was dotted with empty patches. (The previous are excerpts from Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco, first wife of Jack Hyles son Dave, November 1, 1989). Your idol is a false one. Linda Hyles Murphrey, a motivational speaker, presented her story titled "From Cult to Courage" at a TEDx event, discussing her hardships as a child of Jack Hyles. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . And my dad did nothing but cover it up. Linda Murphrey is a popular inspirational speaker and expert in human behavior as a Certified Personal and Professional Development Coach, a Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and. There will be nothing swept under any rug. Never. Victoria says: August 20, 2012 at 12:35 pm. Nischiks letter, which he later publicized, said in part, MY HOME WAS TAMPERED WITH AND MY MARRIAGE DELIBERATELY WRECKED BY JACK HYLES. He told us she was crazy. Female students at Hyles-Anderson, Busby recalls, underwent sporadic pajama inspections. If the tops and bottoms didnt match, says Busby, dorm supervisors would sometimes make us strip right there and put on an approved set., The pajama-clad young women would gather in the chapel to wait for Hyles. When all of this happened with our church in Garland, his dad didnt want to hear it. A link to the original report is very much appreciated as the reports are frequently updated and/or expanded. Tag Archives: Linda Hyles Murphrey Walking Away. ________________There was definitely a door between their offices [Jack Hyles and Jenny Nischiks offices]. Many people have an attitude of, S. The pastor continued in this vein at some length, proving himself adept at building straw men, creating smoke screens, and straining at gnats. And my dad did nothing but cover it up. As soon as one First Baptistrelated scandal died down, another seemed to surface. He built her family a beautiful home right around the corner from our house. 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. If you dont see it, dont believe it. AG. You [sic] diatribes on your filthy forums serve Satans purpose well.). Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Yes, then, I agree. . 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. The year was 1985. We were taught to not question and to take the man of Gods [Schaaps] word over everything, says Julie Silvestrone Busby, a former First Baptist member who now hosts a Christian radio show in Iowa. Both Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina can help you fill in the details. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . We could never even tell our best friends what went on in our home, because we might be the cause of the destruction of his ministry. My dad pastored a church that evolved into a 50,000-member cult. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. UPDATE: TEDS video has now been restored. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. I, too, witnessed a lot of hypocrisy growing up in a Baptist church, but my unbelief and rebellion was my own fault and not something I could blame on others. I mean when I was dating David, the books that Hyles has written on teenagers and dating, we never did one thing that he taught. He died a multi-millionaire. This preacher, who had held Hyles up as his hero for 20 years and loved the man deeply and prayed for him passionately, approached him in fear and trembling about the matter of the door. Hyles arranged for Jennie Nischik to work as a secretary in an adjoining office in the late 1960s, and she would not allow her husband to touch her by 1971. 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 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigated, but the cause of death could not be determined. Linda Murphrey. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. The belief was that women needed to be in complete and total submission to their husbands and to male leadership, says a former member who requested that she not be named. But Schaap is not simply one of those rogue evangelists who thunders against the evils of forbidden sex while indulging in it himself. I met him fresh out of high school. What I cant comprehend is telling a lie that so many people know is a lie. First Baptist Churchs longtime lawyer, David Gibbs, declined a request for comment on this story. Meanwhile, the churchs lawyer, David Gibbs, has called for other victims to come forward with their stories. burn your building, penned another, Kristen Conner. They need to know that there is help. It probably is one the most . Gibbs,I just watched the video on the First Baptist Church website where you, Terry Duff and Eddie Lapina discussed the church's current scandal. Hes never spoken of her in endearing terms. Trisha LaCroix, the former Hyles-Anderson student and one of the sites administrators, says she has heard from hundreds of people who have shared stories of abusemental, physical, and sexual. Another person who is keenly aware of the lure and peril of personality is Murphrey. 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. #2. This is what happens to preachers who continue to associate with men like Hyles and their defenders. She has apparently allowed the stress of expectations to define her. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. She talks about growing up and finally leaving the cult at age 28. The site has more than 1,200 members, she adds. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. Do I have any reason to believe that the Hyles dont love each other? 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.. Another occasion was the girl who was working at the cemetery. By this letter I wish to express my thoughts on the role you have played in these events over the past fifteen-plus years. That is a strong statement. 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. He owned our lives, and we didnt dare cross him, because we were too afraid we would lose everything. The age at which such punishment should begin? So yes, he did know. Outbursts of anger, an unwillingness to brook criticism, and a penchant for ironfisted control were also part of his repertoire. The influx of cash enabled First Baptist to buy large parcels of real estate around Hammondand enabled Hyles to buy loyalty. Ive never been able to say the c-wordand anyone from the church who reads this will take great offensebut thats what it was like.. Linda Hyles Murphrey on the cult her father created. My older brother became another version of my father. After Hyles son-in-law, Jack Schaap, got caught in an adulterous relationship with a teenager recently, Judy sent the following e-mail to David Gibbs, who is helping the church at this time: From: Judy (Nischik) JohnsonTo: Info@christianlaw.orgDate: Monday, August 6, 2012Mr. A truly just man will. They didnt go on a vacation without asking my dads permission, and if he had said to drink the Kool-aid, Im not kidding, they would have. One night, Jack Hyles sat three of his four children down the eldest was away at college and told them he had to leave the home "because of the way your mom is acting," Murphrey recalled. Every time we talked he would ask me if we kissed, and I would say yes, and he would ask me real intimate questions about when we kissed and what happened when we kissed. He owned our homes, our cars, our furniture. Trisha LaCroix, who attended Hyles-Anderson College, says that she was disowned by her parentsFirst Baptist members bothin part for daring to wear pants. 1. Chicago magazine newsletters have you covered. But yes, there is most definitely a door. Denied bond, he awaits sentencing in the Porter County Jail; the minimum term is ten years. Some of the abuse that Glover described in his bookas many others would later allegewas perpetrated by Hyless son. Multiple websites tracking the First Baptist Church of Hammond have identified more than a dozen men with ties to the churchmany of whom graduated from its college, Hyles-Anderson, or its annual Pastors Schoolswho fanned out around the country, preaching at their own churches and racking up a string of arrests and civil lawsuits, including physical abuse of minors, sexual molestation, and rape. 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. In fact, she kept it covered with a curtain. Among his moves: announcing in October that fully a quarter of the churchs staff had been laid off. They didnt dare disagree or be disloyal, for fear of being publicly ridiculed or punished or banished for doing so. My older brother became another version of my father. 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? He left everything to the organization, which my younger sister and her husband now lead. Spanking should be deliberate and last at least ten or fifteen minutes, he continued. Your statements that your investigation will reach far and wide, and that unbelievers will see at its conclusion that the church didn't try to hide wrong doing were encouraging.If you mean what you said, you have a lot of work to do.I'm Jennie Nischik's daughter. And they still perpetuate his legacy: the strict rules, the undying loyalty, and they still try to keep all the secrets (Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012). My brother sent this to me today. Andy Beith, 40 But neither did he dwell on compassion. 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. THE TRUTH is that all the property belonged solely to the First Baptist Church of Hammond. It was craziness, living one way, preaching another. But even a saved man can deceive himself. until the child is crying, not tears of anger but tears of a broken will. They should leave stripes if need be. You could see their family from our back door. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. The new pastor was soon kicked out after allegations that he had more than a dozen affairs with churchwomen, many of them married. There are some very good people still there whom I love dearly and who truly have hearts for the Lord but were deceived, Busby says. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. We both graduated the same year and went to college. Were there problems, particularly in the latter years? Sincerely,(Signed Judy Johnson). On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. He . We thought to make him happy, we would hate her too. (He says he is not familiar with the details of First Baptist.) The Biblical Evangelist, a magazine devoted to historic evangelical fundamentalism, published a series of articles accusing Hyles of a years-long romantic affair with his secretary, Jennie Nischik, who happened to be the wife of a church deacon, Victor Nischik. In an incredibly short amount of time I have healed much and think I would surprise even you with the strength I have gained. It's a TED Talk by Linda Murphrey. Colsten, currently an associate pastor at First Baptist, did not hesitate. Nevertheless, the story of First Baptist is epic enough to rival the most sordid Old Testament tale. It was going to be me and my big mouth that ruined my marriage, not Davids actions. I literally feared for my very life if I ever told what went on in our home, for fear that it would hurt his ministry. I was embarrassed and humiliated that he said that, because David had kissed every other girl in the church, too, and they were all sitting there laughing. Cindy cut off her own sister, Linda Murphrey, who left the cult and has spoken publicly in Ted talks about how her father was abusive, hated her mother, abused church members, and enjoyed his affairs while preaching condemnation to others from the pulpit. He began calling himself an Independent Baptistuntethered to any dogma or ritual he didnt cotton to, unaccountable to any ruling body or person beyond himself. It is also an outrage that both Hyles and Schaap were allowed by the church leadership to have such power over a local church. My dad lived a double life, one of a righteous family man and of a dynamic speaker in the public eye, but [another] one of sordid sexual secrets privately, secrets that only my siblings and me and my mom knew. Hyles kept close watch over the colleges curriculum to make sure it met his standards and was suitable for export to churches across the country. Tags: Crime & Law, Print-Specific Tags - Feature, Writers - Bryan Smith. 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. Rev. I mean when I was dating David, the books that Hyles has written on teenagers and dating, we never did one thing that he taught. 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