@rickpidcock.bsky.social writes an insightful exposé. One that supporters of JMac will hate. Not because it's not true but because their loyalty to JMac outweighs reason & truth. Fealty to a man in a Christian environment is one of the most dangerous fealties of all. baptistnews.com/article/john...

I'm just sayin' 🤷‍♂️

Jeff Iorg, SBC Exec Committee President, evidently doesn't believe survivors of sexual abuse are telling the truth. And he's not alone in SBC leadership circles. This comes as no surprise to us... #ThisIStheSBC #SBCtoo baptistnews.com/article/does...

Putzing around Stuart with Linda Mary... those who know us know how true this is 🤭😁

Putzing around Stuart with Linda Mary... those who know us know how true this is 🤭😁

"How are those white-washed tombs? Still filled with dead men’s bones? I used to wonder whose bones they were. Now I know. The bones are ours. It’s the remains of every victim they’ve left in their wake." Whew, this piece by @davidpittman.bsky.social hits hard.

Ever since I got the news about Jen Lyell, I've cried. I've cried & I've cussed. First Duane, then Jen. But it goes back much further. I think Jen was just a tipping point for my exhaustion. My exhaustion with the Southern Baptist Convention #ThisIStheSBC #SBCtoo togetherweheal.net/2025/06/11/t...

I'm grateful to Aaron Weaver and all the folks with The Baptist History & Heritage Society for inviting me to speak. It's my hope that one day, history says the right things were finally done. That one day, children were cherished and protected more than institutions www.thebhhs.org/abuse-surviv...

🚨Good news!!🚨 Got my replacement phone from insurance. Took it to Verizon for them to set it up. Was there for 2 hours. Still have at least 3 hours of setting up all my apps w UN/PW's, but at least I have it for my trip in 4 days. You can reach me again now!

🚨 ALERT 🚨 My phone was stolen the first day I got to Waco, so if u tried to call, PLEASE know thats why you haven’t gotten through I get home Wednesday Phone will b setup Thursday Thank u 4 your patience. Criminals are the worst 😡 I hope whoever stole it gets infested w the fleas of 1000 camels 😁

I'm just gonna leave this right here and say one thing...I agree with @christabrown.bsky.social 💯 "Jeff Dalrymple either doesn’t understand these unique dynamics of clergy sex abuse, or he just doesn’t really care." #SBCtoo #ThisIStheSBC baptistnews.com/article/sbc-...

On my way thru Georgia last month, I was FINALLY able to make good on a promise I made to @atticus59914029.bsky.social Enjoy your Valdosta State Champs Coca-Cola bottle, my friend! It was great getting to spend time talking w u. Linda & I look forward to driving back thru & hanging out with y'all!

The fundamentalists and faux-religious are going to keep taking and taking...

Registration is still open and tickets available for purchase on Eventbrite. Visit the website for more information about speakers & discussion topics. Title of my discussion: Child Sexual Abuse is a Failure of The Church & The State www.alliance4childrenga.org #alliance4childrensga #a4csouthga

I TRULY appreciated the time I got to speak with @johnnarae.bsky.social on their "The Bodies Behind the Bus" podcast! Open, honest, true talk about The Church and abuse 👊

"Facing Up to a Legacy of Abuse" On @CBSMornings.bsky.social @NikkiBattiste interviewed our Director @DavidPittman.bsky.social His sexual abuse by a Southern Baptist minister & the cover-up and lies #SBCtoo #MenToo Part 1: www.cbsnews.com/video/surviv... Part 2: www.cbsnews.com/video/southe...

For male survivors of child sexual abuse, you may find this an article of interest & understanding. Our Director, @davidpittman.bsky.social has been where u have. Feeling totally alone. We promise you are not alone. We stand with you. #TogetherWeHeal www.netgrace.org/resources/to...

Hey everyone! We haven't gotten set up w posts yet, but I'm happy to say we secured the name & will begin to increase our presence here to help sexual abuse survivors & their families here on BlueSky!✊️ If so inclined, please take a moment to add @togetherweheal.bsky.social to your friends & share👊

[email protected] Hey Mrs. Finch, I hope y'all are well! I have a Coca-Cola bottle to drop off at ur hubby's office, but since twitter went evil, I can't DM him. I just need his law firm address to drop it off. I think he still has my contact info. Let me know if he needs it. Thanks!

@atticus59914029.bsky.social Hey there! I can't find the address to your law firm since twitter went evil. I'm headed to Georgia next week & want to drop off the Coca-Cola bottle (FINALLY) that'd I promised u years back. Send me the address & I'll drop it off on my way to Tifton. Hope all is well

@ashtonpittman.bsky.social Hey Ashton! It's Sooo great to see you here! 👊 I'm trying like crazy to no longer be on the bad place 🤨 But it's like pulling teeth to get everyone else come along UGH!

Pain is a protest that something is wrong, yet often we rush to quiet it. Healing begins when we make space for lament. Join me & Phil Moore as we discuss lament in the Church: Why it matters. How it helps survivors. How we can create a culture that truly listens. Register now - buff.ly/7SZIELd

From time to time, I need a little breather from social media. Which is why y'all haven't seen me posting much lately. The only problem w that is I'm the Director of 1 non-profit, serve as an Instructor for another, & people are never not in need. So it's a fine line I have to walk at times... 1/

67 years later, we still feel the loss. We still remember their joy, and we still honour them. The Busby Babes forever live in our hearts. #UnitedForever

I fear this image will never leave me: RFK Jr "enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens & mice in the blender to feed his hawks." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

The idolization of abusive men who make hollow promises, reward their loyalists & demonize critics: this pattern is something that, as clergy abuse survivors, we know painfully well. Already seen. Already known. Already lived. Thoughts on the inauguration: christabrown.substack.com/p/a-familiar...

Still one of my favorite groups to ever have the pleasure of being mischievous with 🤭 WCT was a comfort in rough waters. And now we've got another lifeboat 🫶

Just reposting what my friend Bill shared because it's so very, tragically true.. President Carter discusses 3 unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women & girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world. The final reason he gives? "In general, men don't give a damn."

Please release the Jack Smith report. Here is how you can help 👇

Happy New Year, y'all!🎉 In the southern (and Pittman family tradition), we're feasting on Linda's black-eyed peas & cornbread and my collard greens. Health, Joy, and Peace to you all! ♥️

The never-ending "boy who cried wolf" that IS the #SBC They have the solutions. We (the survivors of abuse) literally typed & printed them We've told them in-person/conference calls/video calls/emails & in every other conceivable way to communicate They know They just refuse to act #ThisIStheSBC

My Element is available for free download from Cambridge University Press today! "Even as the general public is horrified and entertained by [accounts of religious trauma], deep understanding of the unique contours of trauma inflicted in religious contexts… www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Happy birthday Sir Alex! #MUFC 🔰

When I was born, LBJ was president, leaders were assassinated, and the war in Vietnam was at its worst. But I was too young to remember those first years. My first memory of politics and politicians was seeing Nixon's face on TV and my grandaddy cursing him for being a liar and a fraud. 1...

Thinking before speaking helps #7syllablesentence

As with most leadership in the #SBC, it's all about power. Getting it, maintaining in, and eviscerating anyone who dares to question their use of it. Mohler and his ilk are soulless in their mistreatment of the vulnerable. I'll side w President Carter over Mohler ANY day (and twice on Sundays 😉)

You know you love food when you look at each other and say, "let's drive 2 1/2 hours for our favorite dish!" The place: The Garlic The dish: Cioppino 😋

The struggle is real 👂😆 www.facebook.com/share/r/1Xci...

Eleven kids identified as potential victims of Southern Baptist youth pastor Zachary Radcliff. 10 boys & 1 girl whom he allegedly abused between 2014 & 2024. 11 children - the ones we now know about 10 years And yes... #ThisistheSBC. Still. Savaging the lives of kids. www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

Calls for Archbishop of York to resign over Church failings in sex abuse case Cottrell let priest David Tudor remain in post despite knowing he had been barred by the Church from being alone w children & had paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim When is it enough? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kitty-Kitty wishes y'all a happy holiday season! 🎅🤶🎄✝️ 🕎 ✡️ 🕉 ☪️

Child Sexual Abuse Survivors of the Diocese of San Diego have legal rights but must file a lawsuit by February 3, 2025. It’s time to take your power back. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW! THEY ALL MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! @survivingscouting.org @sexabuseregistry.org @SOSCSA.org

"Oklahoma Baptist pastor James McMillan, who was arrested for exposing himself to a child, has been arrested again for more child sex crimes" I teach this lesson everywhere, but most struggle to believe me...sexual predators almost never have only one victim. Their desire for predation never ceases

"Competence, experience & integrity are no longer requirements for positions of the highest authority/responsibility in the US government. Tr*mp nominees are a threat to national security. They will weaken, isolate & divide us. Putin couldn’t have asked for more." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-team...

🎶 Grandma got run over by a reindeer 🎶 🤭 I know, I know. I'm on the naughty list now 🤷‍♂️

This is a national scandal. The church is getting away with doing next to nothing to stop this, and to bring perpetrators to justice. We need action. We need a Child Protection Minister. We need people in positions of power to stop looking the other way.

"...there wasn’t a single expression of sorrow or remorse.." I'm so mad and disgusted I could spit. And yet it comes as no surprise to any who've suffered abuse at the hands of clergy. This is the MO of abusers & their enablers. Episcopalians should... Cont'd.. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A fascinating lesson in this 👇