Kindly, Linda Hyles Murphrey is a liar on many counts! Now if I walked up to you tonight and I said to you, Ive got something I want you to drink . But those who have left, the followers who have tried to leave, the outsiders, even the media (it was on 20/20 last year) recognize that it is clearly a cult. God will hold a metaphorical knife to your throat (as Schaap would illustrate by holding a steel blade against a twig the way an assailant might press on a jugular). 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. How I emerged from such a pit of secret sin, manipulation, and hypocrisy with the slightest interest in my professed religion at all, I do not know. (He says he is not familiar with the details of First Baptist.) There were so many mothers who went to him who David was having affairs with and told him. Summary: Articles about Linda Hyles Murphrey - The Jim Baumer Experience Walking away from fundamentalist Christianity was a pivotal event in my life. Traffic guards directed cars into a gravel parking lot. Instead of hearing from Hyles deacons, lets consider the testimonies of three women who knew Hyles far better and more intimately than the aforementioned Hyles defender knew him, better, in fact, than any pastor who is defending him today. One of the things I know about organized religion is that reality regularly falls far short of the ideal. Excrement was left on his doorstep. When all of this happened with our church in Garland, his dad didnt want to hear it. Former pastor of Gospel Light Baptist Church, Walker, Michigan, Convicted in 2006 of molesting a five-year-old boy, 2. 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. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? What was going on [at First Baptist] was kind of like a process of hollowing out the followers and repopulating them with yourself, says Schaaps former editor. On a cool Sunday evening in mid-October, I drove to Hammond to sit in on a First Baptist service. He owned our lives, and we didnt dare cross him, because we were too afraid we would lose everything. Yes, they havent slept together in probably 25 years, they dont share the same bedroom, they dont speak. Anything., While reshaping the morals of his followers, Hyles also set about empire building, Independent Baptiststyle. These are not sharable. One of the girls told me and Daves sister that she was sleeping with him, and we told his dad. boymom August 11, 2012 at 11:11 am Right back at ya, babe. This story has been revised to reflect the following: Correction on 12.11.12: The print version of this story, appearing in the January 2013 issue of Chicago, incorrectly stated that former First Baptist Church member Julie Silvestrone Busby received marriage counseling from Schaap in 2004 and 2009. Eddie Lapina was witness to all of that. I wish God would . You may also post parts of reports and/or entire reports to websites, blogs, etc as long as you give proper credit (citation). The earliest memory of my mother's affair with Jack Hyles that I can remember dates back to the 1960's. 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. 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 moved him to another church where he was found to have had 17 affairs with different women, and he just recreated what he had seen my dad live. THE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES OWN DAUGHTER. . Their offices each had a door opening to the hallway as well as the private door connecting the two rooms. Head thrown back, eyes squeezed shut, mouth gaping, he began rubbing the shaft rapidly with the cloth, up and down, up and down. We can see men, but we cant see the Lord except through faith, and the preacher who is not walking by faith in Gods Word will be a man pleaser. Then theres Chester Mulligan, a pastor who was ordained in Hammond by Hyles. HE STOLE MY WIFE, HER LOYALTY AND AFFECTION, and when the divorce hung in balance, unilaterally met with the two attorneys and negotiated the divorce settlement.After Nischik went public with the dirty business, Hyles tried to blacken the mans reputation and turn attention away from his own deeds in a self-serving letter he mailed to 60,000 pastors. This is what happens,when people worship a man,instead of God.We are all human and all capable of commiting horrendous sinwhich is why we must always keep our eyes turned upon Jesus. That boy had not one rule for his life. But even a saved man can deceive himself. We were all of a sudden part of the most successful operation, the most successful movement, you have ever seen or heard about, Kaifetz says. 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. Abused her. And even to our adult years, he owned us. I met him fresh out of high school. We both graduated the same year and went to college. 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. 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. "For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. But, of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. His influence was vast. It was simple, but daunting, and that was to keep all the secrets, and there were so many. Ohh! look with favor on an unjust man. (The bus ministry still operates today.). It is also an outrage that both Hyles and Schaap were allowed by the church leadership to have such power over a local church. Third, men naturally tend to have their eyes on big men rather than on the Lord. Though the sermons werent nearly as sexual in the beginning, says Schaaps former editor, he was seductive. 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. About 1,000 students are currently enrolled, down from 2,700 in its heyday, according to admissions director Joe Peete, who gave a Chicago intern a tour of the premises in late October. Hyles had deacons come forward during Pastor Schools and would order them to sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up repeatedly to demonstrate his unquestioning power over them. 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. Linda Murphrey, one of his daughters, recently told the Post-Tribune that she was 2 years old when her family moved from Texas to Indiana. 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 First Baptist Churchs longtime lawyer, David Gibbs, declined a request for comment on this story. We both graduated the same year and went to college. Linda Hyles-Murphrey Biography It looks like we don't have any Biography for Linda Hyles-Murphrey yet. I was threatened with physical harm, death threats. His office was broken into. I have listened to over 1,000 sermons on tape which he preached in his own pulpit in the 70s and early 80s. His current job: pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Miami. These are not sharable. #6. However, the same deacons who investigated and fired Jack Schapp also investigated the charges of adultery against Jack Hyles and exonerated him.. 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). He built her family a beautiful home right around the corner from our house. Speaker: Linda Hyles Murphrey Date: April 5, 2012 Event: TEDx Conference Continuity 1. I believe that Brother Hyles knows that David had moral problems from the day he hit puberty, but it has never been dealt with. 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 . All we ask is that you give proper credit. He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. That is insane! 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. 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! He told people to shun me., Leaving First Baptist was in Busbys opinion like leaving a cult. He got five years in prison. We thought to make him happy, we would hate her too. Many people have an attitude of, S. He taught us that to please him we had to keep all the secrets. He organized media boycotts and wrote letters savaging the local papers for reprinting filth. Hundreds in his flock rose to his defense. In his 1979 book How to Rear Infants, he wrote: The parent who spanks his child keeps him from going to hell.. After Nischik went public with the dirty business, Hyles tried to blacken the mans reputation and turn attention away from his own deeds in a self-serving letter he mailed to 60,000 pastors. [This was before Jack Schaap got caught in adultery with a teenager.] He built her family a beautiful home right around the corner from our house. Hyles certainly had enemies -- back then, more so. We will see that Jack Hyless own daughter and Judy Nischiks daughter both believe that the two had an adulterous affair.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. . 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. The author of this book, Cindy Schaap, has now divorced her husband b/c he's in prison. . Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. Colsten, currently an associate pastor at First Baptist, did not hesitate. Movies. On the basis of Dr. Hyles own admissions, I rest my case about the massive cover-up of sin under his leadership. 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. You could see their family from our back door. I anxiously await the day that I can say with all honesty, "They did the right thing". If the members of the congregation were heartbroken about what was happening to their church, they didnt show it on this night. 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 culmination of many events in our lives brought us to the decision that we have made to move. Lowest rating: 1 . I pulled onto Sibley Avenue and headed toward the church, a mammoth red-brick structure hard by the railroad tracks that takes up an entire city block and looks from some angles more like a big-box store than a house of worship. And my dad did nothing but cover it up. Much of our material is available for free, such as the hundreds of articles at the Way of Life web site. He divorced his wife and married one of the 14. Brother Evans daughter was one of the ones that David had an affair with. 1. Four years ago, he pleaded guilty to felony stalking of a 14-year-old girl while pastor of Central Baptist Church in East Chicago. Oh! Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange. Twisted scripture, Northwest Indiana-style. They have a system where abusers and pedophiles can flourish, because you cant challenge the men, opines one. There was no question who would succeed him: Hyles had been grooming his son-in-law Jack Schaap ever since his own sons prospects had plummeted. If you mean what you said, you have a lot of work to do. At first, Busby says, it really seemed like he wanted to help us. But soon Schaap was requesting numerous sessions with Busby alone. 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._________________[As to why the people at First Baptist allowed these things to go on] the only thing I can tell you is that you are so totally brainwashed. To the hundreds of people who posted comments under a YouTube video of the event, the lack of reaction is as shocking as Schaaps sermon itself. And the night we got married, he told everybody it was our first kiss! Dr. Hyles lying was blatant just like Davids. The pastor continued in this vein at some length, proving himself adept at building straw men, creating smoke screens, and straining at gnats. And even turned his own children against their mother. What I cant comprehend is telling a lie that so many people know is a lie. Chester Mulligan, 47 The bombshell exploded with apocalyptic force in May 1989. 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. My dad pastored a church that evolved into a 50,000-member cult. 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. Why he lies about that I will never know. Wearing a gray blazer, a red patterned tie, and dark pants, clutching a Bible in his left hand, he stopped in front of the TV cameras and planted a long kiss on his wife, Cindy, 52. Find out where to go, what to eat, where to live, and more. 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).POLICY: Way of Lifes content falls into two categories: sharable and non-sharable. Evaluate 3 (13395 Ratings) Top rated: 3 . He came and went as he pleased. He really does have that kind of influence on those people. [This was before Jack Schaap got caught in adultery with a teenager.] He promises that there will be no cover-up. He got up in front of a staff meetingin front of the whole staffand shared all kinds of confidential stuff that never should have been shared. A lot of discretionary income flowed through his hands, says a former church member. They also corrected a previous repo By sifilings. 2012-2022 Way of Life Literature Inc. v12.19.22, David Cloud, Way of Life Literature, P.O. View the profiles of people named Linda Murphrey. Founded in 1887, sleepy First Baptist had a mostly well-to-do congregation, many of whom commuted to jobs in Chicago. You all are a bunch of low-down, rotten, filthy, stinking, scummy, garbage-dump stench type of characters, the Tribune quoted one of them, Noel Shriovanth, as saying. In this, his views were severe unto merciless. Jack Hyles set himself up as the saviour of fundamentalism and the pastor of pastors. Former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Bristol, Tennessee, Convicted in 2000 of kidnapping and abusing a minor, 5. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, ack Hyles is dead, but his life and testimony matters. Be the first to contribute! The age at which such punishment should begin? 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. There will be nothing swept under any rug. It was evident months later (and perfectly clear from where I sit, today) that this man was a sadist who derived pleasure from wielding control over peoples lives. Outbursts of anger, an unwillingness to brook criticism, and a penchant for ironfisted control were also part of his repertoire. And at the end, awash in an old-time hymn, hundreds of them, expressions blank, unhesitatingly made their way to the front of the church. 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 pity you for you will be experiencing the consequences of your actions for a very long time. You are also welcome to use excerpts from the articles. Incidentally, Paula and I have volumes of stories to swap, and it is interesting to see just how similar they are. The items have taken years to produce at enormous expense in time and money, and we use the income from sales to help fund the ministry. The new pastor was soon kicked out after allegations that he had more than a dozen affairs with churchwomen, many of them married. Hyles eventually abandoned the churchs Southern Baptist theology, saying it was too liberal. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward" (1 Timothy 5:18). It probably is one the most . And they prayed. If you dont see it, dont believe it. (A poster for one appearance called the Hyleses The Worlds Greatest Men.). Born in the tiny Dallas suburb of Italy, Hyles often preached about his alcoholic father, his devoted and deeply conservative Christian mother, and the curse of growing up poor. 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. She was sickened and literally brokenhearted, she told me, when she heard about her brother-in-laws arest. 26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord. There was definitely a door between their offices [Jack Hyles and Jenny Nischiks offices]. #2. He died a multi-millionaire. . And all this barely half an hours drive from downtown Chicago. What was it that you used to say, 'Little leopards have spots because big leopards have spots'? The approach resonated deeply with rural Texans longing for a return to old-time religion. And even turned his own children against their mother. That boy had not one rule for his life. What he was doing was unmistakable: simulating masturbation, in front of thousands of children, in the middle of a church service. I was so afraid, and the greater the secrets, the greater my fear, and the greater my determination to keep quiet.He was very wealthy. The problem is that his dad has set himself up so good, that everybody doubts everything because thats how they have been taught. There was a door knob there, but it looked like part of the paneling, and there was a picture hanging there, so you really had to be studying to notice that there was a door there from his office. You see, he had taught us that the best way to please God was to please him, because he was Gods man. (I had also been instructed to carry a Biblethe King James Versionbut I couldnt find my mothers and so arrived empty-handed.). Hes never said that he loved Mrs. Hyles. 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. When he would counsel me, she says, he would be asking me these shocking questions about sex. A link to the original report is very much appreciated as the reports are frequently updated and/or expanded. I knew the man first hand. He had affairs. So does every expert and religion blogger tracking the churchand virtually every one of the dozens of victims and former church memberswith whom I spoke. 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. The spokesman for the church, Eddie Wilson, did not return numerous calls requesting an interview. First, there was the expectation that the school provided . He came and went as he pleased. After serving in the army in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Beverly Slaughter. With these thoughts expressed, I bathe myself of you and any influence you may have had on me in the past. 594 thoughts on "Breaking Free: Linda Hyles Murphrey Speaks At TEDxOjaiChange" Hyles lied about the existence of the door, saying, There IS no door, which was technically true at the time, since it had been removed after the matter became public! We trust that your Christian honesty will preserve the integrity of this policy. Either by her own choosing or by inability or by unreasonableness, she never did meet those expectations. The articles also alleged financial improprieties, accusing Hyles of using church money to lavish tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts on Jennie, including a car, clothes, and home remodeling. I was called the Antichrist and worse, Glover says. She has apparently allowed the stress of expectations to define her. 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. Disillusioned, he wrote Fundamental Seduction: The Jack Hyles Case. As I am sure you are well aware, my husband and I are moving to the Los Angeles area this month. The following is excerpted from Linda Murphreys testimony at the TEDxOjaiChange event in Ojai, California, April 5, 2012. 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. 700 Children's Drive. 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? One of the girls told me and Daves sister that she was sleeping with him, and we told his dad. He charmed people in order to get them to do what he wanted them to do., As Schaap consolidated his grip on the congregation, says former church member Linda Gensaw, he became more brazengraphic sexual sermons to the point that I didnt want to take my children., Tom Brennan, the Independent Baptist pastor in Chicago and former First Baptist member, agrees. Brother Cloud lives in South Asia where he has been a church planting missionary since 1979. That experience didnt cause Mulligan to rethink his career choice, however. 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. His strategy: Send a fleet of buses into some of the roughest neighborhoods in Chicago and northern Indiana, pack them with the poor and underprivileged, and drive them to First Baptist to experience the Gospel according to Hyles. THE TESTIMONY OF JACK HYLES DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, Dave Colemans Interview with Paula Hyles Polonco. The wrath of Hyles and his supporters again rained down.