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The New Evangelicals Podcast

231. The Case Against John MacArthur // Tim Whitaker

The New Evangelicals Podcast

Tim Whitaker

News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Christianity

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Summary In this episode, Tim delves into the case against John MacArthur, a well-known pastor and theologian. He discusses MacArthur's views on slavery, and highlights MacArthur's legacy of protecting men in his church who have been accused of sexual abuse. Tim presents evidence of MacArthur's knowledge of the abuse and his failure to take appropriate action. This conversation exposes the disturbing actions and responses of John MacArthur and Grace Community Church (GCC) in cases of child abuse within their congregation. The chapters cover MacArthur's dismissive response to Wendy's accusations, the confrontation and revelation of Paul Guay's abuse, GCC's inadequate response to the abuse, MacArthur's involvement and contradictory statements, MacArthur's public shaming of Eileen Gray, the elders' dismissal of Gray's abuse allegations, David Gray's conviction and MacArthur's support, Alistair Begg's controversial advice and MacArthur's response, and the lack of accountability for MacArthur's actions. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Schedule Changes 04:37 The Case Against John MacArthur 09:20 John MacArthur's Views on Slavery 26:24 John MacArthur's Response to Wendy's Accusations 27:21 Confrontation and Revelation of Paul Guay's Abuse 28:18 Grace Brethren Church's Response to Paul Guay's Abuse 29:14 John MacArthur's Involvement and Affidavit 30:13 John MacArthur's Denial and Affidavit 32:04 John MacArthur's Public Shaming of Eileen Gray 32:59 Elders' Response to Eileen Gray's Abuse Allegations 34:34 David Gray's Conviction and John MacArthur's Support 44:33 Alistair Begg's Controversial Advice and John MacArthur's Response 49:12 John MacArthur's Lack of Accountability Sources Paul Guay David Gray Source #1 David Gray Source #2 John MacArthur on Race Check out our website for merch, educational materials, and how to join our community! If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here! Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals  Subscribe On YouTube The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. On this channel, you'll see videos from our founder Tim Whitaker and our incredible guests as they react and respond biblically to topics such as Christian Nationalism, church hurt, terrible Christian movies, bad conservative Christian takes, and MUCH more!  We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi friends I'm Tim Whitaker and welcome to the new Evangelicals podcast. The new

0:14.4

Evangelicals is an inclusive Jesus-centered community that holds space for people

0:18.7

marginalized by the Evangelical Church, advocates for accountability in the

0:22.4

church, and helps you explore the Christian tradition

0:25.1

beyond the basement of evangelical fundamentalism.

0:27.9

This podcast is part of that work, so join us as we talk to people from all walks of life lending their expertise and wisdom to us

0:34.7

as we renegotiate our faith and find better pass forward.

0:37.6

Friends,

0:44.1

hello happy Friday. Welcome to this episode.

0:47.2

Few quick housekeeping things.

0:48.9

Number one, starting this Monday, we unveil our new podcast flow strategy schedule.

0:57.0

I am so excited to talk to you about this.

0:59.4

Let me give you some details of what's to come.

1:01.5

After meeting with Adele and Noah and Matt, we finally came to, I think, some really

1:07.3

helpful structure to the podcast and YouTube content that we're trying to produce.

1:12.6

As you know, we launched Project Amplify

1:15.2

this concept of trying to amplify more credible voices

1:19.1

as we navigate a better path forward in our faith,

1:21.4

especially during an election year.

1:24.0

There's just so much happening in evangelical fundamentalism

1:27.4

and there's so much movement and Christian nationalism

1:29.6

is such a big deal that I thought late last year, know we have to start building coalitions and

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