327: Kristin Kobes Du Mez's Documentary About Clergy Abuse Isn't Afraid to Get Political

Preacher Boys Podcast

Eric Skwarczynski

Documentary, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Christianity

4.6 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Renowned historian and New York Times bestselling author, Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Jesus and John Wayne) explores the culture of submission and sexual abuse within the evangelical community in her riveting documentary, FOR OUR DAUGHTERS, available to stream on September 26.Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Carl Byker, the film draws a direct line from the culture of abuse created by evangelical leaders to their fervent support for a presidential candidate who has bragged about abusing women.

For Our Daughters is available online September 26.

FOR OUR DAUGHTERS features sit-down interviews with victims and whistleblowers of sexual abuse in the SBC, including acclaimed author Christa Brown (Baptistland), featured in the landmark 2019 investigation from the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. The groundbreaking report examined sexual misconduct reports across the Southern Baptist Convention, and found hundreds of church leaders and volunteers across 20 states who had been criminally charged with sex crimes since 2000, leading to more than 700 victims. Interviews with survivor-advocates Tiffany Thigpen, Jules Woodson, Rachael Denhollander (What Is a Girl Worth), and Cait West (Rift) are also featured, highlighting their efforts to bring justice and reform to the church.

A timely exploration of the intersection between faith, politics, and women's rights in America, the film honors the brave survivors who have shared their stories, often at great cost. It delves into how the church has cared more about power and political influence than love, and how the harm done to women and children threatens to extend beyond faith communities given what is at stake this election season.

"Just months after Jesus and John Wayne released, three conservative evangelical women asked to speak with me," says Du Mez. "To my surprise, they thanked me and asked how they could help. 'It's too late for us,' they told me. 'We've made our choices, and we can't walk away from the lives we've made. But we want something different for our daughters.' I've carried their words with me. This film is for them, and for their daughters."

Abuse within the evangelical community starkly contradicts Jesus' teachings about women, which emphasize love, respect, and honor. By exposing the abuse and the abusers who distort God's name to justify their actions, FOR OUR DAUGHTERS challenges women to be a driving force within their own communities. The film calls on women of faith to raise their voices and wisely consider their vote as a means to protect the health, happiness, and liberties of their daughters and granddaughters.

FOR OUR DAUGHTERS is executive produced by Kenneth Harbaugh, and Charlie Sadoff, and will be available to stream for free on YouTube starting September 26.Resources for sexual and spiritual abuse survivors can be found at forourdaughtersfilm.com.

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0:00.0	I regretfully had a sexual incident with a female high school senior in the church.
0:09.0	He tells the world that it had occurred.
0:18.0	And everybody stands.
0:23.4	And they give him a standing ovation.
0:37.2	A jury in New York has found that Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages. It may seem surprising that a self-professed moral majority would end up supporting a candidate who has
0:47.3	bragged about assaulting women. But if you look inside their own communities, you can see how,
0:53.3	for decades, they have propped up men who have abused power and have excused all kinds of harm, all kinds of abuses, for the sake of that power.
1:08.1	The ends justifies the means.
1:10.3	I will fight even harder for Christians with four more years than the White House.
1:14.6	I get in there, you're going to be using that power at a level that you've never used it before.
1:19.6	We wake up tomorrow in a Christian nation.
1:22.6	Will women have the right to vote tomorrow if you wave that magic Christian want?
1:25.6	No.
1:26.6	Macho power. to vote tomorrow if you wave that magic Christian want. No. Macho power is not what Jesus calls for.
1:33.3	Jesus himself did not operate in that way.
1:39.3	Jesus was gentle. He was humble, particularly in his relationship with women. In that way, he told us
1:49.7	men what we are to be like. And I think what we have to grapple with again is that the reality
1:55.9	that those of us who are raising our voices are not calling for a departure from Christ, but rather a return
2:02.9	to who Christ really is.
2:07.5	You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental, physical,
2:14.2	and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement. Not all legal
2:19.8	outcomes are known or final. Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of
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