#MeToo: The Reckoning | Ruth Everhart
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 ā¢ 701 Ratings
šļø 27 January 2021
ā±ļø 52 minutes
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Summary
Purchase a copy of "#MeToo: The Reckoning": https://amzn.to/36285Nk
Ruth Everhart writes memoir -- some with spiritual themes, others about travel. If you dare to believe that Jesus values the lives of women, you will enjoy RUINED and THE #METOO RECKONING (paperback, ebook, and audio). If you crave travel during these pandemic days, try CHASING THE DIVINE IN THE HOLY LAND (paperback, ebookl) or GRAND CANYON BY MULE (Kindle only). Reach out to Ruth at her website, www.rutheverhart.com.
ā Publishers Weekly starred review. The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse and assault in every sphere of society, including the church. But victims are routinely ignored by fellow Christians who deny their accounts and fail to bring accountability to the perpetrators. All too often, churches have been complicit in protecting abusers, reinforcing patriarchal power dynamics, and creating cultures of secrecy, shame, and silence. Pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities. She candidly discloses stories of how she and others have experienced assault in church settings, highlighting the damage done to individuals, families, and communities. Everhart offers hope to survivors as she declares that God is present with the violated and stands in solidarity with victims. Scriptural narratives like those of Tamar and Bathsheba carry powerful resonance in today's context, as do the accounts of Jesus' interactions with women. God is at work in the midst of this #MeToo moment to call the church to repentance and deliver us from violence against the vulnerable.
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| 0:00.0 | Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. |
| 0:06.9 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:09.3 | I wanted to be successful. I wanted to be successful for myself. I mean, for my own career. |
| 0:15.7 | I mean, I didn't want to be a failure. I didn't want to go out in a blaze of shame. |
| 0:19.7 | And that woman who brought those charges |
| 0:23.1 | against that honorable man. I mean, who wants to be that? I just watched the whole Anita Hill |
| 0:29.3 | thing play out and saw this incredibly brave, well-spoken woman just blows my mind how poised and in command she was in that situation. |
| 0:42.3 | And in the way she was treated as being less than. |
| 0:48.3 | And I was pretty familiar with women being treated as less than, less than men, less worthy, less valued, less valuable. |
| 0:57.8 | And so it was very easy for me to kind of believe that on some level and to be silenced. |
| 1:04.3 | You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the |
| 1:13.2 | independent fundamental Baptist movement. The testimony shared on this podcast are told from the |
| 1:19.0 | personal experience and perspective of the survivors. Not all legal outcomes are known or final. |
| 1:25.6 | Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. |
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| 1:42.2 | at Preacher Boys Doc. Now, here's your host, Eric Squarsinski. |
| 1:49.0 | Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the Preacher Boys podcast. I'm so excited to be joined by Ruth Everhart. |
| 1:54.7 | She's written a couple incredible books, and I'm really excited to talk to her specifically |
| 1:59.7 | just about sexual abuse within churches. |
| 2:02.9 | And, you know, Ruth, as I kind of was reading through, starting to read through your book |
| 2:09.1 | and trying to get a grasp of your story, what fascinating me is that even though you're in, |
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