Julie Roys Criticizes Her Former Church for Allowing Chaperoned Pedophiles to Attend
Faux-conservative discernment blogger, Julie Roys, is known for her criticism of complementarian pastors. Roys is obsessed with criticizing John MacArthur, reporting on everything from her awful appreciation of MacArthur’s home value to unproven accusations of COVID outbreaks in MacArthur’s church. While Roys loves to criticize complementarians and conservatives, she also loves to take to task anyone who doesn’t share her views on how the church should treat sex abusers.
Roys recently took to Twitter to criticize her former church, Church of the Resurrection, an Anglican congregation in Wheaton Illinois, for its ministry to a pedophile. The pedophile’s attendance was exposed by ACNAtoo, who criticized the church for allowing the man to come to church.
Roys went on to claim that churches should not allow pedophiles into the church because even chaperoned pedophiles would commit sexual sin with children in their minds during the service.
The church responded to the doxxing of the pedophile and public criticism by issuing a statement that outlined several vital steps that the church had followed in the process of ministering to the pedophile, including a chaperone requirement, attendance boundaries, and disclosure of the man’s crimes to all staff and volunteers.
Looks great to us. While victims of sex abuse or parents of children would understandably be concerned about the safety of a congregation that ministers to sex offenders, one must ask how the scriptures govern the attendance of sex offenders. Such men are certainly not beyond the grace of God. Those offenders who repent and believe the Gospel are also not beyond the scriptural requirement to attend actual church services or function within the body. Contrary to Roys’ COVID-minded unscriptural beliefs that the gathering of the church can mean just about anything that anyone desires, repentant sex offenders are called to gather with the rest of the church body.
Of course, certain safeguards like those put in place by the Church of the Resurrection must be exactly and inexhaustibly followed to ensure the safety of the congregation.
Unfortunately, by opposing church programs that strictly and anonymously chaperone sex offender attendance, Julie not only betrays a lack of understanding of the importance of grace and a proper ecclesiology, but those at ACNAtoo increase the likelihood that repentant sex offenders who choose to attend church will instead find a church where they can slip in under the radar and attend without a chaperone or supervision. Unmonitored sex offenders are a much greater risk to a church than those who have a strict no-exceptions chaperone policy.
There are currently 767,000 registered sex offenders in the United States, meaning that 1 in every 429 people are sex offenders. In reality, there are hundreds, if not thousands of churches, that have ministry programs for pedophiles like the one implemented by Church of the Resurrection. These programs go largely unnoticed because no pastor in his right mind is going to list the program in his ministry directory or plaster it on the church sign for fear of the backlash from activists like Roys, who has demonstrated a fundamental inability to discern between faithful and unfaithful churches.
Julie believes that abusers should never be allowed back into the church, but Roys’ own standard does not apply to spiritual abusers. In 2022, She was forced to pull out of her own “Restore 2022” conference after being accused of committing gross and creepy spiritual abuse against a young teen, which Roy then deflected and had to issue multiple apologies, and for which she is still being criticized by survivor bloggers over.
Apparently, unlike sexual abuse, spiritual abuse has a one-year shelf-life, as Roys has already announced she will be part of the conference’s 2023 speaker lineup.
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This is one (the ONLY one) where Julie Roys is correct. Pedophiles are already “given over” and do not belong around the vulnerable (or consuming air). I’ve complained about the church not doing its job, but this is where the government has failed (as they’re want to do/when don’t they). Pedophiles should not exist in a polite society or be allowed to walk among us. Execution/swift justice is the only deterrent (and acceptable response) to anyone that would sexualize a child. Grace is for God to determine (a person can repent/be forgiven and still be removed from the gene pool, within the law), boundaries and not allowing leaven is for the church, and punitive actions (quick capital punishment!) to protect society is for the (a functional- been a few generations) government. I also have no respect for this pedo-apologist writer. He’s so concerned with “my side” vs “your side” (i.e. “I hate Julie Roy”) that he’s lost sight of basic decency and order. IF a pedo is allowed within the church, it should absolutely be aired. (Are they even legally allowed to be around children? Way to break the law, woke church?) After all “confess your sins one to another”, right? This “abusers’ rights matter” mentality over that of the victim is exactly what’s wrong with our secular/godless society. It’s disgusting to bring that same lack of accountability and safeguards within the body.
I agree. You don’t fix, rehabilitate or whatever term you want to use these demons. A locked cell with the key thrown away is best for them
I don’t entirely disagree, but the problem is that cases of abuse are often a matter of one person’s word against another’s. So if severe old testament punishments are to be meted out, then the old testament standard for requirement of more than one witness, and for how to deal with false accusations should also be employed, which is that a single witness does not suffice, and that the false accuser is to receive the same punishment, without pity. Anyone, then, who falsely accused someone of a death-penalty offense, would themselves be put to death. Deut. 19:15-21. Without that balance it couldn’t work. We can’t cherry pick what parts we want and what parts we don’t.
Mr. Brown is not a “pedo apologist.” While I might agree with you on the fact that sex offenders should not be allowed to attend if the congregation so decides, particularly if they were in the ministry prior, and might agree that one’s eternal fate is not dependent on church attendance, accusing Mr. Brown of defending perverted sexual sin is extremely uncalled for. What he is defending is respect for the power of God’s grace, to being born again, changed and no longer the sinner they once were. 2 Cor. 5:16-21, 1 John 3:4-10, 1 Cor. 6:11.
It hinges on whether or not one is repentant or continues in sin, whether or not they are truly born again. If they’re unrepentant and continue in sin, to include supporting, accepting, tolerating, endorsing, or respecting sin in any manner to any degree, then there is no question. Have nothing to do with them. 2 Tim. 3:5, 1 Cor. 5:9-11, etc. And that goes for any sort of abominable sexual immorality.
If supporting sin warrants the same punishment as the sin itself (as scriptures such as Rom. 1:32-2:11 would indicate), and falsely accusing of sin warrants the same punishment as the sin itself, then it would follow that falsely accusing someone of supporting sin would warrant the same punishment as well. Which would make you, by falsely accusing Mr. Brown, worthy of the same death penalty you suggest.
False accusation is a very serious sin. Be careful.
Of course, if he is truly repentant and born again, and the congregation makes it clear they do not want him to attend, then he would respect their request. In this case, it is unclear whether or not he initiated or the ministry decided to ask on his behalf, or whether or not the congregation knew about it, and so on.
So then where are those that fit the description of this person supposed to go ?
Are you pre-judging that they CANNOT be changed, much less saved ? That is beyond presuming upon the Grace of God
Your position allows no room for repentance and change.
Again, where should they go BUT the Church ?
As the church has clearly done everything but placing this man in a cage, I can see absolutely no reason to condemn it for allowing this sinner to take in the Gospel and repent for his crimes.
Some here would have clearly condemned Saul (Paul) to eternal damnation for his horrible crimes, even after his transformation. Only God knows one’s heart.
So is she asking why they allow her to attend?
Or is she only mad about those convicted in Court?
Let’s not forget she abused a teen lesbian.
“Pedophiles should not exist in a polite society”
Now do homosexuals, adulterers/adulteresses, rapists, occultists, idolaters, and murderers. They deserve “swift justice” in the eyes of God just as much as the pedos do.
Well, I’m a Christian, and also a man who experiences pedophilia (sexual attraction to children). I’m well aware that child sexual abuse is wrong and extremely harmful, so I choose to “say no to ungodliness,” as described in Titus 3. Like all inordinate sexual desires, pedophilia is one manifestation of indwelling sin, as described in Romans 7. I was rightly convicted of a sexual offense years ago, and have since completed the term I was sentenced to.
I attend a local church regularly, where I voluntarily told the pastors and leaders about my criminal conviction and pedophilic temptations. I also have a few friends there that know about it, though the rest of the congregation is unaware. I take seriously both my responsibility to live in purity and holiness, and God’s command to be in personal, local, ongoing fellowship with other believers. I’m thankful that Julie Roys, Jimmy Hinton, and those who share their unbiblical opinions are totally unable to prevent me from doing this. People can gripe and sneer in bitter vindictiveness all they want, but I’m still going to show up at church next Sunday. I’m thankful that I’m valued and welcomed by my friends and family. I’m thankful that my church leadership understands their responsibility to protect me and the congregation from divisive gossip. I’m thankful that Jesus loves me, and had mercy on me.