Is the ACCC serious about the Abuse resolution? What About Ron Williams?

The American Council of Christian Churches adopted a resolution decrying abuse in what the ACCC termed, “professed fundamentalism.”  One of the member organizations is the Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America (IBFNA).

The executive secretary of the ACCC is Dr. Ralph Colas.

The Independent Baptist Fellowship of North America (IBFNA) is a member of the American Council of Christian Churches.  Dr. Colas has been a member of both the IBFNA and ACCC since the IBFNA split from the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC) in 1990.  This split occurred because they believed the GARBC was comprising in the area of separation.

June 20-22, 2000, Dr. Ralph Colas and two other men were recieved the “Watchman Reward”  at Bethel Baptist Church, Sellersville, Pa.

Dr. Colas and the two other men were given this reward, “in recognition of their steadfastness, courage, and boldness in guiding the IBFNA in its earliest stages, including its days as the “Regular Baptists For Revival”.

Skip ahead until 2011.  In the February 2011 the IBFNA Review (pages 4-8) published an interview with the Director of Hephzibah House, Ron Williams. Much like the Sword of the Lord’s famous “phone interview” with Chuck Phelps,(Sword Phelps interview pages one, two, three) The Review interview with Williams is completely one sided. None of the students of Hephzibah House were interviewed.

Since the alleged abuses at Hephzibah House have been taking place for nearly four decades, one has to wonder if the ACCC has rethought its position on Hephzibah House?  One has to wonder if they will once again turn a deaf ear to these women?  Chuckles wonders if Ralph Colas, other leaders of both the ACCC, and IBFNA would interview several former Hephzibah House ladies?

Is the ACCC serious about its resolution on abuse? Is the resolution just a paper dragon? Are leaders of the ACCC going to speak with the IBFNA and encourage them to really speak and really listen to former students of Hephzibah House?  It shouldn’t be too hard for Colas to do so since he has many personal friends who are leaders of the IBFNA.

Roar!