(RNS) There is a reckoning taking place in the evangelical church as more and more people are becoming aware of the reality of spiritual and sexual abuse and their prevalence in many churches.
There is also a reckoning taking place among evangelical leaders as they confront and respond to these abuses coming to light.
Sadly, the responses from many of these esteemed Christian leaders are falling woefully short. Instead of healing, they are serving to further wound and even traumatize God’s people.
This is most recently evident in the way many leaders have reacted to the dark secrets in the life and ministry of the late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has halted fundraising efforts following the release of a report detailing the late apologist's extensive sexual misconduct.
Ravi Zacharias posthumously defrocked, ministry suspends fundraising after abuse report
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has shut down fundraising as it deals with the fallout from a report about its founders. Several overseas offices of RZIM have also been affected by the report. RZIM Canada has announced it will shut down. Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias died in 2020. RNS photo illustration by Kit Doyle
February 19, 2021
(RNS) The Christian and Missionary Alliance has revoked the ordination of the late Ravi Zacharias, citing a “pattern of predatory behavior.”
“In recognition of this gross violation and its painful consequences to the victims and others who were impacted, the C&MA posthumously expels Mr. Zacharias from licensed ministry in our denomination,” the Alliance wrote in a statement. “This comes with the automatic revocation of his ordination.”
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Living up to Christian principles in a fallen world
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Christian celebrity culture is toxic.
And it has terrible long-term effects.
Ravi Zacharias was the head of an international, $40-million-a-year apologetics ministry devoted to explaining and justifying Christianity to a watching world. The position brought him international fame and fortune. When he died there was an outpouring of hagiographies of him from Christian circles.