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Chuck Phelps Returns To Board Of Bob Jones University

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While the attention of the media, abuse survivors and others were on the trial of Ernie Willis for the rape and resultant pregnancy of Tina Anderson when she was 15, there was a sleight of hand going on.  While others were focusing on what was increasingly becoming known of the actions of Tina’s pastor, Chuck Phelps who made her stand before her congregation and apologize for putting herself in a compromising situation and getting raped, the cooperating board at Bob Jones University had quietly pulled a dirty trick.  While others were riveted on the fact that a 15 year old, under the direction of her pastor, the girls mother, sent her daughter to Colorado to live with friends of Pastor Phelps where she was home-schooled while the rapist paid for the plane ticket to Colorado, another move was in progress.  Tina Anderson’s story continued to gain momentum in the media and on April 8, 2011 Elizabeth Vargus correspondent with ABC News 20/20 aired “Shattered Faith.”  Pastor Phelps told a 20/20 producer that Tina had an ongoing dating relationship with a married man that had turned sexual in nature.

The next day or so, her former Pastor Chuck Phelps went live with a website stating Tina was untruthful.  Fundamentalist Pastors and laymen on Sharper Iron and elsewhere portrayed her as a little Lolita whose wily ways hooked an innocent man into her grasp. Pastor Phelps spoke to many pastors and individuals all over the country telling them that Tina was not being truthful and that she was pressing on with criminal charges against Ernie Willis to get money.

Never mind that criminal proceedings don’t pay a dime to the victim. Any civil judgement would be a separate issue.  At the time, Tina nor her husband had not filed any documents to do so.  It is not known now whether the Anderson’s have done so, although it is  certainly within their legal rights if they chose to.

Leaders in the IFB traveled and met every other month or so in different cities to “pray with Chuck Phelps.”

While this was going on, another magic trick was in progress in the Bob Jones University boardroom.

Then the trial rolled around.  David Gibbs, III who represented both Phelps and Tina’s mother Christine Leaf lost a last minute legal “hail Mary” ploy to keep Phelps’ copious notes out of being read into the record by trying to claim, “clergy-congregant privilege.”  The judge recognized that privilege belonged to the victim not the perpetrator. Furthermore any privilege that had applied died when Phelps spoke about it to all those third parties and anyone with access to the inter-web.

It was soon revealed that Tina had told the truth and Phelps had been more than dishonest from Phelps own sworn testimony in a court of law.  Willis was convicted and sentenced on five counts.  Because the statute of limitations is short for failure to report in New Hampshire, state prosecutors are unable to charge him.  It is a long-shot that federal charges could be brought against Phelps under the Mann Act.  It appears unlikely that federal authorities will be pursuing this route at this point.

Phelps left the Bob Jones University board in 2007 after he accepted the offer to become President of Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Phelps time at Maranatha was short, he was asked to leave May 2009.

Everyone’s attention was on the 20/20 report, the upcoming trial and then the trial testimony of Christine Leaf, Chuck Phelps, Ernie Willis and others.  After Willis was found guilty our attention turned to sentencing of Willis.  Tina was vindicated.  Phelps, however never apologized, he never removed his website, nor the lies he told.  Phelps even tried to take credit for Willis being convicted.

While all this was occurring elsewhere, Chuck Phelps was quietly put back on the 2011 Cooperating Board of Bob Jones Universityalong with others such as Ian Paisley,  Jerry Svinsky and John Vaughn. Chuck Phelps is on the board with the current Vice-President of Operations, Marshall Franklin.  Since the current president Dr. Stephen Jones is on medical leave it is widely known that Mr. Franklin oversee’s the day-to-day duties of President Stephen Jones. Mr. Franklin has been a long-term trusted friend of the Jones family, especially Stephen Jones. Chuck Phelps’ name is right there as plain as day between Evangelist Stephen Pettit of the Pettit Evangelistic Ministries and Fundamental Church Planter Robert Packer.

2011 Bob Jones University Cooperating Board Members listed in BJU Catalog Page 254

2011 Bob Jones University Cooperating Board Members listed in BJU Catalog Page 254

Chuck Phelps was on the board when 20/20 aired.  Chuck Phelps was on the board when Brian Fuller, who has openly stated that Phelps was his mentor, denied there was a network in the IFB.   Either Brian Fuller is a huge patsy, or he is as deceptive as the rest. 

Dr. Bob Jones, III was present when the American Council of Christian Churches passed its resolution on abuse at the ACCC Annual meeting October 19-21, 2011. Immediately upon finding this out this afternoon, Chuckles called a pastor who was present and claims he voted for the resolution to be passed and asked him if he knew about this.  The pastor said he did, but then remarked,

“We disagree on whether Chuck did anything wrong.”

Phelps spent months lying to many people’s faces, he  set up a website to commit libel against a victim of rape, verbally slandered the victim all over the country, lied to the media, both lied to and about the police. Apparently this kind of behavior is ok for a Cooperating Board member of Bob Jones University. It’s apparently fine for a board member to do so, but a student would be expelled for much less. 

This same man quickly added,

“Chuck didn’t do anything to hurt Ms. Anderson.”

No one has the right to say what she feels or not feel other than Tina. No one has the right to tell people how Tina should feel toward those who did hurt her. However doing so is typical fundamentalist trope. Leaders are adapt at telling others how they should feel about things, even how long a person should grieve, etc. Chuckles did remind this that man even Phelps has acknowledged his actions were hurtful during his testimony.

Leaders!

This is a perfect example of why many of us feel free to challenge your “genuineness.” Every time you are given a chance to prove yourselves, you once again prove that you are less than sincere.  You have once again proven you are deceptive.

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”  John 8:44

Hat Tip Dr. Camille K. Lewis, PHD.

11-27-2012 CLARIFICATION …

The blog first found out Phelps was reinstated around November 1, 2011.  His reinstatement dates back to 2010 and was reportedly kept “quiet” intentionally, presumably based on the upcoming trial that convited Tina’s rapist.  We apologize for any confusion this may have caused regarding the timeline.

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Ernie Willis Sentenced~Chuck Phelps Lies Again.

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Ernie on his way to prison

On September 6, 2011, Ernie Willis was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for of three counts of forcible rape and one count of felonious sexual assault of Tina Anderson.  Tina Dooley Anderson was at the time of these rapes, … Continue reading →

Open Letter to Chuck Phelps From Robert Sheffield

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“I am Cheryl’s uncle. It is I that took her in to my home in California and protected her from this abuse. I, along with my caring wife, Lauri, and my loving mother have waited fifteen years to see this man brought to justice. We tried to get Cheryl to press charges fifteen years ago but she was so afraid of her parents and the members of this church she could not do it. We have watched for fifteen years while my sister protected her perverted husband and allowed him to destroy her image among the other members of the Trinity Baptist Church in Concord, New Hampshire. Pastor Chuck Phelps is just as guilty as he knew the truth but allowed my sister and her husband to lie to the congregation and place blame on Cheryl. 

Cheryl’s molestation by her stepfather was hidden from the congregation and her reputation was destroyed by them. Cheryl was not sent away by them because she turned from God….Cheryl stayed with us against her parents desire because she was molested by her stepfather and then Pastor Phelps and my sister helped him cover it up. In this article Pastor Phelps states that he was told by

Chuck Phelps On the Stand at the Rape Trial for Tina Anderson Playing the Victim

 Cheryl’s family that state Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was involved and that the allegations were reported to the Werner police. Really? Does he not realize that telling a lie is a sin? If this were true then there would have been no reason for him to tell me on the phone, after we took Cheryl in, that he was not required to report this to authorities because of Pastor/Church member confidentiality. He was informed of the abuse approximately a year before we took in Cheryl. 

Pastor Phelps, you lie and I look forward to facing you in court also. You allowed my sister and her husband to completely destroy my niece. You protected the abuser, you preserved his reputation within your congregation and you threw the victim to the wolves. Her stepfather molested her and you, with my sister’s help, finished her off. I wonder, does your God forgive those who do not show remorse? That will have to be between you and God as I do not even begin to believe that I can judge anyone’s salvation. 

I do, however, realize that I am very good at judging remorse. You, Pastor Phelps, do not show any and Cheryl’s stepfather has never shown any either. On the contrary, for fifteen years the only thing that we have seen from my sister’s husband is arrogance. They have lied about Cheryl, he has refused to apologize, and they have continued to tear her apart with their hatred. 

My sister did not protect her daughter, No, Betty protected herself. She protected her financial future, her husband, their image among the church congregation, and she threw her daughter in the trash. Betty, you might have succeeded in fooling your fellow church members, friends, and family in New Hampshire, but I wonder, do you really believe that you have fooled the only true one who counts? Do you really believe that you have fooled God? Go ahead and continue living in your little dream world, go ahead and continue protecting the abuser and destroying the abused. 

I will go to my maker with the knowledge that I did all I could to protect Cheryl, you can go to your maker with the knowledge that you defended the abuser and turned your back on the abused, your daughter. Shame on you all for the wrong you have inflicted on Cheryl. May God have mercy on your soul’s, I will not.”

Robert Lauri Sheffield
6/10/2011 9:30pm Update:  We have been notified that Chuck Phelps is once again dissing the victim and also the veracity of her uncle.  As we here at Chuckles Travels see it, Mr. Sheffield had nothing to gain by coming forward, and but instead they have a lot to lose if they are lying.  Those of us who remember the lies Phelps posted on his website about Tina Anderson that have been disproved by his under testimony under oath in a court of law.  Now Phelps is doing the same thing to Mr. Sheffield on the same site.  Chuckles Travels will not be linking to the site.  Anyone who desires to read it, please go to Chuck Phelps website and view it there. It is Chuckles opinion that Mr. Chuck Phelps is making himself look like he has no empathy for anyone but himself with that website.

Another Skeleton falling out of the Closet of Trinity Baptist Church, NH?

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According to the Concord, New Hampshire newspaper, Union Leader, another woman who currently resides in California came forward the week of Ernie Willis’ rape trial alleging she too was sexually assaulted while attending Trinity Baptist Church, Concord, NH.   According to the report, the woman states she was sexually assaulted by a Trinity Baptist Church member while she was a minor around the same time Tina Anderson was raped by Ernie Willis.

Last week, Ernie Willis was found guilty of three counts of forcible rape and two counts of felonious sexual assault. 

Pastor Chuck Phelps would have been the pastor of Trinity Baptist when this alleged assault occurred aswell.  More information will likely be forthcoming.

Brian Fuller part of the NON-network.

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“Rev. Brian Fuller, Pastor
Trinity Baptist Church, Concord, N.H.

Bob Jones University and seminary prepared me for pastoral ministry by giving me the multiple tools that I would need in ministry. But, more importantly, BJU concurrently set my heart aflame with the vision of the fields that were already white unto harvest. While fearful and oftentimes overwhelmed by ministry demands, my preparation at BJU equipped me for the demands that I have faced, and for that I am eternally grateful.”

Brian Fuller during his interview by Elizabeth Vargus, stated emphatically that there is not a network of IFB churches and pastors.   Brian Fuller graduated from Bob Jones University.  Bob Jones University happens to be the same non-regionally accredited University Chuck Phelps graduated from.  According to many who attended Trinity Baptist Church at the time of Tina Anderson’s return from Colorado help the position of youth pastor under Chuck Phelps.  Trinity Baptist Church and Brian Fuller are members of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of North America.  See previous post here.  Furthermore, Pastor Brian Fuller introduced Chuck Phelps as his “mentor.” Phelps who was a special speaker at Trinity Baptist Church, Concord NH on November 11, 201o.   This was after Tina Anderson came forward. The recording can be listened to by clicking here.

Brian Fuller knew all of this when he spoke with Elizabeth Vargus in his April 8, 2011 ABC News Magazine 20/20 interview.  Why would Pastor Fuller deny there is a network?

This chart has been out there for awhile now.  It pretty much draws in all of the connections.   For the last 50 years of so, Bob Jones University presidents, Bob Jones Jr. Bob Jones III and Steven Jones have bragged about having sent out preacher boys all over the world.  About having people in areas of government, both on a State and National level.  Appears that Bob Jones, and the IFB network is fine when it is convenient for them, but when scandals like Tina’s occur, they scream about being independent and how they have no responsibility or oversight over another church.   These are the same people who will separate from a fellow Christian because of playing a praise band in a worship service, or allowing ladies to wear “britches” to church, but rarely separate when sexual or physical abuse is covered up.   Rarely does a pastor step down because of abuse or covering abuse, instead he tends to gain some fundamentalist street cred and seen as a type of martyr if he is convicted.   Evangelist Billy Graham was maligned, kicked out of the network and lied about when Graham went against Bob Jones.  Billy Graham integrated his Greenville, SC crusade in the 1950′s.  Bob Jones told pastors and students that it was because he had a unbeliever pray on stage, history shows a different tale.