Blog on the Lillypad
Thursday, August 14, 2003
I'm seriously considering a radio documentary to follow up "Preying from the Pulpit." There have certainly been more molestation, sodomy, and statutory rape cases committed by graduates and former members who can be linked back to First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana and Hyles-Anderson College, so there's enough material for follow up. I've sounded out some potential candidates for interviews, and they are positive about contributing their expertise to the microphone.
Yesterday as I outlined a possible presentation, I realized that I am no Vince Wade (the reporter who did Preying from the Pulpit). I started to see how much skill went into PftP. Yet as nobody else is tracking the abuses that are still traceable back to that place, I think I should do it. I do have the equipment and the means, and I know the requirements of solid research. I found a Baptist church in my own city that broadcasts itself as **NOT** KJV only. I think that pastor may be a good candidate for an interview as well, if I can catch his ear. It looks like he's pretty fed up with the Hyles-style version of Fundamentalism.
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The problem, of course, is getting thorough research done 700 miles from the site of interest. And the second problem, even with some of the heavy hitters ready to tape interviews, is getting enough sound footage to create a 30-minute presentation. And finally, it means having to spend hours each week for several weeks listening to those awful sermons from Jack Hyles and Jack Schaap. I have to find a way to present their side of the story without getting lynched. |
Yesterday as I outlined a possible presentation, I realized that I am no Vince Wade (the reporter who did Preying from the Pulpit). I started to see how much skill went into PftP. Yet as nobody else is tracking the abuses that are still traceable back to that place, I think I should do it. I do have the equipment and the means, and I know the requirements of solid research. I found a Baptist church in my own city that broadcasts itself as **NOT** KJV only. I think that pastor may be a good candidate for an interview as well, if I can catch his ear. It looks like he's pretty fed up with the Hyles-style version of Fundamentalism.
