Blog on the Lillypad
Friday, February 13, 2004
 | Meanwhile, out in la-la land...
The Farris brothers are running the usual blocking strategy to protect the reputation of their father from charges of gross foolishness. Apparently the church congregation decided to name the auditorium after Pastor Farris, and so they put up what Jonathan has called a "plaque" with his father's name on it. Others, protesting this euphemism, have pointed out the Everett Farris' name is put up in raised letters on the side of the building: hardly a plaque. More like a sign. To smooth things over, Christian Farris, who posts as "Baldpate", writes the following jaw dropping assurance: |
People who really don’t know dad well have a hard time realizing how little he really got caught up in all that nonsense[Hyles-style man worship---Ed.]....I understand… in many cases you’re right… but to lump us up in the barrel with all that other nonsense is unjust and inequitable to the people of PPBT.Oh yes, all Everett Farris did was wear that damnable "100 percenter" button (a sin for which he has never repented, nor apologized, nor even corrected in the light of Biblical truth to his own congregation). He is also the man who hired Dave Hyles on church staff and then insisted, in the face of two books, a television documentary, an article in The Biblical Evangelist and over the voices of protests from others, that nobody ever wanred him about Dave. And when Dave was caught in gross sin, Farris trundled him off to Tom Neal's church.
No biblical church discipline was applied in the Dave Hyles situation, no discipling, no accountability was applied. According to Jonathan Farris, Dave Hyles was made to write a letter of apology (a single letter, though Dave had engaged in multiple sexual affairs that harmed many innocent people) back to the church where he'd been excommunicated. And that was the sum of what Jonathan related to me about Dave's "discipline" under church leadership. Once again, the Farris boys are chiming in with assurances but no Scripture, but they sing better together these days. They're pretty polished in excusing themselves, their father, and the sidestepping the command to all church leadership to maintain rules of church order. You can read their song and dance routine in the Texas Baptist College forum of the Fighting Fundamentalist Forums.
