And I encourage you today to make that commitment and say, Im going to be the man in private who will receive the divine accolade, Well done, thou good and faithful servant.. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. The problem is there is too much muddying the waters on both sides. Just thought you should know. Margaret got married to her husband Zacharia on May 7, 1972. I know of a church trial for a preacher I know guilty of adultery. Ravi reportedly died on Tuesday, May 19, two months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He had the chance to be heard. Ravi has had more love for Jesus Christ than any man on this earth. I feel sorry for all the victims. Zacharias ended his own statement saying he bore 'no ill will toward . Baughman blogged on Zachariass false statements about academic credentials, the sexting allegations, and the subsequent lawsuit. Because his need for massage treatments was well known and accepted, he was able to hide his misconduct in plain sight, the report says. The woman from the spas told CT she didnt expect anything from RZIM. Dear Ms. Blue, Thank you for your statement and courage. This Thursday I will undergo emergency spinal repair surgery and will be recovering until the beginning of April. She worried about other women who might be out there, hurting. Another possibility is that it was written to family members with the intention for someone to leak it. God does. Shes had the benefit of living in a $700k house for 3 years rent free. Luke 12:1 provides the context of verses 2-3: In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.. According to the investigative report, however, Zacharias continued soliciting sexual images of women as he settled the case with the Thompsons, defended himself publicly, and assured the RZIM leadership and staff he did nothing wrong and there was no need to investigate. 2023 ChurchLeaders.com, All rights reserved. To donate, click here. It also contradicts the testimony of Lori Anne Thompson, who has provided emails, phone records, and gift receipts confirming her story that Ravi Zacharias had groomed and sexually exploited her. Malhotra responded that the trust is explained in "Note 8" of the 2018 financial statement. We support you. . The ministry has also hired a management consulting firm to evaluate structures, culture, policies, processes, finances, and practices and propose reforms. gave is based on the investigation of what they found. A post shared by Ravi Zacharias (@ravizacharias) on May 10, 2020 at 3:12pm PDT, In various posts on Zacharias Twitter page, the apologist regularly referred to his wife as Margie. I actually think that both Margie and Nathan (Im following Nathans blog) are making good points. Zacharias also wrote that prior to the couples wedding, there had been a sanitation worker strike in Toronto that had last weeks. espaol, I feel disappointed in myself and others who could have pushed harder against the tides of submissive loyalty to demand better answers earlier, as there is no part of the evangelical creed that honours cowardice or sacrifices conscience, Dan Paterson, the former head of RZIM in Australia, wrote on Facebook Wednesday night. It has to be a setup. Emily McFarlan Miller. I agree that it SHOULD have been done! The report made by experts under conspirators of RZIM is weird like a piece of garbage and not true. Lennox withdrew from all association with RZIM the day after CT reported the spa allegations, but told British apologists he would happily work with them if they were to form an independent organization. John MacArthur should be ashame of himself for what he is saying. Oh, how I wish Ravi repented here!. The influential evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who died last spring, engaged in "sexting, unwanted touching, spiritual abuse, and rape," according to a report released on Thursday . In my view, a renaming of the organisation and fundamental restructuring of the organisation and board needs to be done and done very quickly, if the potential of the marvelous young team of apologists is to be retained in any collective sense., Other national boards are also in the process of disentangling themselves from the US headquarters, according to multiple sources inside the ministry. I believe there are people who benefit from this scandal. She now proves herself further to be an active accomplice in abuse, deception, and treachery; old habits die hard. As I recover, I will pray, read, and write. On Naomis post I didnt even commentonly left a link to an article at Christianity Today by a former RZIM apologist that was about how we must believe women. I agree, Joel. The earliest indicator that Ravi Zacharias was possibly a false teacher was his ecumenicalism. Infidelity is traumatic for a spouse, there is a good video here if anyone wants to understand why: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8sdPQZpWI. The wear and tear of travel are literal and figurative. All it does is add fiber, not prevent anything. 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Like the Pharisees, Ravi, Margie, Nathan, and others in Zacharias, Inc. have some head knowledge, but in their practical lives are gross, abusive, lying, money-grubbing hypocrites whose evil deeds continue to be brought to light. He was 74 when he died of cancer earlier this year after 48 years of marriage to his wife, Margie. It's also worth noting that the statement comes from the board of directors as a whole and not from the individuals (including Zacharias' family members) who dismissed . Continued coverage by Julie Roys and other reporters is necessary to achieve such ends. As a survivor of Ravis crimes you should not be silent. And I really think that will shed light one way or the other! Ravi's widow deserves to stay in that home. The ministry, which has employed Zacharias's wife and his three children and is now led by his daughter, said through the board statement that it has hired prominent victim advocate Rachael . Zacharias also said that he never met Thompson alone, publicly or privately.. Once an email is posted on a private FB group with 31K members, its a public statement. The text messages released to the public demonstrate this, and Zacharias has not denied it, and has indeed indicated that it was true. Davis told staff that layoffs will be announced in the weeks after the Miller & Martin report is released. This is a genuine question. The investigation confirmed that Zacharias lied about not being alone with a woman other than his wife or daughters. Margie Zachariass belief in her husbands innocence is based in part on the fact that she recently went through a number of his belongings and found nothing to incriminate him. In fact, one day after Zacharias publicly stated in 2017 that he had learned a difficult and painful lesson over his communication with Lori Anne Thompson, he received more photographs from another woman, investigators found. And, fun fact, though they took a public stance in breaking with the organization in February of 2020, they continued to accept their regular funding from them through the end of the fiscal year, which would have ended Sept 30, 2020. I should have included verse 1 in the quote I referenced in order to reflect the context. Lets hope that Mrs. Zacharias does truly break her silence with a public announcement of restitution for survivors and release of Lori Ann Thompson from a nondisclosure agreement. They were reporting their finds of their investigation! . Sign up for our newsletter: In November 2017, Mr. Zacharias dismissed his lawsuit after agreeing to pay money for a vow of silence from the woman and her husband. That which she may be in denial about as well. Was Margie not on the board / some section of the board? RZIMs 990s also state that RZIM provided a housing allowance or residence for personal use to Ravi and Margie Zacharias. As far as she could tell, this atheist blogger was the only one who cared that Zacharias had sexually abused people and gotten away with it. Should Orr Ewing and / or Lennox not have split their earnings with her, and helped her cut the firm adrift? She reached out to Baughman and then eventually spoke to Christianity Today about Zachariass spas, the women who worked there, and the abuse that happened behind closed doors. On May 6, Zacharias paid tribute to his wife on the eve of their wedding anniversary tweeting, 48 years ago she gave me her hand in marriage. We were trusted by our staff, our donors, and the public to mentor, oversee, and ensure the accountability of Ravi Zacharias, and in this we have failed.. Zacharias spoke about the importance of physical safeguards to protect my integrity, but the Miller & Martin report notes that As the architect of those physical safeguards, Mr. Zacharias well knew how to elude them.. Plus did he by any chance have an office at the RZIM headquarters? Here is my stand. Sigh. He regularly traveled with a personal masseuse and criticized a fellow RZIM staff member who questioned the appearance of impropriety for doing so. A few months ago, Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM) released a statement about the external investigation into allegations against Ravi Zacharias. Staff members inside RZIM say the ministrythe largest apologetics organization in the worldplans to dramatically downsize to as few as 10 US apologists and a few international speakers, supported by a small staff. I am a blessed man. Her title is Chief Cultural Officer? It was just a matter of telling the truth for God, other victims and my daughter. The boards and staff of RZIM Africa do not align with your opinions. I have a second account to promote my music and confirmed that. (Zacharias' wife Margie did not say, however, that Thompson would be released from her non-disclosure agreement. Just pointing out that youre using Luke 12:2-4 way out of context, as most people do. Margaret Reynolds is the wife of Ravi Zacharias, an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist.