In my role with Our Stories Untold, I have the privilege of knowing that in response to our Call to Action there are people all over the continent who are voicing their concern to those in positions of Mennonite authority about the way Mennonite institutions are responding to Luke Hartman’s abuse of Lauren Shifflett. Many of you reading this are those people. But, since such conversations tend to happen privately, you don’t often get to experience the sense of support and momentum that comes with seeing that you are not alone in speaking up. And, when such conversations remain entirely private, those who would like to believe that the numbers of concerned Mennonites are small, or that only those on the fringes of the Mennonite church believe there is a problem, are free to assume so. But, our voices are many, and they are diverse, and they are strong. Today, a Mennonite who is a professor of psychology at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, Dwight Krehbiel, is making that clear. He is publicly posting his response to our Call to Action – a letter of concern written to Mennonite Church USA Moderator, Patty Shelly. Here’s what else Dr. Krehbiel has to say about why he decided to go public: […]
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