Protesters Call For Pastor Mark Driscoll's Resignation After Multiple Scandals At Mars Hill Church

[hrmjustin]

Yasmine Hafiz





In an interesting departure from the norm, parishioners of Pastor Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill megachurch gathered outside its doors in Bellevue, Washington, on Sunday, to ask their leader to repent of his sins. The church, which was founded in 1996, has claimed to have as many as 14,000 members.

Driscoll has come under fire for multiple scandals this past year, the most recent of which centered around his admission that he posted vulgar and misogynistic comments on the church's online forum fourteen years ago under the pseudonym William Wallace II. He provoked further ire when he said in a video apology that he was confused about how to make amends because he believed that most of his critics were anonymous. Since then, a Facebook group has been made for people critical of his behavior to publicly make their point. They organized the protest on Sunday, carrying signs that declared, "WE ARE NOT ANONYMOUS" and "Question Mark."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/05/pasotr-mark-driscoll-resign_n_5651088.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

[Htom Sirveaux]

1. This! This! More of this!

Making an example of Driscoll would either make other misogynistic pastors reconsider their beliefs, or set a precedent that empowers other congregations to get rid of the ones that won't reconsider.

(Or on the cynical side: it will teach other pastors not to get caught putting down their misogyny in such vivid written terms).

[hrmjustin]

2. Agreed! Pastors need to be held accountable for their words. n/t.