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I initially wanted to championship this "A Tale of 2 Phelps"--which I remember is catchy, but lots of people might non realize WHICH Phelps I am talking about.

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Bob Jones University is currently pretending that Fred Phelps did not go to their schoolhouse. Is that FUNNY or what? I can call up when they would take been proud, simply demonstrating at the funerals of Elizabeth Edwards and Steve Jobs? Even too embarrassing for BJU!

At left, courtesy of fabulous Camille Lewis (BJU-purge victim), is Fred Phelps' 1948 yearbook photo from Bob Jones University. Although they can try to hide their nasty history, they Tin'T erase old yearbooks owned by students.

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Let'south backtrack. When did I beginning larn most the infamous Bob Jones University Memory Hole?

I distinctly remember driving to work (in the very late 90s or very early OOs) and hearing on local talk radio that Bob Jones IV, BJU heir credible, had been arrested for drunken driving in "the DC metro expanse." This would exist during his cursory stint at Marvin Olasky's influential WORLD magazine, headquartered in DC. I remember cackling in glee [ane] and telling several people almost it. This fact was likewise mentioned briefly (one or 2 lines, at nigh) in the Greenville News, since I promptly went snooping for information technology. (I Now know I should have cut it out and saved it, but I did not yet realize the Retentivity Pigsty was in operation.)

At this time, I was borderline Opus Dei myself (saints preserve us) and was in the grip of that Onetime Time Religion, like really actually erstwhile. I considered Protestants heretics, and the more than Protestant, the more heretical. Since I alive in Jesusland (see map HERE), this gave me Major Attitude. I was in the religious minority, and I enjoyed it.

I would compare my self-righteous pseudo-Opus-Dei fizz to the aforementioned buzz I got from being a Maoist for a few scant months (nobody lasts long under the Chairman)... it'southward a feeling of certitude that I oft miss, now that I am not certain about then many things. Beingness existentially certain takes a lot of the hesitation, defoliation and fear out of everyday life. Therefore, I totally understand the hypnotic draw of fundamentalism.

Nonetheless, I still hold BJU answerable for the fact that Greenville is but At present emerging from its status equally a cultural backwater (due to international businesses moving into the area). And our cultural-backwater-status can be laid straight at BJU's door.

Greenville Canton remains (co-ordinate to Rick Santorum) the most conservative county in the The states. This is because, as I have written before, Bob Jones University-affiliated politicos pack local GOP precinct commission meetings and depict the Republican party to the far right on both social and economic issues. If local Republicans don't genuflect at BJU, they can lose of import early-primary support. [2] It is framed as a RELIGIOUS duty (see Dominionism) to pack these meetings, every bit well as the Land party conventions. They can then easily elect each other equally delegates to the National party conventions, since they are the ones voting. They were tutored in this process decades ago (remember the Moral Majority?), and they know how it'due south done. (I wish liberals did, but alas, you CAN'T HERD liberals, one of those truisms that is all as well true.)

Short version, nosotros have a very backward expanse, with lots of nervous people that are reluctant to question BJU. No, let me amend that, SCARED. Its like that LAW AND Guild episode I saw last night, wherein someone says nigh the Mafia: Practice you lot know who you are dealing with? Indeed, BJU is the political mafia effectually here, and their tentacles attain very far. I tin't even tell you how many Letters to the Editor I have had censored, and the proper name of BOB JONES University edited out. Really. It is verboten to proper noun them, just similar the proper noun of Chiliad-d.

The statement with the editorial-page-maven e'er goes like and so: "Is it really necessary to name BJU?"

Well, I don't give a rats ass if its necessary or not, that is the Letter I WROTE and I would like it printed in its entirety.

"But you tin can make your betoken without mentioning BJU."

1) No, I tin't, since they are the ones running the joint, and 2) Can't you cut the Soviet-style repression and only impress it every bit information technology is? There are no cuss words and no libelous statements, so simply PRINT THE DAMN THING.

Ha. Are you lot kidding? Dream on, papist!

I finally understood that they were indeed In Charge of the Upstate, when this happened to me several times in succession. The one time I actually got the words Bob Jones Academy into impress (all the same heavily edited, every bit all my messages-to-the-editor accept been), they immune a TORRENT of robotic, badly-written Stepford-student responses to information technology, including ane from a self-identified Cosmic.

The kicker was when one of my letters-to-the-editor mentioned Bob Jones VI's DUI. This was germane to the topic, which was alcohol sales and the locations of bars in the city limits. BJU had released some predictable Baptist statement about alcohol as the boogeyman and in light of BJ-Four'southward arrest, I thought that was damned amusing. And I said and then.

The editor-maven demanded to know where I got this information... I exhaled in disgust and informed her, HER OWN NEWSPAPER PRINTED IT! She demanded to know when and where, and of form, not realizing this would e'er be questioned, I could non provide this information. Information technology was therefore going to exist heavily edited, and I said, you know what? Fugedaboutit.

Okay, so I finally got information technology. Every bit a failed ex-Maoist, I sure did get information technology: The Memory Hole. Unpleasant celebrated facts are ERASED by Bob Jones University, which is constantly changing its ain history. Oceania has ALWAYS been at war with Eastasia! For instance, the fact that their founder, Bob Jones Sr. was pro-KKK, is another little detail they have attempted to erase. (And they certainly don't similar it when people celebrate "Founder's Twenty-four hour period" past talking about the activities and behavior of their racist founder, whom they still won't criticize.)

And at present, I learn the fascinating (and thoroughly hidden) fact that Fred Phelps is a former pupil. This makes sense, non merely considering he is a crackpot-loony tune (which they specialize in producing over there), but also because when the GLBT Christian grouping Soulforce came to demonstrate at Bob Jones Academy (come across video in this mail service), Phelps and his people came to demonstrate against Soulforce AND Bob Jones University, which made no sense to onlookers. Expect, isn't he on their side? Why is he against BJU? Huh?

And now, we understand. Apparently, an old grudge against Dad. (What would Freud say?)

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I first saw the mention of Fred, when another Phelps (apparently no relation, simply I wouldn't be surprised if that fact had been carefully deep-sixed also) was appointed to the BJU Board. Many angry tweets informed me that Charles Phelps, a sincere rape apologist, is the Homo of the Hr.

And WOW, is he ever.

Some background:

Once upon a time at that place was 15-year-erstwhile Tina Dooley. Tina was babysitting for 39-year-onetime Ernest Willis, a boyfriend church member at the Trinity Baptist Church in Concord, New Hampshire. Unfortunately, according to constabulary, Willis was a degenerate who liked to rape teenage girls.

Tina ended up meaning by her assailant. But instead of turning Willis in — or tuning him up behind the church. Pastor Charles Phelps had a ameliorate way to deal with the girl's rape.

Tina and church building members say Phelps forced Tina to stand before the congregation and repent for the 'sin' of getting raped. According to some Tina, Willis (pictured top) offered to send her out of state to become an ballgame. He also offered to punch her in the stomach actually hard in hopes of inducing a miscarriage, thus saving himself a Planned Parenthood bill.

Pastor Phelps decided that neither of those options were very Biblical. So, Phelps made arrangements to send her to friends from a church building Phelps had previously been the youth pastor in Colorado. Plainly, with her mother'south consent, Tina was off to Colorado to have her baby.

Police initially investigated her case, but say the probe went cold when police were unable to locate Tina.

Thirteen years later, Tina (Dooley) Anderson was located living with her hubby and iii children in Arizona.

Willis at present admits he had sexual practice with Tina, but says it was consensual. Pastor Phelps claims he reported the assault to the cops dorsum in 1997, but they weren't interested in pursuing the example, which pretty much sounds similar baloney.

This incident was fifty-fifty the subject of an ABC 20/20 bear witness.

And now, Charles Phelps is on the BJU board... they should all become along just fine!

For their part, BJU is claiming Chuck Phelps was on the board before the accusations, which is more than bullshit, easily proven this fourth dimension. [4] (The ex-BJU people, familiar with the Memory Hole, salve everything, and God Anoint them.)

More information on Bob Jones University'due south installation of a known rape apologist on their board:

I Support Tina Anderson (contains petition to remove Phelps)

Millstones most the neck (a must-read, to sympathize the psychological dynamic of the identify)

How Pastor Chuck Phelps "Church Disciplined" a 15-Yr-Old Meaning Rape Victim (The well-timed period)

Illegal sexual corruption policy at Bob Jones University (Sharper Iron) [Edit: this is a fundamentalist forum, and at least one person has asked that I postal service a warning hither, notifying readers of this fact.--DD added x:47pm Nov 4, 2011]

Dear Board: Aid Chuck Chuck (contains all the email addresses you need!)

It will be interesting to see how they dig themselves out of the Retentiveness Hole this time. If nix else, it sends a articulate message to Christian parents: It'southward open season on your sweet, immature, virginal daughters at BJU.

Are you certain you want to send them in that location?

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1) Equally an alcoholic, I have earned the right to express joy when people get busted for anything related to alcohol consumption. (The first step is admitting you lot have a problem!) Especially regarding an institution that does not allow its students to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, allow alone have AA on campus.

What Practice you expect, in that example? Alcoholism is no respecter of persons... and that includes relatives of the founder. Get a clue.

ii) It is instructive to read the listing of "notable BJU graduates", which includes greedy pension-collector Senator David Thomas, Terry Haskins (former Speaker Pro Tempore, South Carolina House of Representatives), Tim LaHaye (co-writer of LEFT Backside novel series), Senator Tim Hutchinson, Congresswoman Wendy Nanney, Congressman Sam Rohrer, Walter Fremont (((screams))) and various other conservative busybodies.

Render under Caesar? Not hardly. Do non underestimate their political influence.

Honorary degree recipients include: John Ashcroft, old SC governor David Beasley, Lindsey Graham, Jesse Helms, Lester Maddox, Ian Paisley, Chiang Kai-shek, Strom Thurmond (of course) and George Wallace.

iii) Some time ago, I read an emotionally-wrenching account of a covered-upwards sexual assault at BJU, that I tin't notice now. Possibly it has been deleted since. I do call up that she was in the Art Department, if that rings whatsoever bells.

4) EDIT: Charles Phelps was, and and so wasn't, on the BJU board. (He currently is.) The rather suspicious timeline, in which he is on and and then off, and so back on the BJU board, is on Camille's blog, with screen-capture bear witness. --DD added eight:45pm Nov 4, 2011.

5) EDIT: Fred Phelps has been added to the Wikipedia page of BJU'due south "notable persons", patently since last night. ;) That was when I inspected it final, during an internet conversation nigh Agnes Moorehead, too mentioned. (Although she played a famous witch on Tv, her coin was good enough for the Jones boys!)

They have decided to cop to Fred Phelps after all, simply only after calling him crazy. Oh well, ameliorate belatedly than never!--DD added ane:14pm Nov v, 2011.

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