Christian University Student Expelled for Outing Child Rape Cover-Up

[Playinghardball]

Christopher Peterman, a senior at Bob Jones University, started a Facebook page called Do Right BJU whose mission statement is "an abuse awareness and support group at Bob Jones University." Peterson's Facebook page showed the links the Christian university had with a child rape cover-up. Peterson began petitioning to ask Bob Jones University to remove Chuck Phelps from the board of trustees.

According to ABCNews.com, Chuck Phelps, a pastor of an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist church, allegedly covered up Tina Anderson's rape by sending her thousands of miles away:

Ernest Willis, a New Hampshire man accused of raping and fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl from his church in 1997, was found guilty today of three counts of forcible rape and a count of felonious sexual assault.
Willis' case drew national headlines because his victim, Tina Anderson, who gave an exclusive interview to "20/20" last month, said she was forced to confess her "sin" -- the pregnancy -- in front of their congregation at Trinity Baptist Church, an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church (IFB) in Concord, N.H. The church's then-pastor, Chuck Phelps, helped arrange for Anderson to move thousands of miles away from home to live with an IFB family and give her child up for adoption.

This Tuesday, Christopher Peterman was expelled from Bob Jones University for watching Glee, after a series of meetings with the schools officials and threats to kick him out of the university for his activity on his Facebook page.

Hear Peterman's official statement here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/26/1086504/-Bob-Jones-University-Student-Expelled-for-Watching-Glee

More information on Chuck Phelps and the Tina Anderson story can be found here here.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/new-hampshire-man-ernest-willis-found-guilty-rape-tina-anderson/story?id=13702833#.T5jndat8Dbg

[obamanut2012]

1. Good for him

Bob Jones makes Liberty look like a party school.

[ZombieHorde]

2. "she was forced to confess her "sin" -- the pregnancy -- in front of their congregation at Trini"

Fucking sick. What is wrong with these people?

[obamanut2012]

3. I saw the special on it -- well worth the watch

They probably have it available on their website.

[Initech]

9. I agree - what in the hell is wrong with these uber fundie dipshits?

[LeftinOH]

4. Agnes Moorehead left her estate to Bob Jones University

Off-topic, I know. But go figure.

[Justice wanted]

7. That is surprising. Wonder what her thought on the Dicks/The Darrens both being Gay.

Thinking about it edit: Come to think about it the few episodes where they "worked" together to help Samantha she didn't looked to thrilled maybe explains it.

[BadgerKid]

13. OT: Dick Sargent was gay, not Dick York apparently.

Source: the intertubes.

[Justice wanted]

16. OH, my mistake... Sorry. I knew Sargent was.

[longship]

5. Expelled for watching "Glee"???

Horrors! They should have locked him in the deepest dungeon and thrown away the key! Everybody knows the insidious anti-Christian plots all originate in Glee.

And don't get me started about The Big Bang Theory.

[Justice wanted]

6. BJU upholding the fine tradition of punishing the whistle blowers instead of the person or persons

doing wrong. How FUCKIN Christian.

[BobJoneser]

8. BJU's administrators thought Do Right was a joke.

Really. Seriously. They were laughing over it in faculty meetings.

[oilpro2]

10. A "Christian" university engaged in systematic repression ..

intimidation and censorship, while enjoying non-profit status.

Who could have predicted that? <sarcasm off>

[Poll_Blind]

11. This is how they eat their own and threaten the rest to keep them "in line".

PB

[Trillo]

12. Sounds like he has lots of social support.

Maybe some fine public university can step up to the plate and offer a "continuous curriculum" or something.

[backscatter712]

14. Good for him! Now he can go to a real school!

Expulsion from this bible-thumping fundamentalist "university" should be seen as a badge of honor! Especially since he spoke out against BJU's coverup of child molestation.

[Blue_Tires]

15. yeah, this is a hidden blessing for him

[Mopar151]

17. I knew a BJU grad who was a Trinity Baptist parishoner

A good guy, sane and reasonable, especially considering...... But he'd seen a good deal more of the world than most in his shoes.

"If I never see another sleazy loser in a viniyl "leather" jacket, driving a "pay-by-the-week" Cadillac and answering to Reverend or Pastor, it'll be too soon!"

But - little things he'd drop in casual conversation told me a lot about the amount of brainwashing he was subject to, and the degree of seperation from reality that some of his fellow parishoners sought.