Dear friends, Several weeks ago, my sister Lauren Shifflett announced her decision not to participate in the investigation taking place at Eastern Mennonite University by D. Stafford and Associates and explained her reasons why. I support her decision fully and after being asked to submit to an interview myself, I also have decided to decline. My own full and detailed testimony was published on April 21st of this year on the public website OurStoriesUntold. I am asking DSA to please take my report into account. I often forget that so many of you do not get to see behind the scenes, that you do not know the full extent of the conversations we’ve had or actions we’ve witnessed that have led us to question and feel uncomfortable with how Mennonite institutions have responded to us. It is unfortunately not possible to review all of it with you, but here is a small glimpse into some of those conversations. Mennonite Church USA posted an article on June 14, 2016 detailing how an independent organization would be chosen. The article indicated that representatives from the three institutions (Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia Mennonite Conference, and Lindale Mennonite Church) would be involved in choosing who […]
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