May the Lord get the glory for all of this! 9. Just thought you should know. Zacharias spoke about the importance of physical safeguards to protect my integrity, but the Miller & Martin report notes that As the architect of those physical safeguards, Mr. Zacharias well knew how to elude them.. Understand things can be deleted or destroyed! You will win. Zacharias was the author of more than thirty books on Christianity, He also hosted the radio . She kept it a strong secret. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. "God gave us the greatest apologist of this century," Vice President Mike Pence said in May at a memorial for Zacharias that was watched live by more than 1.2 million people around the world . Hi Julie L..I agree wholeheartedly. . M&M didnt get paid more to find dirt and RZIM didnt want them too. During the crisis, however, Davis has taken on more of the day-to-day management of RZIM, personally putting her name to all internal and external communication. In the end, the lawyers said we are confident that we uncovered sufficient evidence to conclude that Mr. Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct, though the investigation was not exhaustive. Several people inside the ministry said vice president Abdu Murray suggested enlisting a rough ex-cop to track down the accusers and uncover information the ministry could use to discredit them. , had received frequent text messages from a therapist who had often helped Ravi with his back, expressing love, respect, and support for the Zacharias family. In this video, I share 3 THINGS . Who Will Pay for the SBCs Abuse Reforms Over the Long Term? The woman from the spas told CT she didnt expect anything from RZIM. You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean" (Matthew 23:25-27). I believe each of us bear a degree of responsibility for what weve all been blind to, what weve unwittingly enabled, what weve not spoken against, and what weve allowed to go on and continue, Sam Allberry, one of the speakers, told colleagues in the UK. Having experienced this helps me understand the deep-roots of denial Margie seems to be experiencing, though this is not righteousness exemplified showing humility and grace to the victims and makes her complicit to RZs crimes. However, Margie Zachariass statement that there is no evidence at all to support those allegations is remarkable to say the least, given the amount of evidence that exists. To donate, Abdu Murrays Unnamed Board Challenges Apologists Findings That Hes Disqualified, Apologetics Ministry Started by Ravi Zacharias Daughter Shutting Down, Billionaire Charged with Massive Stock Fraud May be Donor for Ravi Zacharias 2017 Lawsuit, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8sdPQZpWI, Eden Village Ministry Aims to End Homelessness Through Tiny Home Communities, Gateway Seminary to Fund Short-Term Mission Trips for All Students, Vineyard Pastor Resigns, Wont Cooperate With Probe Into Sons Alleged Misconduct, Why Businessman Peter Chung Matters for the Future of The Kings College. My counsel to him was to address the real issues like the suicide note, the $250k NDA, etc. Old fashioned Irish call any clergy Dr. Toward that end, the site requires that people use their full name when commenting. The Lord is doing this, and what will be left over is what God wants to be left over.. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. Staff members inside RZIM say the ministrythe largest apologetics organization in the worldplans to dramatically downsize to as few as 10 US apologists and a few international speakers, supported by a small staff. Image: Illustration by Mallory Rentsch / Source Image: Courtesy of RZIM. While he told his staff that his real mistake in the Thompson matter was not alerting someone that he was receiving photographs of another woman, we have no indication that he ever went to RZIM management or its Board on the more than 200 occasions he received photographs of women during and after the Thompson matter, the report says. The late apologists estate refused investigators requests to lift a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) to allow the Thompsons to speak about what happened. On May 6, Zacharias paid tribute to his wife on the eve of their wedding anniversary tweeting, 48 years ago she gave me her hand in marriage. When I first heard about this, I was very upset and angry with Ravi Zacharias.. then as days went by, I got to thinking. In the real world we even have evangelical rugby players! Certainly not an apology. On February 18, the board of RZIM Canada released a statement announcing their intention to close operations. Even before the reports release on Thursday evening, RZIM leadership had shifted to reduce the involvement of the Zacharias family. It has to be a setup. The credibility of the recent allegations led them to scrutinize RZIM's statements about Zacharias's settlement of a 2017 lawsuit with the woman who said he groomed her into sending him . Opinion: What is Revivaland is it Happening at Asbury? https://rzim.org.za/. Nathan Zacharias, son of the late apologist Ravi Zacharias, said he will continue to defend his father's name and legacy with whatever force necessary. Zacharias attempted to cover-up the affair and threatened - so it seems - to commit suicide if the woman . Her title is Chief Cultural Officer? At the start of the new year, RZIM was bracing for a split. God also is in your side. I had to explain how those things work too. I have posted the statement of sorrow and regret by the board of RZIM Africa below: The board of directors denied Ravis legacy but not financial legacy he left. Margie Zacharias, the widow of the disgraced apologist Ravi Zachariasand former board member and chief cultural officer for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)has broken her silence regarding her late husbands alleged sexual abuse. that he has posted his mothers email on his blog, Defending Ravi, at her request, saying she remains convinced of my Dads innocence and is glad for people to know why. I defend you and other victims and the LORD defends you more. And I really think that will shed light one way or the other! Why oh why oh why was this INTERNATIONAL group of firms managed so APPALLINGLY badly a VERY bad witness. Inspite of my strong views of Ravi Zacharias being guilty I can honestly say I would LOVE to be found wrong and it turns out to totally false about Ravi Zacharias! Baughman blogged on Zachariass false statements about academic credentials, the sexting allegations, and the subsequent lawsuit. In her email, Margie Zacharias explains how she started going through Ravi's belongings as she was given 90 days by RZIM to leave their house and "wanted to be certain that nothing was left of Ravi that anyone could take and twist and create a story to use against him". May God expose the true identity of those who are behind this. He has made them look silly: why dont they like that? Whoah, theres actually a defending Ravi site? I feel sorry for the victims, having to deal with the abuse and then all this crap. His wife stood up for him at that trial! Plus texts and emails can be deleted! If this was published on a public Facebook page, why is it in the format of an email sent to Julie Roys? Yes, somedays are harder (think Holidays) than others but Gods grace is sufficient. Feb. 11, 2021. Nathan Zacharias, son of the late disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, has posted his first blog in seven months to explain that his recent silence is not due to him having changed his mind about his father's character. Dear Ms. Blue, Thank you for your statement and courage. The Story Behind the Ravi Zacharias Allegations (Part 1): Lawsuits, NDAs, and Email Threads. Have any of the accusers filed civil or criminal law suits against RZIM? And, fun fact, though they took a public stance in breaking with the organization in February of 2020, they continued to accept their regular funding from them through the end of the fiscal year, which would have ended Sept 30, 2020. Zacharia after migrating to Canada with his family attended Ontario Bible College (now Tyndale University) where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1972. Margie Zacharias, wife of disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, denies that her deceased husband was guilty of spiritual and sexual abusedespite extensive evidence to the contrary. I can never repay you, Margie. , even though it had been promised to her after her husbands death for as long as she wanted to live there. Posts are made by RZIM, the ministry Ravi founded in 1984 that continues to. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. The board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries reacted to a report detailing how leaders turned a blind eye to Zacharias' misdeeds for years and spent nearly $1 million to defend the late apologist against allegations of sexual . Why dont they want to do their apologetics any more? The RZIM boards statement acknowledges that it has fallen gravely short and expresses regret that we allowed our misplaced trust in Ravi to result in him having less oversight and accountability than would have been wise and loving.. Margie Zacharias: There Is Not One Whit of Evidence to Support Claims Margie Zacharias, wife of disgraced apologist. Margie Zacharias' defense of her husband flies in the face of an investigation by the law firm Miller & Martin . His statement is Biblically illiterate and poorly reasoned. Multiple speakers and RZIM staff members left the ministry during the course of the investigation, concerned about top officials initial response to the allegations. We have been able to operate as one organization in practice for over 35 years, however, in a time of crisis such as ours, this has caused some of our boards to need to exercise decisions separate from the HQ and International Board in order to make what they feel are the best decisions for their entity, Davis wrote. The Correspondence. Have mercy. While the report did not interview sources abroad, investigators uncovered evidence that Zacharias routinely met massage therapists when he traveled. Oh I know there is ways to bring it back up. After the Thompson case, the investigators noticed that Zacharias did a better job of deleting his messages in ways that could not be detected or uncovered. In her letter, it sounded like she was implying people who take metamucil dont commit sex crimes. It was always clear that could be done without Ravi. Dear Friends, Many of you know that I have had serious back issues and struggled after two surgeries. Nathan Zacharias, the son of the late apologist Ravi Zacharias spoke out on social media regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct which have been mounting against his father who died last spring. He would often arrange for massage treatments in his hotel room when he was likely alone, the report said. If RZ repented of about 5% of what he did, Im not to sure that will help him very much. Margie Zacharias, Ravi's widow, resigned from the board and the ministry in January, while her daughter Sarah Davis stepped down as board chair but remains CEO. Substantial news coverage immediately followed from both religious and nonreligious outlets (Christianity Today, RNS, Washington Post, New York Times), so you know news outlets were given the report earlier but agreed to wait to publish until RZIM was ready. I feel bad for them but they really need to not make entitled public statements that presents themselves as victims from boogeymen out for the family (except big sister.still CEO) and takes away from real victims. I will make this my last reply to this particular writing. Thanks for that information. On Dec. 3, 2017, Zacharias issued a statement condemning Thompson as an extortionist and declaring his innocence: "In my 45 years of marriage to Margie, I have never engaged in any inappropriate behavior of any kind." But data show the next day he received a photo from a Malaysian woman with whom he had a relationship. By Julie Roys April 21 2021 Margie Zacharias, the widow of the disgraced apologist Ravi Zachariasand former board member and chief cultural officer for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)has broken her silence regarding her late husband's alleged sexual abuse. Some senior apologists in RZIM think national separation is the only way to preserve parts of the ministry that are doing good work. In March 2020, a spokesperson for Zacharias announced that he had been diagnosed with sarcoma, rare cancer that affects the bone and soft tissue. Why would victims address the predator as most precious Mr. Ravi Ji and my dear Mr. Ravi Ji? I know of a church trial for a preacher I know guilty of adultery. We support you. He had the chance to be heard. Red heart #HappyAnniversary., Zacharias joked in May 2018 on Twitter that his wedding to Reynolds was similar to the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Much of the abuse uncovered by investigators took place around massage, which Zacharias relied on to treat a chronic back injury. Of course he hid evidence. According to a press release from the ministry, which was written by his daughter Sarah, Zacharias and Reynolds had recently celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. As The Roys Report reported in October, the house in which Ravi and Margie Zacharias lived was bought in 2018 by an LLC managed by an RZIM executive.RZIM's 990s also state that RZIM provided a "housing allowance or residence for personal use" to Ravi and Margie Zacharias. And for those who say, you ought to hear both sides! So so sad really. Sign up for our newsletter: [ This article is also available in As a woman that has endured the pain of having an unfaithful spouse I can empathize with what Margie is going through, and at the same time feel angered by her words on behalf of the victims. Those of you who have seen me in public have no idea what Im like in private, Zacharias told his supporters in a talk he gave about a year before he died, in a recording shared with CT. God does. Zacharias rose . She resigned her position on staff and the . Here is just a small sample, but there are much more . Zacharias warned the womana fellow believerif she ever spoke out against him, she would be responsible for millions of souls lost when his reputation was damaged. We urge you to sign up to receive our FREE need to read articles. Infidelity is traumatic for a spouse, there is a good video here if anyone wants to understand why: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8sdPQZpWI. That preliminary statement was very disturbing, but the twelve-page final report released late yesterday, February 11, is horrific. I think it takes a complete fool to leave stuff behind! It is no doubt shocking and distressing to consider claims that ones spouse was a sexual predator. I understand what it is like to have your companion pass away. Ravi Zacharias and Margaret Reynolds pictured together on Christmas Day 2019. The global Christian ministry founded by the late Ravi Zacharias said Wednesday it will suspend fundraising, lay off 60% of its staff and overhaul its mission in the wake of revelations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with massage therapists and carried on many amorous extramarital relationships via texts and email. NO WAY. The case was settled in November 2017. However, we also recognize that in situations of prolonged abuse, there often exist significant structural, policy, and cultural problems. A lot of betrayed women go to great lengths to overlook or not believe that their spouse is not faithful to them because it is a huge threat to their own value as a person in their perception. . Require that independent experts check devices of your husband to verify when pictures of naked women were loaded. , Observing that her husband had not been an organized person, Margie Zacharias said she went through suitcases, papers, drawers, cards, receipts, and money. The ministry, which has employed Zacharias's wife and his three children and is now led by his daughter, said through the board statement that it has hired prominent victim advocate Rachael . It is with profound grief that we recognize that because we did not believe the Thompsons and both privately and publicly perpetuated a false narrative, they were slandered for years and their suffering was greatly prolonged and intensified. In a statement released Sunday, December 3, 2017, Zacharias says he first met the couple in October 2014 while he was speaking at a conference in Canada. So the ministry must own it. Official Facebook account of the late Ravi Zacharias (1946-2020). One thing did change, though. As an abuse survivor from my pastor father, my mother is steeped in denial as well- she through me under the bus to be complicit to the crimes of her husband because acknowledging the truth would rock her world to dust. There could be many different reasons for Margie to defend Ravi, but if people think about it from her perspective this is probably extremely humiliating for her. . CRN offers a lifeline to conservative people of faith. The secret of Zachariass abuse started to unravel the day of his funeral in May 2020. This week, she believes God answered her prayer. . (3) It is nothing unusual for a preachers wife to stand by her man even though guilty of sex sins! The unnamed ministry board of Abdu Murray, former senior vice president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), is reportedly challenging the conclusion, The Lighten Groupa new apologetics ministry started by Ravi Zacharias daughter and several former RZIM speakershas announced its shutting down less than, A Christian billionaire charged with running a multibillion-dollar stock fraud is the man who funded Ravi Zacharias 2017 lawsuit against Lori Anne. Teach us to sit with the pain of the many women who have been broken and wounded by the devastating actions of Ravi Zacharias. Let others claiming to represent God take warning. A multimillion-dollar ministry built in one mans name and on his reputation would never admit the truth of his secrets, she thought. You may have been blocked by both of them, which would hide their accounts from you. I do get Nathan Zacharias Defending Ravi and I did read it! Why? It is liabless to print such a report and they could easily sued for a false report! . It was just a matter of telling the truth for God, other victims and my daughter. Defending Ravi Website: https://defendingravi.wordpress.com/M&M Report: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rzimmedia.rzim.org/assets/downloads/Report-of-Inve. Ravi Zacharias, who died of cancer on May 19, 2020, at age 74, is survived by Margie, his wife of 48-years; his three children:Sarah, the Global CEO of RZIM, Naomi, Director of Wellspring International, and Nathan, RZIM's Creative Director for Media; and five grandchildren. RZIMs Canadian branch suspended fundraising efforts and donation collection through April, while the UK-based Zacharias Trust is threatening to split if RZIM does not apologize to victims and institute major reforms. In an article published by The Roys Report Margie Zacharias's email was posted in a Facebook group called "Friends who like Ravi Zacharias." She also added there was "absolutely nothing to support the claims being made or the charges against him." The RZIM board released a statement alongside the investigation. There is plenty of paper shredders out there to hide unwanted documents! One year on from the death of disgraced evangelist Ravi Zacharias, his daughter Sarah and son Nathan released dramatically different public statements about the sexual misconduct allegations against their father. I believe all of the women that have come forward and I also can believe that Margie probably did not find paper evidence of Ravis infidelity, (unfaithful spouses are often very careful to cover their tracks-especially if they have a lot to lose) but she is clearly in denial to refuse to accept the other evidence. He denied himself every single day in order to fulfill his calling and be pleasing to the Lord. As far as she could tell, this atheist blogger was the only one who cared that Zacharias had sexually abused people and gotten away with it. By now she has given her everything. If one takes care not to be deceived by Nathans pretended tone its clear to me he is pointing his finger at the trustees and the Oxford clique that fronted Ravi (Ravi was clever but his apologetics, apparently the main product, were flimsy ramblings). Zacharias is unlikely to have "groomed" a 40 year-old adult. The accounts raise questions about a potential pattern of sexual harassment by Zacharias. A 12-page report released Thursday by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) confirms abuse by Zacharias at day spas he owned in Atlanta and uncovers five additional victims in the US, as well as evidence of sexual abuse in Thailand, India, and Malaysia. Miller & Martin attorneys Lynsey Barron and William Eiselstein, hired by RZIM to investigate, interviewed 50 witnesses and examined phones Zacharias used from 2014 to 2018. I feel disappointed in myself and others who could have pushed harder against the tides of submissive loyalty to demand better answers earlier, as there is no part of the evangelical creed that honours cowardice or sacrifices conscience, Dan Paterson, the former head of RZIM in Australia, wrote on Facebook Wednesday night. She now proves herself further to be an active accomplice in abuse, deception, and treachery; old habits die hard. Then he said they have a ton of cash due to an insurance policy on RZ. But Zacharias, who has been married to his wife Margie for 45 years, said what started with friendly correspondence after meeting a couple at a speaking event in Canada escalated when the wife started sending 'extremely inappropriate pictures of herself unsolicited'. Just a question; so we have passed judgement on a dead man, with charges brought by un-named persons, advocated for by a secular, third party law firm! And of course youre right. Margaret Reynolds is the wife of Ravi Zacharias, an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist. As The Roys Reportreported in October, the house in which Ravi and Margie Zacharias lived was bought in 2018 by an LLC managed by an RZIM executive. Have mercy. Great! She sorted pain medication, pens and watches, and the bag of crosses he gave to every therapist who helped him and which have been used against him, called expensive gifts used to bribe or groomIm not even sure what that is. In March 2016, he posted a photo of he and Reynolds together with the caption, Always a delight when my wife, Margie, is with me on the road. Where were these accusers when me-too was an unstoppable movement a few years ago? The Lord has never forsaken me and He is by my side. So I am sure they had to make sure of their facts! A woman . Here is my stand. Zacharias also wrote that prior to the couples wedding, there had been a sanitation worker strike in Toronto that had last weeks. The couple had three children, Sarah, Nathan and Naomi, in addition to five grandchildren. Another possibility is that it was written to family members with the intention for someone to leak it. Teach us to sit with the pain of the continued brokenness of humanity which we see when men act in sinful ways, offending the image of God in the other, and abusing women sexually, physically, emotionally and spiritually. . Good to hear the other side as well. Margie Zacharias email was posted in a Facebook group called, Friends who like Ravi Zacharias. The email was also forwarded to me by a former RZIM director. Real Experts should question all female accusers and all naked women if they know Ravi Zacharias I really hope Ravis family will initiate another investigation. Dont be afraid of the harmful former collaborators and evangelical Christians churches of USA. RZIM announced it is bringing in victims advocate Rachael Denhollander to educate the board and leadership on sexual abuse and advise them on best practices going forward. Davis wrote in a ministry-wide email that RZIM asked for a modification to the NDA for the purpose of the investigation, but the organization has no authority over the estate, which is controlled by her mother, Margie Zacharias. He claimed Sara only partially believes the report. Zacharias died on May 19 at 74 following a battle with cancer. One last thing. Luke 12:2-4 Did he have OFFICES at either RZIM ministries or elsewhere? This theme is continued in Chapter 12 and establishes religious hypocrisy as the context for the statement in Luke 12:2-4. Margie Zacharias, the wife of the late apologist Ravi Zacharias, said she doesn't believe that her husband was guilty of spiritual and sexual abuse. There might even be a different storage spot she doesnt know about, although I doubt it. He was involved in Christian apologetics for a period spanning more than forty years. But may this be a stark lesson and warning to us all lest we fall! That is well-spoken. The real issue is they should have done it while Ravi was alive. His ministry, preparing to downsize in the wake of a new investigation, expresses regret for misplaced trust in a leader who used his esteem to conceal his sexual misconduct. . Nathan (apart from about the phones) and Margie are saying very different things. A post shared by Ravi Zacharias (@ravizacharias) on Feb 19, 2020 at 11:16am PST. That woman went on to send him nude pictures as well. Ezekiel asks the question, "Can these dead bones live?" RZIM calculated to hide the credential nonsense behind this sort of thing just like the latest sri red herring, cloaking a deception Ravi doesnt know whether to inflate or puncture, not being sure of any of his views about anything anyway. Finally after my first wife passed due to cancer in 2008 her Mother got progressively worse! Did someone give him a chance to get a career? Christian Rocker Posts Stunning Response to Recent Apostasy of Christian Leaders, Chicago Radio Host & a Former Bodyguard Say James MacDonald Asked Them to Arrange Murders, James MacDonald Took Millions from Harvest & Now Demands Broadcast Ministry, Mancow Airs Shocking Comments By James MacDonald: My Response. He also maintained multiple phones at all times, kept them on a different wireless plan than RZIM, and never used the wireless network at the office. Ravi reportedly died on Tuesday, May 19, two months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with cancer.