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For more than a month, contributions have been made which have drastically overhauled the article by removing properly cited, and objective information on the history and organization of this Christian denomination. It almost seems a bit more promotional, rather than unbiased by providing an objective understanding. I would propose this is a minor challenge as one of the main contributors is also a Pentecostal, though this cannot be used to deduct them as acting in bad faith. However, there does seem to be a bad faith issue with contributing in the sense one accused other editors of disliking Chi Alpha with its mentioning in the article: "Removing accusations involving LGBT - the accusations amounted to not liking Chi Alpha because it does not pro-LGBT. Tightened language to reflect the cited sources." Until a consensus is reached, I believe it is best to revert all of those specific, seemingly dubious changes until a consensus can be held in this article page discussion. The remainder of statistical updates, alongside other citations being added are definitely wonderful. - TheLionHasSeen ( talk) 18:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
... Following multiple controversies with the LGBT community and allegations of " cult-like" personalities, [1] [2] including psychological and sexual abuses throughout the United States from 2019 to 2022, [3] [4] Chi Alpha's Texan chapters were highlighted by Christianity Today and other outlets for continuing to allow a registered sex offender as minister for more than 30 years. [5] [6] [7] In late May 2023, a pastor linked to the sex abuse scandal was dismissed from an Assemblies of God church, [8] and a Baylor University campus minister was arrested on sex abuse charges; the Baylor chapter was suspended. [9] [10] [11]
“I explained that it was really important to me … but my mentor said that they wouldn’t let me lead if I was going to tell my members that it was okay to be bisexual, to be queer,” Noel said. “They told me that I was still welcome to come to Chi Alpha events, but only as a member, since ‘I still have a lot to learn about the queer issue.’”
“If I had known that they would never let an openly queer affirming person be a small group leader, or ... that I would hear comparisons to pedophilia, I would have never joined,” Noel said. “They compared same-sex attraction specifically to being no different than any other sexual sin.”
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For more than a month, contributions have been made which have drastically overhauled the article by removing properly cited, and objective information on the history and organization of this Christian denomination. It almost seems a bit more promotional, rather than unbiased by providing an objective understanding. I would propose this is a minor challenge as one of the main contributors is also a Pentecostal, though this cannot be used to deduct them as acting in bad faith. However, there does seem to be a bad faith issue with contributing in the sense one accused other editors of disliking Chi Alpha with its mentioning in the article: "Removing accusations involving LGBT - the accusations amounted to not liking Chi Alpha because it does not pro-LGBT. Tightened language to reflect the cited sources." Until a consensus is reached, I believe it is best to revert all of those specific, seemingly dubious changes until a consensus can be held in this article page discussion. The remainder of statistical updates, alongside other citations being added are definitely wonderful. - TheLionHasSeen ( talk) 18:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
... Following multiple controversies with the LGBT community and allegations of " cult-like" personalities, [1] [2] including psychological and sexual abuses throughout the United States from 2019 to 2022, [3] [4] Chi Alpha's Texan chapters were highlighted by Christianity Today and other outlets for continuing to allow a registered sex offender as minister for more than 30 years. [5] [6] [7] In late May 2023, a pastor linked to the sex abuse scandal was dismissed from an Assemblies of God church, [8] and a Baylor University campus minister was arrested on sex abuse charges; the Baylor chapter was suspended. [9] [10] [11]
“I explained that it was really important to me … but my mentor said that they wouldn’t let me lead if I was going to tell my members that it was okay to be bisexual, to be queer,” Noel said. “They told me that I was still welcome to come to Chi Alpha events, but only as a member, since ‘I still have a lot to learn about the queer issue.’”
“If I had known that they would never let an openly queer affirming person be a small group leader, or ... that I would hear comparisons to pedophilia, I would have never joined,” Noel said. “They compared same-sex attraction specifically to being no different than any other sexual sin.”
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was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).