Another thing: There really are issues with a pedophile at the church. Malm’s passive-aggressive approach to the matter — which is often his approach to conflict — just doesn’t cut it in this day and age of church scandal.
Nor is 24/7 access by parishioners to the building a great idea. Everyone and their twin brother has keys to interior doors. It’s a huge building and offers way too many chances to be alone with a child. But the attitude of entitlement by parishioners means this is a problem that’s never going to be fixed.
In fact, tbe theft of laptops from the school library happened when a parishioner used a family member’s keys to access the library after hours. So there’s plenty of warning that things need to change but no real leadership; the only leadership Malm has shown is his effort to discredit critics by saying that they are mentally ill and dangerous—-approaches that show his lack of pastoral ethics, and which guarantee that both the school and the church will continue to decline.
Lindsey’s efforts, and Leslie Malm’s various lies, simply add credence to these conclusions and undercut Bob’s carefully crafted mythology about how his is a close family.
In short, the place is coming unraveled is very public fashion. Which is a shame, because most people there are really, really nice.
FYI, I was a member there for a little over two years—a move I deeply regret.
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