“I just don’t know how my story and perspective can possibly fit in with the narrative you’ve developed,” Dean continued. He also said he was skeptical about being well-represented as a podcast guest. “I’m afraid I don’t trust that I’d be represented well even if you were interested in having ‘the other side’ told.”
The former communications director and spokesperson for Mars Hill Church said he hopes to share his perspective soon, but believes it is better suited to do so on his own blog or podcast. Dean said, “Your episodes so far have been littered with misinformation and half-truths and assertions that go unchecked. It’s enough to warrant an episode-by-episode response if I ever find the time.”
Justin Dean Explains Misinformation He’s Hearing
A conversation that stemmed from Dean’s Twitter post involved a commenter calling the Twitter thread “gross” and said Dean proved Driscoll’s toxic influence he had on his staff. “Not speaking against what Driscoll did is an abdication of your responsibility and complicity in it,” the commenter said. Dean responded by asking what Driscoll did. “So far, all I’ve heard people say is that he yelled at people and was arrogant. And that he did some sermons and wrote a book that talked about sex. And that our complementarian and reformed views are abusive because they don’t treat women equally in their view.”
Dean’s commenter replied, “What did he do? You’ve got to be kidding me. Let’s start with abuse of his power, intimidation, egomania. Now let’s go into using church funds to get his book to a bestseller, which is full of misogyny, also encouraging women to get their husbands to church through oral sex.”
