Robert Sumner

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Robert Sumner

Hyles exposé: a primary source does not "confirm truth" - it's simply another claim

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==Hyles exposé==
==Hyles exposé==


In 1989, Sumner received some attention for criticizing [[Jack Hyles]] when he wrote a story in ''The Biblical Evangelist,'' titled "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told". The article accused Hyles of sexual scandals, financial misappropriation and doctrinal errors.{{cite web|last=Hirsley|first=Michael|title=Charges All Lies, Hammond Pastor Says|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/05/28/charges-all-lies-hammond-pastor-says/|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=8 July 2010|date=28 May 1989}}It should be noted that the online version of the story contains a hyperlink error, in that the link to the last chapter (Chapter 9) incorrectly links to the prior chapter (Chapter 8). However, the PDF version contains all nine chapters from the original.
In 1989, Sumner received some attention for criticizing [[Jack Hyles]] when he wrote a story in ''The Biblical Evangelist,'' titled "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told". The article accused Hyles of sexual scandals, financial misappropriation and doctrinal errors.{{cite web|last=Hirsley|first=Michael|title=Charges All Lies, Hammond Pastor Says|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/05/28/charges-all-lies-hammond-pastor-says/|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=8 July 2010|date=28 May 1989}}It should be noted that the online version of the story contains a hyperlink error, in that the link to the last chapter (Chapter 9) incorrectly links to the prior chapter (Chapter 8). However, the PDF version contains all nine chapters from the original. These charges were denied by Hyles who deemed them to be lies. However, in 2012 Hyles's daughter, Linda [Hyles] Murphrey, claimed the charges against her father were true, and that she considered her father the leader of a cult.{{cite web|last=Murphrey|first=Linda|title=Linda Murphrey - From Cult to Courage|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdtxM0rD86I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/pdtxM0rD86I |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018|date=21 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}

These charges were denied by Hyles who deemed them "lies". Hyles' daughter, Linda [Hyles] Murphrey, confirmed in 2012 the truth of charges against her father, and that she considered her father the leader of a "cult." She speaks of this in a TEDx Talk.{{cite web|last=Murphrey|first=Linda|title=Linda Murphrey - From Cult to Courage|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdtxM0rD86I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/pdtxM0rD86I |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2018|date=21 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}


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