Hi robycop3
I had recently ran across the website myself, and as it said, “Read this first”, I clicked on the “Reason For Exposing Gail Riplinger”:
-Here are my observations.-
This is a very interesting and telling document.
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The first charge against Mrs.Riplinger, is that she lied about the differences she pointed out in other Bibles......
“One of the first things we checked out was her claim that Isaiah 26:3 has been seriously altered in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), through the omission of words.
Riplinger stated that while the KJV reads Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee, the NASB omits the phrase “because he trusteth in thee.”
Looking at Isaiah 26:3 in the NASB, we found that it reads: The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.”
I have noticed this myself(as I looked through her book), and here is what I think has happened.
(The publishers of the NASB, have also read her book, and therefore, they made some changes to there Bible
-After all, they hold the copyright to it, and they can do whatever they want to it.-
Now this suspicion of mine, would be easy to check out.
(It was first published, in 1971)
-If someone could find a copy of the NASB published in 1971, and check to see what Isaiah 26:3 says.-
Until we do this, we can’t really call her a liar!
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Next, this document tells us, that we shouldn’t listen to her claims, because she might be lying about other aspects of her life..........
“Her vagueness brought many questions. Did she want to appear as someone important while remaining vague enough to prevent people from checking her claims for accuracy? Her credentials make her appear genuine to people.”
Since when is “vagueness”, a lie.
NOTE: Please don’t get me wrong, I am not here to defend her(or anybody):
-I am simply pointing out how much of an smear campaign this seems to be.-
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Next we see, that these people were really motivated......
“The first thing we did was run a background check on her. We were pleasantly surprised when it came through with a past address that coincided with the address on the inside cover of New Age Bible Versions, Munroe Falls, Ohio, before she relocated to Virginia, and also showed the name of her current husband. It also contained her maiden name. We knew we had the right person.
What got our attention the most, however, was that the report showed her under an “also known as” name: “Gail Ann Kaleda.” (We later learned that the E was dropped from her middle name due to a court typo on a marriage document.) If her maiden name was Ludwig and her current last name is Riplinger, then why was she once Gail Kaleda? That same sense of unease nagged in our spirits, just like it had when we saw that Nite Line video. We suspected that she had been married to another man at some point and even gave her the benefit of the doubt that she could have been a widow.
We searched through court records and found her current marriage record. Expecting to see only one previous marriage, we were rather surprised that the document declares her as previously married and divorced, twice. It answered the question of why she had been Gail Kaleda. That document led us to her second marriage record and subsequent divorce record, which in turn led us to the records for her first marriage and divorce.
Proverbs 5:3-4 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”
Are they saying, that a divorced person, can not be used by the LORD?!?!
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My favorite part:
One of the most troubling charges that I have heard about Mrs.Riplinger, is that she believes in “Double Inspiration”;
-This troubles me, because this is a False teaching, that a lot of people attribute to Peter S. Ruckman.-
If indeed this turns out to be the truth, than my opinion of Mrs.Riplinger, will change.
This document, claims to identify Mrs.Riplinger with this false teaching........
“Unfortunately, some who defend Peter S. Ruckman as a pastor, although he has also been divorced twice, also defend Gail Riplinger's divorces, despite Scriptural refutation for both.”
This is the only connection that they have found, between Mrs.Riplinger and Ruckman!
By the way, this is what a smear campaign looks like.
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Next, they keep building, upon what they have already said, and conclude.......
In early 2008, Riplinger had a chance to come clean about her hidden past. But instead of acknowledging it, she denied it. Plain and simple, she lied. One lie breeds another, and then another, and then soon more lies are needed to cover the others. Riplinger chose to hold to her pattern of dishonesty, like she had when first confronted with the untruths discovered in her books.
Donald A. Waite of “The Bible for Today”, a large supporter of Gail Riplinger, held a King James Bible Conference at Straightway Baptist Church in Princeton, New Jersey, January 10-11, 2008. The conference was broadcast via video on the Internet. During a question-and-answer session, someone emailed a question that asked if it was true that Gail Riplinger is divorced. Waite replied that his wife had recently spoken with Riplinger concerning the information and that Riplinger had denied she was ever divorced, telling Mrs. Waite that she has been “married to the same man for all these years.” Well, yes, since 1984 (24 years ago) she has been “married to the same man.” But that is not what the question had asked. But her further denial seems to confirm the concealment of her past, as well as her awareness that its scandal would cause problems for her if those pastors that trust her knew about it.
Here we have it;
Proof, that she is a liar:
“Waite replied that his wife had recently spoken with Riplinger concerning the information and that Riplinger had denied she was ever divorced.”
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Now please understand.
I am “still learning”, but what I see in this document, seems to support my charges, that Mrs.Riplinger, is the target of unfair attacks, simply because she is KJVO.
