Current developments -

Just to stay up to date on Ralph Rutledge, I do not believe there has been any change in his status.

All the factual reports that I receive simply confirm the allegations of this blog and lead to the conclusion that he is NOT ready to restore to ministry.

This means that He should not be put in the position of Christian ministry to groups or individuals until his status changes.  I am told that he has sought renewed status within the PAOC but was not willing to enter into full accountabiity.

At the moment he has not renounced his sexual sin patterns, has not dealt with the root issues and has not entered into accountability relationships to keep him on a straight and narrow path.

I still believe it is not wise to use laying of of hands prayer for him or receive it from him.  There is a danger of transference of spirits by laying on of hands.  The predator in him may use close contact through prayer to make inappropriate advances toward men.

He still looks like the 'Golden Boy' on the outside.  My fear is that there is a wolf in sheep clothing on the inside.

We need to pray that the situation come to light.  That victims receive an apology and that the abuser become contrite.  God is at work in us in in Christ Jesus exposing evil and bring everything to light.

Shine Jesus Shine.

February 2013:  No change in status and reports continue to confirm the allegations and suspicions in this blog.  Second hand report from former secretary of Good Samaritan Church apparently said that it is all true but that those reporting the facts may be subject to legal action from Ralph Rutledge.  

The Predator Spirit in the Wolf in Sheep clothing

I have come to understand how strong is what I call the "Predator spirit" in a person.  This spirit is completely in the background while the good Christian is in the foreground.  But when there is an opportunity to devour a sheep and get away with it, then is when the Predator emerges.

Choosing the right victim:

1.  Too weak to Resist

The wounded and vulnerable sheep is selected so that they will not bring the matter to light in the future.  They lack the confidence to speak up or resist.

2.  Easily Intimidated to Keep quiet

The wounded and vulnerable sheep is easily intimidated and can be brought into submission if they try to bring these matters to light.  There are reports that Ralph Rutledge will phone anyone, young Christian men,  who begins to talk about sexual encounters with him.  He does not suffer exposure easily.

3.  So wounded that they Lack Credibility

The wounded and vulnerable sheep may be someone who is not credible, so that, if they try to bring matters to light, they can be easily discounted.

4.  Wolf can Manipulate them with their own Guilt

A christian young man will feel very guilty about the sexual sin that the pastor/wolf has lead them into.  The guilt and confusion will keep them quiet.

5.  Deep Shame wounding will block attempts to expose the Pastor/Wolf:

Shame takes away our voice - our ability and right to speak up and confront injustice.  Family upbringing of shame means that one's right to be alive is weak.  There is no way that one has the strength to confront an abuser.


There may be different types of predators.  We are mainly talking about sexual predators, about crossing people's boundaries in ways that leave the other further wounded and confused.

I cannot give you any clues, signs or signals as to who this person might be.  Of course, they themselves were abused in this way when they were vulnerable, but you do not know that.

My own evidence that Ralph Rutledge will phone someone happened when he phoned me after I began publishing about the sex scandal involving Ralph Rutledge and Queensway Cathedral.  I prefer if someone has factual information to add to this investigation that they do so in writing.  I expect the same of Ralph Rutledge not a flash phone call.

I have reported this phone call elsewhere.  My point here is that it is part of a pattern of intimidation and was not to present documented facts.  His phone call was unsuccessful in part because I know too much to believe any of his attempts to dismiss the significance of his ongoing sin.

Rutherford, the fictional representation of Rutledge in "Demons in the Sanctuary" by Mariam Bellamy, was constant in the use of intimidation.

A 'Prayerful' Seductive Approach

Some of the allegations as to how a respected pastor seduces victims is in a time of prayer.  One report alleged that Rutledge becomes uncomfortably close and a 'space invader  once you kneel down to pray.  He 'confesses' to the other and then invites them to pray for him.  What can happen at that point has been called 'Transference of spirits.'

Miriam Bellamy was warned not to pray for Ralph Rutledge by laying of of hands.  A spiritually wise woman said that she would be taking on responsibility for his behaviour if she prayed with laying of of hands.

My fear of prayer with laying of of hands is the transference of a spirit.  If, for example, there is a demonic force behind the predator behaviour - and it is very likely that this is the case - then that spirit may transfer into the victim and make them more willing to participate in a homosexual encounter that would otherwise be foreign to them.

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Soul Ties through Laying on of Hands

Mira Avoids a Soul Tie through Laying on of Hands from Chapter 20 of Demons in the Sanctuary.

The board of Good Samaritan Church is learning more and more about Pastor Ralph Rutledge until they are in shock at his immoral and unethical conduct.  They become fully convinced that they must fire him and face the irate congregation who idolize the man.

Our author is close to choking with fear and sliding back in to the depression that she had been lifted out of some years previous.  Miriam Bellamy - Mira in the book – is author of Demons in the Sanctuary.  The book is written in fictional form.  From this date on I will treat it as factual based on the testimony of many witnesses who verify that Demons in the Sanctuary is a very accurate report of the events that unfolded at Good Samaritan Church.

I took a break of almost 4 months from the reading of Demons in the Sanctuary.  I pick up the account in Chapter 20.  Miriam is processing a request from Pastor Rutledge who hoped to “kneel before Mira and invite her to pray for him.”

In the book the two women Grace and Mira are both repelled and nauseated by the idea.  For some reason the very thought of it was disquieting to both women but they did not fully understand why.  But revelation was to come from a guest speaker at the woman’s ministry meeting.

She, too, reacted with a horrified expression and said: “Don’t do it!  Don’t even think of it.”  The woman explained two dangers of such a prayer.  One is that it creates a soul-tie, a connection with him that allows a transference of an evil spirit.  The second is that by submitting to another for prayer he makes them responsible for his soul.  This may reduce their confidence in providing accountability and opposing anything unethical he does.

“Lay hands suddenly on no man” nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure, says 1Timothy 5:22.  I have been taught that a wrong spirit can transfer (transference of spirits) as we pray for another with laying on of hands.  I have been told to take care, pray and follow good discernment.

There is a danger that anyone who prays for Pastor Rutledge  with laying of of hands will fall under the power of the demons that have a stronghold in him.  Similarly if he lays hands on and prays for you.  The demons may have used this technique for seduction and transference of spirits from Ralph Rutledge to others.

The lesson here is to take care in prayer involving the laying on of hands.  Always pray for discernment (listening prayer) when invited to do this.  If there is joy or peace in your heart that is a go ahead.  If there is a big void – a big nothing – then let the opportunity pass.

Another lesson from this is “Transference of spirits.”  That needs a separate entry.