More Plagiarism Allegations Against Mark Driscoll
Syndicated radio host Janet Mefferd sent shockwaves throughout social media when she accused megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll of plagiarism in a heated on-air exchange last week. In the last two days, however, Mefferd has turned up the heat with additional allegations. On Tuesday, she posted photocopied evidence that Driscoll borrowed material — this time, word for word — in another of his books, "Trial: 8 Witnesses From 1&2 Peter". As Mefferd’s evidence demonstrates, Driscoll published several sections from D.A. Carson’s "New Bible Commentary" without proper citation. Mefferd struck again on Wednesday, providing two additional allegations of plagiarism— both taken word-for-word from Carson’s "New Bible Commentary" and published in Driscoll’s book on 1&2 Peter. Carson has said that preachers who plagiarize are “stealing” and “deceiving.” Requests for a comment sent to the office of D.A. Carson were not immediately returned.
Last week, Mefferd claimed Driscoll plagiarized Dr. Peter Jones for at least 14 pages in his book, "A Call to Resurgence". She has since released documentation in an effort to support these claims.
I contacted Jones’ ministry, TruthXchange, for a public statement. Joshua Gielow, Jones’s assistant, has offered the following response:
Dr. Jones wants to express his appreciation for the balanced article on this matter published at Religion News Service. At this time, Dr. Jones and TruthXchange will not be making public statements, but we do pray for reconciliation among all parties involved.
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