Christian publishing company Bethany House said it canceled the July publication of megachurch pastor Andy Savage’s book The Ridiculously Good Marriage after he confessed to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl while he was her youth pastor some 20 years ago.
“Bethany House and Baker Publishing Group have cancelled publication of the Andy Savage book The Ridiculously Good Marriage. It may remain on various retail web sites for a short time until those sites update,” the company said in a statement on Twitter Monday afternoon that has since been widely applauded online.
Savage, teaching pastor at the popular Highpoint Church Memphis in Tennessee, admitted Friday that he “regretfully had a sexual incident with a female high school senior in the church.”
“As a college student on staff at a church in Texas more than 20 years ago, I regretfully had a sexual incident with a female high school senior in the church. I apologized and sought forgiveness from her, her parents, her discipleship group, the church staff, and the church…
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