Two new developments in the past few days appear to hasten the final demise of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM).
Firstly, a number of donors in the USA have filed a complaint in a Georgia federal court, claiming that the organisation covered up its founder’s abusive conduct. They allege they were misled to believe that their donations were being used to promote ‘Christian evangelism, apologetic defence of Christianity, and humanitarian efforts.’ However, the donors claim they were misinformed as they were told there was no evidence of abuse; instead ‘Zacharias was a prolific sexual predator who used his ministry and RZIM funds to perpetrate sexual and spiritual abuse against women’.
Secondly, the leader of RZIM US, Vince Vitale, has resigned from the organisation, together with his wife Jo, who also works for the ministry.
