10 Revelations in the Lawsuit against Bill Gothard and IBLP
Last week, I published a summary of the allegations included in an ongoing lawsuit against fundamentalist guru Bill Gothard and the Institute for Basic Life Principles, which he founded in the 1980s...
View ArticleBill Gothard’s Disturbing Slavery Apology
Bill Gothard has been accused of sexual harassment and abuse by literally dozens of women, most of whom were teens under his care at the time the incidents occurred, but while these accusations have...
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Fundamentalist Leader Bill Gothard Threatens to Sue the Women Accusing Him of...
Last October, ten women filed a negligence lawsuit against the Institute for Basic Life Principles (IBLP), a fundamentalist Christian organization that put on conferences for families, produced...
View ArticleBill Gothard and the Dynamics of Abuse
I mentioned a few weeks ago that the community in which I grew up has been rocked by sexual abuse allegations against several members. Watching these situations play out has even me first hand...
View ArticleTwo New Pieces on Christianity and Child Abuse
Ryan Stollar of Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (HARO) has been knocking it out of the park lately. I deeply appreciate his advocacy and his willingness to take on big names in his efforts to prevent...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Roger Ailes, and Bill Gothard
Roger Ailes, the long-time chief executive director of Fox News, announced last week that he was stepping down amid sexual harassment allegations lodged against him by Gretchen Carlson numerous and...
View ArticleIBLP Worksheet: 4-Year-Old Abuse Victim “Equally Guilty”
Yes, you read that right. The very first item blames the victim---the four-year-old boy---for not "crying out" when sexually abused by his teenage neighbor. IBLP materials tend to communicate a...
View ArticleTrump Agriculture Nominee Credits Serial Sexual Predator as His Spiritual Mentor
Over the years, many have compared IBLP to a cult, and Gothard to a cult leader. He had that affect on people---he could command unswerving loyalty and unadulterated devotion, and render people willing...
View ArticleBill Gothard’s Solution for Crime in Chicago: “Increase Serotonin Levels”
The strange thing is that Gothard actually believes he is being scientific. Another fundamentalist leader would probably argue that the solution to crime in Chicago is for people to know Jesus, but...
View ArticleWhite House Bible Study: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
The Bible study in question was crafted in response to Obama's emphasis on pursuing deportation of criminal aliens rather than of all undocumented immigrants, as well as Obama's efforts to pass...
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