Analyzing Bill Gothard’s Textbooks
Glen E. Chatfield, of The Watchman’s Bagpipes, Analyzes Bill Gothard’s IBLP Basic Seminar Textbook which could prove very useful to many, even if they do not necessarily agree with everything Brother...
View ArticleWartburg Watch Looks at Vision Forum
Wartburg Watch has posted a series on Vision Forum and Patriarchy which some of you might find interesting. Homeschooling Hijackers mentions at Doug Phillips, Voddie Baucham and Scott Brown. What Are...
View ArticleThe Vision Forum’s Tenets of Biblical Patriarchy, 16-21: Education,...
Note: This is an edited and collated version of a series of posts that I made at Free Jinger in August 2011. For much of my life, my encounters with U.S. fundamentalist Christianity were sporadic and...
View ArticleLeaving The Patriarchy Movement
Becky at Created To Be His shares her testimony of how she fell into the false teachings of the patriarchy movement and the Pearls’ and the lessons she has learned since then. For your sharing...
View ArticleDiscussing Tim Challies’ Reviews
Recovering Grace promotes Tim Challies’ review of Created To Be His Help Meet. Also, someone brings up his review of To Train Up A Child in the comments and discussion of the Pearls ensues which might...
View ArticleDeath by Submission
Misty Horner passed away in 2007 from an infection she sustained in an unassisted homebirth. Her husband and the cult they followed did not allow her to seek medical intervention during the 31 days it...
View ArticleDo The Newsboys Promote Corporal Punishment?
Dulce De Leche explains the ties that the contemporary Christian music group, The Newsboys has to the Patriarchy/Quiverfull/Stay-At-Home-Daughters movement in Why I Burned My Newsboys CDs. For your...
View ArticleHow Many Churches Allow and Even Encourage Abuse
Valerie Tarico looks at the problem of Christian discipline leading to abuse in “Bible-based” discipline has led to child abuse in Salon Magazine. I am seeing non-believers getting more and more...
View ArticleThe Resignation of Doug Phillips
You have probably heard by now that Doug Phillips has resigned from his position as president of Vision Forum Ministries and and discontinued his speaking responsibilities. When I first saw this, I did...
View ArticleVision Forum: Peter Bradrick Speaks
Peter Bradrick, once very close to Doug Phillips, has broken his silence. While we still have more questions than answers, this development is very much of interest to those who are following the...
View ArticleBill Gothard Resigns
Religion News Service reports that Bill Gothard has resigned from his position after being put on administrative leave following allegations of abuse. For background info about Bill Gothard, please...
View ArticleHobby Lobby and Bill Gothard
Micah Murray explains more about Hobby Lobby’s Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs and how much Bill Gothard has influenced them. He also looks at the Duggars in this piece. For your sharing...
View ArticleThe Duggars Are Getting A Lot Of Attention Lately
Here is an article which explains why many of us are uncomfortable with the Duggars. For your sharing convenience:TwitterFacebookemailPrintTumblrDiggdel.icio.usStumbleUponAdd to favoritesReddit
View ArticleHSLDA Speaks Out Against Patriarchy
Michael Ferris, on behalf of HSLDA, speaks out against Bill Gothard, Doug Phillips and the teachings of Patriarchy in A Line In The Sand. It’s a shame they still recommend abusive books, such as those...
View ArticleHe Makes Pearl’s Teachings Seem Gentle
R.L. Stollar has an in depth analysis of Voddie Baucham’s teachings in The Child As Viper: How Voddie Baucham’s Theology of Children Promotes Abuse. In it, Voddie Baucham’s teachings are compared to...
View ArticleA Voice For The Victims
Victimhood is a very personal thing. Many survivors of abuse are finding their voices and are making a valient effort to speak for these victims. Some are saying that it increases the pain of the...
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