https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Bill Gothard en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/06/15/conservative-christians-insist-toxic-theology-portrayed-duggar-family-doc-fringe-it Conservative Christian social media influencers have an important message to deliver after a new documentary about the Duggar family thrust the conservative Christian Institute in Basic Life Principles into a mainstream spotlight: We’re not like them—they’re a fringe organization. And… Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:14:14 EDT Caroline Matas e81880e8-9f00-4113-a7d5-fe04992a311f https://religiondispatches.org/2021/05/04/inside-evangelical-beliefs-and-practices-facilitate-abuse-families-duggars Last Thursday, Josh Duggar’s sexual misconduct once again brought his reality TV-famous family into the spotlight. The 33-year-old was arrested Thursday on federal charges of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse materials, charges that carry a potential sentence of 20… Tue, 04 May 2021 02:40:31 EDT Caroline Matas 3d2fc83c-8612-448b-9ee0-a11304482185 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/11/13/why-roy-moores-evangelical-supporters-wont-abandon-him Amidst shocking allegations that Roy Moore pursued relationships with girls ranging in age from 14-18 years old when he was in his 30s, a new poll shows that 37% of evangelicals are “more likely” to vote for Moore, while another… Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:49:21 EST Julie Ingersoll 9b1b344b-e0fe-4c9e-98ad-847f87316b3f https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/30/five-signs-atwoods-handmaids-tale-dystopia-may-be-nigh Pending dystopia, it appears, is in the eye of the beholder. Here at RD, Diane Winston notes that Vice President Mike Pence makes a chilling stand-in for the “Commander” in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, a representative of what “quiet, white… Tue, 30 May 2017 10:58:45 EDT Patricia Miller c1240db4-876a-4fff-a1f8-b90eca0f4d3c https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/27/did-duggars-fundamentalism-cause-sexual-abuse-not-so-fast Now that the sexual abuse allegations against Josh Duggar have resurfaced and made the news, many people are inquiring whether the Duggars’ belief system perpetuates sexual abuse. In light of other high-profile sexual abuse scandals among the Duggars’ associates—most notably… Wed, 27 May 2015 11:52:18 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker 0097b038-5fd7-45dc-924a-aaba7518c8a7 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/07/02/hobby-lobby-bill-gothard-and-submission-women Mother Jones’ David Corn and Molly Redden report on the relationship between the Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and the disgraced former leader of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, Bill Gothard. Gothard, now 79 and never… Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:27:46 EDT Sarah Posner 3f932f58-5f96-4431-bb91-60c4fdfbf2c9 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/04/22/sexual-abuse-lawsuit-filed-against-patriarchal-christian-group How a culture enabled the abuse. Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:32:19 EDT Julie Ingersoll 05467cc4-df36-49c6-bbf7-7a1f8f449b09 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/01/24/uncle-sugar-religious-bogeyman Why Uncle Sugar threatens Mike Huckabee’s religiously conceived masculinity. Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:24:17 EST Sarah Posner 984fadf1-cea2-444f-976a-729b58de1ed9 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/possibility-bachmann-believes-wifely-submission-irrelevant According to a recent essay by Sen. John Danforth, she just doesn’t, so it’s not. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:57:23 EDT Julie Ingersoll be793847-c7fd-4faa-8971-1467418bdc0a https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/07/one-us-rick-santorum-and-politics-very-big-family “Seven kids! Seven kids!” one woman exlaimed at a Rick Santorum rally in Louisiana on March 21, when organizers asked people to say what they liked most about the ultra-conservative Catholic, homeschooling presidential candidate. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:58:54 EDT Kathryn Joyce 52c7bb4c-3607-43fc-8ec4-428f8a6b9499 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/31/gingrichs-faith-leaders-not-aware-theyd-been-enlisted-campaign Pastors listed on his Florida Faith Leaders Coalition say they were never contacted by the campaign. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:34:29 EST Sarah Posner f71c93b6-7b8e-4f21-8a7b-f60c6e5cd3d5 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/04/lesson-iowa-be-careful-what-you-pray Santorum banking on the Duggars. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:58:05 EST Sarah Posner 4bfc2a1f-4618-449b-bcf3-49a57618a5fe https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/14/duggarmania-stripped-religion Duggars’ big family in an information vacuum. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:38:19 EST Sarah Posner e79f3e38-e759-40cd-ac10-ddf69b4fa026 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/26/christian-zionists-bibi-obama-and-armageddon Foreign policy from the Book of Genesis. Thu, 26 May 2011 08:29:47 EDT Sarah Posner 7ad5008e-8693-4b70-be14-67b02e573de2 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/18/rick-perry-christocrat-favorite-president A religious right favorite tests the waters. Wed, 18 May 2011 08:53:05 EDT Sarah Posner f5eddb0d-e465-4ae0-a38d-d0175bb499f3 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/11/rand-paul-next-ronald-reagan The latest Bloggingheads. Wed, 11 May 2011 09:04:35 EDT Sarah Posner 04bd5226-0b8c-42ba-b28d-763af6802475 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/15/evangelical-sex-disconnect Republicans attack Planned Parenthood over sex and contraception, but their base may care to differ. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:56:31 EDT Sarah Posner 2277cced-a3f8-4503-bbd0-050b7929f04f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/11/5-reasons-why-gop-push-defund-planned-parenthood-wont-go-away The religious zealotry behind the push to defund Planned Parenthood means the budget deal is not the end of the Republican effort. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:21:47 EDT Sarah Posner f15a266e-ac79-4d42-9fe6-4e4ed322362d https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/09/taliban-dans-teacher-inside-bill-gothards-authoritarian-subculture 76-year-old never-married evangelist Bill Gothard teaches a form of wifely submission that another evangelical theologian has referred to as “the basest form of male chauvinism I have ever heard in a Christian context.” Sarah Posner had the chance to speak at length with the controversial religious leader, as well as with critics and former adherents. The picture that emerges shows the risk, and the devastation, of the abuse of spiritual authority. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:19:07 EST Sarah Posner 7ff9123f-c16c-40da-8819-c4b2295e3ded https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/08/tea-party-bullies-homosexuality-no-punishment-too-severe What they mean when they call for “biblical law.” Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:53:23 EDT Julie Ingersoll b63ae3b8-582b-4d72-9ba7-13d73a90b5b8 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/30/dan-websters-gothard-speak “The Power of One Accord.” Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:05:53 EDT Sarah Posner 201efc07-3881-4e8a-979a-88756cf0ab9a https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/30/real-context-taliban-dan-ad Put in context, Dan Webster does indeed hold fundamentalist religious beliefs outside the mainstream. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:28:46 EDT Julie Ingersoll 0d8e6593-763c-48b6-818c-9faa389d0c7c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/28/did-taliban-dan-ad-backfire Factcheck.org’s fact check falls short. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:26:18 EDT Sarah Posner 714948ce-e481-4f72-963e-353459bdf176 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/27/biblical-law-central-florida-house-race His Democratic opponent calls him “Taliban Dan.” But he’s just a protégé of Bill Gothard. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:03:03 EDT Julie Ingersoll 521d06fc-08ca-4d7e-b7f8-4228e7f82312 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/18/biblical-battered-wife-syndrome-christian-women-and-domestic-violence Although Rick Warren’s Saddleback church teaches women that physical abuse is not grounds for divorce, there is a growing literature for evangelical women—by their peers—that shows women how to get out of an abusive marriage, while remaining in the church. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:35:30 EDT Kathryn Joyce 3163aafd-1bd0-433e-b6dd-da89030a9614