former independent fundamental baptists
You didnt even know how a baby was made.. The IFB church movement is on the far right of the Baptist spectrum. Gothard resigned from his ministry in 2014 after allegations of sexual harassment in his operations arose. The psychologist said that he believes with little doubt that my crazy religious upbringing caused the PTSD and that while I probably had a propensity for bipolar already that my parents unbringing pulled the trigger. As a young girl, I was to be covered or Id tempt a boy or man to sexually assault me. They have chosen to pretty much stay away. However, Gothard did resign from his leadership role of the organization he founded, stating that he did participate in inappropriate behavior against females. My husband is still a Christian and as of now I havent really approached the subject with him as its still so new to me that I dont feel that I have enough education yet to help him understand why and give him the logical reasons why god isnt real. When they did that, my siblings followed suit. It makes no sense now. Privacy Policy. } And while each church is subject to the pastor who leads it, the confederacy churches share a circuit of camps, retreats, evangelists, spiritual mentors, experts, private colleges and universities constantly cross-pollinating their controversial theologies. Lol When asked to define spanking, Chatfield told the newspapers editorial board it was normally a swat on the behind. He also said he thinks spanking is good if a child, at a young age, is misbehaving. His church requires written approval from a parent or guardian to administer spankings during school hours. Pearl advised the father to tell the child to be quiet or he would be spanked. Michael Pearl demonstrated the lesson with flexible plumbing tubing on the Dr. Drew show smacking Drew Pinskys hand until he said it hurts. From what I read in your extimony, they will challenge you and probably abandon you (though hopefully your husband will not). In IFB culture, that means the will must be broken including through corporal punishment. Why can't Christian family members just let us be happy and free?! They will call my husband and they will talk to my daughter some but when it comes to me im kinda off their radar. You can't control them any more than they can control you. Stephen Kent, a professor of sociology at the University of Alberta in Canada, is one of the few academics to study the purity movements in conservative churches. ", singing, writing, computer geekery, cooking, science experiments, foreign languages, videoing jazz singers, RELIGIOUS TRAUMA RECOVERY RETREAT Cape Cod, June 8-11, 2023. At Saturdays (April 29) , Wednesday, April 26 Josh Duggar: Founder of reformers unanimous accused of sex abuse cover-up protecting sex offender from prosecution: Report. One of the children called the pastor begging for help, Woodbury said. Retrieved December 10, 2021, from https://www.christianpost.com/news/bill-gothard-cleared-of-criminal-activity-but-chastised-for-lack-of-discretion-after-sexual-harassment-claims.html. By his point I was beyond disillusioned and told my mom I was thinking of moving to a more liberal church because at least those people helped each other. //]]>-->,
