Patriocentric Teachings
Exposing False Teachings
I just found an interesting site, Midwest Christian Outreach devoted to exposing false teachings. They have an article about Bill Gothard and ATIdentity. More on Bill Gothard Vision Forum and Patriarchy Speaking of Bill Gothard, some of my newer readers might have missed Greenegem’s post about Scriptural Tofurkey.
Read MoreRecovering Grace from Bill Gothard
I was not aware that there is a site devoted to Shedding Light On The Teachings of IBLP and ATI (Bill Gothard’s Teachings.) These sites are popping up faster than I can keep track of them, Praise the Lord. I don’t have enough categories for all these abusive teachings, just tags, so I’m happy to…
Read MoreTwo More New Blogs
Here are 2 blogs which I think might be of interest: Rethinking Vision Forum looks like the place to send anyone who has questions about Vision Forum. It is all about “Examining the Fallacies of Vision Forum’s ‘Godly’ Family Living.” Since this blog links to the series to which I used to link in my…
Read MoreUnderstanding Biblical Gender Equality
Hope Abigail Freeman wrote to me saying …I have written a new book called “Understanding Biblical Gender Equality”, which is free to read online at the website http://www.WalkinTruth.net It’s brand new, the site just launched recently, and it should be available in paperback soon also. If you take a look you can see, I’m trying…
Read MoreIs College Wasted on Girls?
Pfamilygal takes very practical and down to earth look at what the Bible teaches regarding whether or not daughters should be College Bound.
Read MoreLetter to a family considering ATI
Robin shares her experiences with ATI (Bill Gothard’s teachings) in this Letter She Wrote to a Family Considering ATI.
Read MoreChristianity Today Reviews Quivering Daughters
Christianity Today reviews Quivering Daughters, the book about the Quiverfull Movement by Hillary McFarland. This article also shares some other links about the Stay At Home Daughters movement.
Read MoreRenouncing Patriocentric Teachings
pFamilyGal renounces her belief in patriocentric teachings and explains why in Freeeeedoooom.
Read MoreNovel About the Quiverful Movement
The Christian Century has an article called, A Quiver Full of Controversy, about Meg Moseley’s recently published novel, “When Sparrows Fall.”
Read MoreNew Book About Patriarchy
Under Much Grace discusses Jon Zens’ New Book, No Will of My Own (How Patriarchy Smothers Female Dignity and Personhood).
Read MoreBetrothal
Eric M. Pazdziora writes about the Bondage of Betrothal at Quivering Daughters. This is a very good explanation of why the Courtship and Betrothal Movement is not Biblical. In response, Sister Lisa, at Soul Liberty Faith, writes about Betrothal and the Works of The Flesh in which she discusses how her family approached the concept…
Read MoreSeries on First Time Obedience
Cindy of Under Much Grace has posted part 5 of her series about First Time Obedience: Revisiting First Time Obedience: Finding New Alternatives For your convenience I will paste here the links to the rest of the series along with her descriptions: ►First Time Obedience Introduction The Selfish Sin of Shyness A review of the…
Read MoreMore Blog Posts About Bill Gothard
A Quiver Full of Information has a bunch of new posts about Bill Gothard. Here are the ones I find most interesting: Shadowspring’s testimony: Bill Gothard has negativley affected my life…. Bill Gothard has negativley affected my life part 2 More about Webster in this post from Alternet.org, Cultish Christian Leader Teaches Women Should Submit…
Read MoreThe Secretive World of Bill Gothard
Wilkyjr, who appears to have ties to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has written an exposé on Bill Gothard’s teachings after a copy of one of his secret text books fell into his hands.
Read MoreUncovering More Horrors
As we probe the underbelly of the damage done by the Patriarchy Movement and even Corporeal Punishment in general, eventually we will uncover even more horrors. I have avoided “going there” for quite some time, preferring to skirt the issue, as it seemed unnecessary to bring up in polite society. However, this blog post from…
Read MoreLooking at Bill Gothard
Dulce de Leche has shared some memories of Bill Gothard’s seminars and how his teachings affected her during her formative years in, Peering Underneath the Umbrella: Musings on Gothardism. This is an exposé as well as a testimony as she gives us an inside look at Gothard’s teachings. Speaking of Bill Gothard, E. Stephen Burnett…
Read MoreTesting the Spirit of Quiverfull
Kristen Rosser has started a series over at NLQ called, Testing the Spirit of Quiverfull. I think this checklist of sorts actually pertains to all Patriarchy teachings. This is good reading for someone who is dabbling with Quiverfull/Patriarchy and thinking that they can separate the “meat from the bones.” These posts are written specifically for…
Read MoreSpeaking Out Against Patriarchy
Here is Rebecca Diamond’s testimony and explanation of what she has against Patriarchy. Note to the easily offended: she does give this post a PG-13 rating. And here is an exposé of the dark underbelly of the Father and Daughter Retreat offered by Vision forum. This is not for the faint of heart.
Read MoreA Quiver Full of Information
A Quiver Full of Information offers “The Who, What, Why of the Quiverfull Movement & Lifestyle.” The intro says: This site aims to collect information on all aspects of the burgeoning Christian “Quiverfull” movement. The information is presented in neutral environment. The opinions expressed in the documents are those of the author and not of…
Read MoreAn Exposé of the Courtship & Betrothal Movements
I tended to think that the Patriarchy Movement and the Quiverfull Movement were pretty much the same thing, but I was wrong. The Quiverfull movement falls under Patriarchy or Patriocentric teachings, but not everyone in those movements is Quiverfull. There is also the Courtship and Betrothal Movements which do allow the limiting children, but are…
Read MoreThe Burden of Legalism
Rach at the Incorrigible Gingers posts about the Burdens legalistic teachers are placing on the Believers’ backs. Speaking of Legalism, there is an interesting article at NLQ about Why the Quiverfull Movement is called Legalistic? .
Read MoreScriptural Tofurkey
GreenGem at Dare to Disciple explains what Scriptural Tofurkey is in this very interesting and thought provoking analogy.
Read MoreSpiritual Abuse
Molly reviews and processes chapters 3 and 4 of The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse; Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority within the Church By Jeff VanVonderan, and David Johnson. Speaking of spiritual abuse here are the signs of a Toxic Movement again.
Read MoreInstant Obedience or Compliance
Molly explains the dangers of training children for Instant Obedience or Compliance in this testimony about a young lady and the abuse of authority outside the home.
Read MoreBiblical Distortion in the Patriarchy Movement
The Incorrigible Gingers exposes some Biblical Distortion of the Patriarchy movement and then links to a Times article about the Stay At Home Daughters Movement. Sahd. The Patriarchy Movement sure fits the Signs of a Toxic Movement. While we’re on the subject of Patriarchy, I would like point out that even the Pearls have concerns…
Read MoreBethany Breaks Free
Bethany Basset, of Coffee Stained Clarity, reflects on the sadness she feels at finding out that her high school friends are following the Pearls’ teachings. I see that Bethany was raised in the VF/Patriarchy mindset. She posts her story in 5 parts: The Preface: The Stuff of Brains Part 1: The Net Part 2: The…
Read MoreTestimonies from No Longer Quivering Moms
No Longer Quivering has a new series called Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World. Part 4 of this series is Acknowledgment & Apologies which could be considered testimonies of the damage done by the quiverfull mindset. Part 5: Confessions of a Quiverfull Hero and Part 6: Soul Binding are long testimonies about how raising children…
Read MoreSeries about Patriarchy
E. Stephen Burnett has a teaching about the problems with Patriarchy in a 5 part series called, Sins Of The ‘Patriarchs’. Interesting to me is that with all the words he has written about patriarchy, he never mentions spanking or harsh discipline. He does mention control, but not the physical aspect (unless I’m misremembering.) This…
Read MoreSeries about Vision Forum
Sue Talbert at A Mother’s Heart Blog is writing a very interesting series called Vision Forum, Patriarchy and FLDS, Oh My! In part 1 she explains how she came to find Vision Forum and read one of their books. She starts describing some objections to their teachings. In Part 2 she expands on their teachings…
Read MoreSo Much More Than a Maiden Of Virtue
Wondering One is telling her story, I Am So Much More Than A Maiden Of Virtue, over at No Longer Quivering. In Chapter 3 she shares how her parents discovered Michael and Debi Pearl’s book To Train up a Child. If you start at chapter 1 and then read chapter 2 and chapter 3 you…
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