Bill 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 see this post from Cindy, written a few days before his resignation.
Bill Gothard In The Spotlight After Abuse Allegations
World Mag Reports that Bill Gothard has been placed on administrative leave while they research recent allegations of abuse. Here is the story from the Christian Post. Naturally this story has impacted many people. Here is a testimony from Micah Murray which reflects on this news as he looks at Growing Up in Bill Gothard’s Homeschool…
Why Heather Schopp Stopped Spanking
Heather Schopp explains how she came to give up spanking in this testimony shared on Samuel Martin’s blog. This blog post is part of a Facebook discussion found here. Dara Stoltzfus has this and other testimonies here.
Kansas Spanking Bill Dies In Committee
The Kansas bill which would allow spanking in schools as well as allowing parents to swat children up to 10 times and leave bruising without legal repercussions has died in committee. Here are 2 stories about that: Spanking bill dies in Kansas House committee from the Wichita Eagle Kansas Makes Us Proud! Backward Bill Expanding Spanking…
Kansas Bill Would Allow Spanking in Schools
Fox News reports that in Kansas there is a bill proposing allowing spanking in schools. Supporters claim that it would help children learn to respect authority. This bill would allow parents, and those to whom they give permission, to leave redness and bruising. The Wichita Eagle has more information about the spanking bill. Apparently…
Child Abuse in Germany
Jennifer Stahl has been explaining about child abuse going on in German churches on her Blog, Yeshua Hineni. In this post she writes about the Pearl’s book To Train Up A Child which, while not being sold, is available “under the table.” She Translates and transcribes a video about the concerns one woman has for…
In Memory of Lydia Schatz – 4 years
It has been 4 years since we lost Lydia Schatz. TulipGirl has a moving post about her which she posted 3 years ago. <3 RIP Lydia Please pray for her siblings, it must be a very hard day for them. I know that there is very little sympathy for her parents in this world,…
The Christian Post Looks At The Petition To Amazon
The Christian Post reports that the Change.org petition (asking Amazon to stop selling the controversial book, To Train Up A Child) is closing in on 100,000 signatures. They then take a closer look at the Pearls’ teachings and the controversy surrounding them.
The Prince of Peace vs. The Prince of This World
A while back, a Christian pro-spanker said that I was doing the work of the devil after engaging in a discussion about why spanking/hitting children is neither Biblical nor from God. When this person learned about my book, Gentle Firmness: Conveying the True Love of Jesus to Your Children Through His Example, he got even…
