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Seen "Shiny Happy People?"
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Their Day in Court: Part Three
February 22, 2019 // 167 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part Two
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Their Day in Court: Part One
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Statement from Recovering Grace regarding the lawsuit a ...
March 28, 2018 // 188 Comments -
Rethinking the Nativity
December 25, 2016 // 145 Comments -
Bill Gothard’s Powerless Gospel
March 2, 2016 // 259 Comments -
Plaintiffs Amend Lawsuit Against IBLP, Also Sue Bill Go ...
January 10, 2016 // 1311 Comments -
An ATI Education, Final Chapter: Guilty Silence
January 4, 2016 // 168 Comments -
Introducing our IBYC/IBLP Facebook Recovery Group
December 31, 2015 // 24 Comments
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Plaintiffs Amend Lawsuit Against IBLP, Also Sue Bill Go ...
January 10, 2016 // 1311 Comments -
Charlotte's Story
February 5, 2014 // 605 Comments -
Bill’s Cabin: Uncovering Sin
May 21, 2014 // 477 Comments -
How the Teachings of Emotional Purity and Courtship Dam ...
July 22, 2011 // 431 Comments -
Sacred Grooming, Part Six: A Secretary's Account of Lif ...
January 31, 2014 // 406 Comments -
Trapped in the Shadow of 'God's Anointed': Breaking fre ...
May 5, 2014 // 379 Comments -
Our Response to Bill Gothard’s Statement
April 22, 2014 // 359 Comments -
A Call to Repentance
June 6, 2013 // 353 Comments -
Bill Gothard Issues Public Statement
April 17, 2014 // 341 Comments -
The Agent of Satan
June 4, 2014 // 337 Comments
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The GOTHARD Files: A Case for Disqualification
Whereas Bill Gothard has exhibited a 40-year pattern of moral failure, abuse of spiritual authority, and mishandling of Scripture, and is therefore disqualified from Christian ministry according to Titus 1 and I Timothy 3, we believe that the only biblical course of action is for Bill Gothard to step down from all ministry and leadership positions, publicly repent of the above sins, and exhibit fruit in keeping with repentance (Matt. 3:8).
This page contains an organized archive of the articles in this series, and will be updated with the release of each new article in the series.
Series Overview:
• Gracenote–The GOTHARD files: A Case for Disqualification. February 3, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: Corresponding with Bill. February 4, 2014.
• Questions from the Mailbag. February 19, 2014.
• Bill Gothard Placed on Administrative Leave. February 27, 2014.
• Recovering Grace’s Response to IBLP Board Action. March 5, 2014.
• Today Is Our Day of Prayer. March 6, 2014.
• Bill Gothard Resigns from IBLP Presidency. March 6, 2014.
Allegations of Sexual Misconduct:
• Exploited Innocence: Sexual Harassment at HQ (Lizzie’s Story). April 20, 2012.
• Another Witness: Sexual Harassment at HQ (Annette’s Story). May 9, 2012.
• Third Witness: Sexual Harassment at Headquarters (Grace’s Story). April 8, 2013.
• Sacred Grooming: A Secretary’s Account of Life With Bill Gothard (Meg’s Story). January 20, 2014.
• Charlotte’s Story & Two Witnesses for Charlotte. February 5, 2014
• Ruth’s Story. February 12, 2014.
• Rachel’s Story. February 17, 2014.
• Marcus’s Story: Touching the Invisible Electric Fence. February 17, 2014.
• Gothard’s Process: Invite, Idealize, Isolate, Transgress, Rewrite. February 18, 2014.
• Chronology of Ruth, Annette, Charlotte, Meg, Rachel, Lizzie, and Grace. February 18, 2014.
• Defrauding: What does it mean? February 27, 2014.
The Scandal of 1980:
• Introduction: the Sleeping Giant. February 12, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: The Early Years, 1965–79. February 11, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: The Scandal, 1980. February 20, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: Scandal Chronology, 1971–1981. February 21, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: The Basic Problem. February 24, 2014
• The GOTHARD Files: 1983 Transcript. February 26, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile, 1981–ATI, part I. March 7, 2014.
• The GOTHARD Files: Failure to Reconcile, 1981–ATI, part II. March 7, 2014.
Abuse of Scripture and Spiritual Authority:
• Silencing the Lambs: Discrediting the Truth. February 15, 2014
• Silencing the Lambs: Taking Up Offenses. February 22, 2014.
• Silencing the Lambs: Twisting Matthew 18. March 3, 2014.