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Their Day in Court: Part Three
February 22, 2019 // 143 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part Two
February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part One
February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments -
Statement from Recovering Grace regarding the lawsuit a ...
March 28, 2018 // 186 Comments -
Rethinking the Nativity
December 25, 2016 // 144 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 // 601 Comments -
Bill’s Cabin: Uncovering Sin
May 21, 2014 // 475 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 // 405 Comments
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Then there are those of us who never take the stuf ...
By JM, May 17, 2022 -
I think you're missing entirely what I have said a ...
By JM, May 17, 2022 -
Bill Gothard seemed to like bold innovation, so wi ...
By David S. Knecht Sr., May 17, 2022 -
Ok JM, I never heard of David Cloud so I made the ...
By rob war, May 16, 2022 -
That sounds very fair, and I appreciate it. It mig ...
By JM, May 16, 2022 -
Brother JM, Bill Gothard designed ATI as “unsch ...
By David S. Knecht Sr., May 16, 2022 -
The sad thing is. . .I don't really know what the ...
By JM, May 16, 2022 -
I certainly can't speak for a lot of conservative ...
By JM, May 16, 2022 -
This really proves that the 37 year ATI run was no ...
By rob war, May 13, 2022 -
You already know the answer to this. No credible m ...
By rob war, May 13, 2022 -
Nearly four years later, and I am still wondering. ...
By JM, May 13, 2022 -
You know, I love these posts. I've been reading th ...
By JM, May 13, 2022 -
I believe that is correct. They decided to get out ...
By JM, May 13, 2022 -
Is the ATI program over? https://atii.org/ lo ...
By rob war, May 12, 2022 -
I never called the Duggars wicked people nor have ...
By rob war, September 13, 2021 -
Late response I know. But I kinda take the opp ...
By JM, September 6, 2021 -
I hope TLC will finally pull the plug on these peo ...
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Another Bill Gothard protégé continues to make new ...
By kevin, April 30, 2021
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Speaking Up Late in the Day

Over the past two weeks and previous two Aprils, Recovering Grace has focused on personal narratives by former Advanced Training Institute (ATI) alumni who endured sexual assault, abuse, or harassment in the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) subculture, sometimes within a context of broader physical abuse, and almost always within a context of spiritual […]
Twelve Characteristics of Fundamentalist Societies that Shelter Sexual Abuse

How could he have fooled so many people, so thoroughly? How did the abuse go on for so many years, unacknowledged? Whenever a leader at this level is ousted or steps down, questions like these come to mind. In the wake of revelations of sexual harassment and abuse pouring in from survivors of Bill Gothard’s […]
How Could This Happen Here?

Recovering Grace will observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the remainder of April. In April 2012 and 2013, we published some very difficult stories of sexual abuse in ATI [Advanced Training Institute] families. Some critics objected that these families were extreme outliers within the program, and that ATI and IBLP have never condoned sexual […]
Silencing the Lambs: Twisting Matthew 18

A Response to Rediscovering a Forgotten Truth The day was Valentine’s Day 1976. Bill Gothard and his brother, Steve, had some surprising confessions to make to the staff of IBYC: they had “defrauded” staff secretaries. In the months prior to this, some of the young ladies had sought out the help of other staff members […]
Chronology of Ruth, Annette, Charlotte, Meg, Rachel, Lizzie, and Grace

1970: Ruth, age 18, is pressured by Bill Gothard to leave college and come work at Campus Teams Headquarters in Illinois. 1971-73: Ruth becomes Bill Gothard’s personal secretary, and he asserts control over nearly every aspect of her life. Ruth is pressured to break off her relationship with Larne. 1971: “Meg” is born in Blenheim, […]