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To: ConservativeDude

What you say about people who are influenced by Gothard doesn’t apply to the hundreds of Gothard people I know. It’s just in depth teaching of the Bible, it’s not a doctrine.


27 posted on 06/09/2014 12:02:34 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: demshateGod

yep, true.

But there are hundreds if not thousands who became trapped in a snare of perfectionism and indecision, and a complete ability to do anything in life, because they need the authority in their life to do X Y or Z. Strange that something called Institute of Basic Life Principles kept people from coping with the basics of life.

Then there is the whole sexual harassment thing which we need not even get into.

Not everyone was affected by Gothard negatively. But I think that is more of his legacy than those who have gone on to really excel in the Christian life. I think if you do some searches online, you will find that to be the majority story out there. It is certainly my experience of talking with people who were seriously into it. (In fact...now that I think about it...that is my experience without exception. Not that my experience is everyone’s. But I don’t know anyone who went through Gothard stuff that didn’t have to detox. Some a little. But a few, it took years).


32 posted on 06/09/2014 12:10:47 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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