Bill Gothard

Disobedient women and #churchtoo stand up to sexual abuse in evangelicalism

By Jana Riess — August 17, 2023

(RNS) — A new book shines a light on sexual abuse in evangelical churches, from Bill Gothard and Josh Duggar to the purity culture underneath it all.

Faith After Gothard + Jinger Duggar Vuolo

By Roxanne Stone — March 16, 2023

Katelyn and Roxy are back for a new season of Saved By the City and are joined by guest Jinger Duggar Vuolo, of TLC's longrunning '19 Kids and Counting.'

Evangelical courtship culture normalizes men dating teen girls

By Kathryn Brightbill — November 27, 2017

(RNS) — In a world where female submission is valued and too much independence is a negative, it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to concluding that teen girls and young women who haven’t had a taste of independence are an even better option.

Scandal-plagued home schooling institute loses key accreditation

By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 18, 2016

CHICAGO (RNS) Eighteen people are suing the Institute in Basic Life Principles and its 81-year-old founder, Bill Gothard, for sexual harassment.

More women sue home-schooling guru for sexual harassment

By Lauren Markoe — February 18, 2016

(RNS) As with the Bill Cosby case, more women join the suit.

‘Frozen,’ evangelical purity culture, and what it’s like being a girl

By Rachel Marie Stone — March 20, 2014

Can a man ever know what it is like to grow up female in fundamentalism? Disney's 'Frozen' and the vulnerability of purity culture.

Conservative leader Bill Gothard resigns following abuse allegations

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 6, 2014

(RNS) Bill Gothard's Institute in Basic Life Principles was once a popular gathering spot for thousands of Christian families, including the Duggar family from TLC’s "19 Kids and Counting.”

Conservative leader Bill Gothard on leave following abuse allegations

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — February 28, 2014