New charges allege Christian leader, who has ties to the Duggars, sexually abused women

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Washington Post

New charges allege Christian leader, who has ties to the Duggars, sexually abused women
The Washington Post
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 January, 2016, 12:39pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 07 January, 2016, 12:39pm


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Bill Gothard has advocated the shunning of rock and roll and short skirts. He has also been a
proponent of large families, although he has never married. Photo: Billgothard.com
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Ten women have filed a lawsuit against Bill Gothard, who for decades was a major force in the US conservative Christian home-schooling movement, charging him and leaders in his ministry with sexual abuse, harassment and cover-up.

Gothard, who urged Christians to shun things like short skirts and rock music, is accused of raping a woman. The same woman says she was also raped by one of the ministry's “biblical counsellors.”

The lawsuit filed on Wednesday is part of a battle between dozens of women and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, which was until recently an influential home-schooling ministry, and its charismatic leader Gothard, who urged Christians to focus on their “biblical character” and have large families. Gothard has never been married.

Gothard, 81, resigned from the ministry in 2014 after more than 30 women had alleged that he had molested and sexually harassed women he worked with, including some who were minors.

Read more: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1898529/new-charges-allege-christian-leader-who-has-ties-duggars-sexually-abused

[Midnight Writer]

1. Suh-prise! Suh-prise! Suh-prise! The Right Reverend Got Hard is a molester? Who'd a guessed?

[rusty quoin]

2. Yeah...no surprise. I almost expect it.

[trillion]

5. Yes it figures. Honestly, I won't be surprised if Jim Dugar turns out to be a molester.

Hard to trust people with insane purity rules.

[Cartoonist]

4. Photo credit

Bill Got Hard.come

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

9. Bill Got Hard? Well, whats a man to do... hhmmm.....

[LeftyMom]

3. If you read the accounts you'll quickly see that Mr. Gothard has a type.

Specifically: brunettes with long, wavy hair.

So what did he do? He told his followers that wavy hair "enhances the countenance" and that long hair is biblically mandatory for women, and got them all to groom their teenage daughters to his personal taste.

That's why all the Duggar girls have that late 80s home perm look going on.

[trillion]

6. Yep. It's the awful jean skits they wear that get me too. eww.

[RandiFan1290]

7. Such a peaceful culture

Are we sure we want to allow more of these people in our country?

[rladdi]

8. Readers, you must have to google or search for Republican abusers to obtain lists of Republican name

s who abused women. It is public record. The sad issue is most were never charged because of the conservative judge on the case. Look at the Governor of Fl, 14 time charged felon and was moved to Florida. GOP ran him for Governor, covered up his past history and he won. He still is governor. The Republicans love criminals for controlling states and even in DC.

[yellowcanine]

10. Why are all of these Christian rapists so smarmy looking?

Just askin.'