- Roma Downey - Paul Doyle - Wayne Drain - Jimmy Draper - Ron Dreher - Jen Dreiske - Mark Dreistadt - Ralph Drollinger - Rebekah Drumsta - Dinesh D'Souza - Joseph D'Souza - Jurushah Duford - Jinger Duggar -
==roma downey======
Roma Downey (born 6 May 1960) is an Irish actress, producer, and author. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons. Downey portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Downey stars in and produces the television series The Baxters. She has a stage career, performing with the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, and appearing on and off Broadway.
'The Baxters' Trailer: Cassidy Gifford and Roma Downey Star in Family Drama Based on 'Redemption'
There's no stronger bond than family! On Tuesday, the trailer for the upcoming Prime Video drama series, The Baxters, was released -- and it's full of heartbreak, hope and redemption. Picture-perfect parents Elizabeth (Roma Downey) and John Baxter (Ted McGinley) pose with their five adult children, before realizing they will have to come together to support one of their own. Elizabeth and John rally their children to step up, as their daughter, Kari (Ali Cobrin), reveals that her husband is having an affair with one of his students.
(MSN 9/13/24) READ MORE>>>>>
There's no stronger bond than family! On Tuesday, the trailer for the upcoming Prime Video drama series, The Baxters, was released -- and it's full of heartbreak, hope and redemption. Picture-perfect parents Elizabeth (Roma Downey) and John Baxter (Ted McGinley) pose with their five adult children, before realizing they will have to come together to support one of their own. Elizabeth and John rally their children to step up, as their daughter, Kari (Ali Cobrin), reveals that her husband is having an affair with one of his students.
(MSN 9/13/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Christian Devotional Books: 10 Faith-Based Daily Companions
Unexpected Blessings by Roma Downey: Admired Christian actress, producer and author Roma Downey's book is a beautiful 90-day devotional that celebrates the power of God's love and points to the significance of finding joy in all His blessings. Filled with prayers, Scripture, heartwarming stories and actionable tips - like taking a moment each day to feel gratitude and opening our eyes to see God in nature -Downey helps readers discover the blessings all around that spark endless bliss. (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Unexpected Blessings by Roma Downey: Admired Christian actress, producer and author Roma Downey's book is a beautiful 90-day devotional that celebrates the power of God's love and points to the significance of finding joy in all His blessings. Filled with prayers, Scripture, heartwarming stories and actionable tips - like taking a moment each day to feel gratitude and opening our eyes to see God in nature -Downey helps readers discover the blessings all around that spark endless bliss. (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==paul doyle======
Jan 23, 2023: New Republic: The Rise of Spirit Warriors on the Christian Right
Among reactionary Pentecostals, the battle, to be clear, is fought not in the individual conscience but on the public stage. The political headlines, according to this way of thinking, are a clue to the desires of God and the plots of His enemies. Paul Doyle, a Pentecostal pastor of the Cornerstone Church in Batavia, New York, which hosted the ReAwaken America tour in April 2022, took aim at “leftist agenda policies,” “woke churches,” and “vaccines and critical race theory” and framed the struggle as “a new battle of good and evil.” “Jesus bloodied himself for me,” he said, “and I am ready to bloody myself for him.”
Among reactionary Pentecostals, the battle, to be clear, is fought not in the individual conscience but on the public stage. The political headlines, according to this way of thinking, are a clue to the desires of God and the plots of His enemies. Paul Doyle, a Pentecostal pastor of the Cornerstone Church in Batavia, New York, which hosted the ReAwaken America tour in April 2022, took aim at “leftist agenda policies,” “woke churches,” and “vaccines and critical race theory” and framed the struggle as “a new battle of good and evil.” “Jesus bloodied himself for me,” he said, “and I am ready to bloody myself for him.”
==wayne drain======
Wayne Drain is the Founding Pastor of Fellowship of Christians (Now known as City Hope Church - Russellville). Married to June, they have three children and four grandchildren. He is a worship leader and song writer with EMI\Integrity Music and co-author of the book He Still Speaks. With a call to “pastor a great church and prophesy to the nations," Wayne is a conference speaker and an adviser for churches and worship teams in the U.S. and Europe.
You are - The Hudson Taylors (Noel Richards, Brian Houston, Wayne Drain) Sep 20, 2016
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March 6, 2023: Prophetic Presbytery | Pastor E. Wayne Drain
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===jimmy draper======
April 18, 2023: Baptist Press: SBC leaders, former presidents react to death of Charles Stanley
“There are few places in the world where Charles Stanley cannot be heard and seen through In Touch ministries. He was truly the world’s pastor. It was my privilege to serve with him, preach for him and walk through some crucial times with him. He was a consistent proclaimer of God’s Word and touched millions of lives.”--Jimmy Draper, former SBC president
“There are few places in the world where Charles Stanley cannot be heard and seen through In Touch ministries. He was truly the world’s pastor. It was my privilege to serve with him, preach for him and walk through some crucial times with him. He was a consistent proclaimer of God’s Word and touched millions of lives.”--Jimmy Draper, former SBC president
==ron dreher======
Dr Aaron Edwards was recently dismissed from Cliff College – the Methodist Bible college where he worked as a lecturer – after pro-LGBT advocates attacked him over his views on sexuality. Here he explains why his sacking should be a concern for all Christians.
Rod Dreher’s excellent book, Live Not By Lies (Sentinel), interviews Christians who suffered under Soviet communism and who now see similar totalitarian patterns in Western progressivism. One woman, a Soviet-born émigré now teaching at a US university, said: “You have no idea what completely normal things you do today, or say today, will be used against you to destroy you. This is what people in the Soviet Union saw. We know how this works.” -Premier Christianity: I've just been dismissed by a Christian college for tweets on homosexuality – if I wasn’t safe, no one is 3/24/23
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers.
For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of "soft" totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to "safety". Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hasten the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation.
In Live Not By Lies, Dreher amplifies the alarm sounded by the brave men and women who fought totalitarianism. He explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. He tells the stories of modern-day dissidents--clergy, laity, martyrs, and confessors from the Soviet Union and the captive nations of Europe--who offer practical advice for how to identify and resist totalitarianism in our time. Following the model offered by a prophetic World War II-era pastor who prepared believers in his Eastern European to endure the coming of communism, Live Not By Lies teaches American Christians a method for resistance:
• SEE: Acknowledge the reality of the situation.
• JUDGE: Assess reality in the light of what we as Christians know to be true.
• ACT: Take action to protect truth.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not By Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.
Rod Dreher’s excellent book, Live Not By Lies (Sentinel), interviews Christians who suffered under Soviet communism and who now see similar totalitarian patterns in Western progressivism. One woman, a Soviet-born émigré now teaching at a US university, said: “You have no idea what completely normal things you do today, or say today, will be used against you to destroy you. This is what people in the Soviet Union saw. We know how this works.” -Premier Christianity: I've just been dismissed by a Christian college for tweets on homosexuality – if I wasn’t safe, no one is 3/24/23
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers.
For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of "soft" totalitarianism cropping up in America--something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to "safety". Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hasten the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation.
In Live Not By Lies, Dreher amplifies the alarm sounded by the brave men and women who fought totalitarianism. He explains how the totalitarianism facing us today is based less on overt violence and more on psychological manipulation. He tells the stories of modern-day dissidents--clergy, laity, martyrs, and confessors from the Soviet Union and the captive nations of Europe--who offer practical advice for how to identify and resist totalitarianism in our time. Following the model offered by a prophetic World War II-era pastor who prepared believers in his Eastern European to endure the coming of communism, Live Not By Lies teaches American Christians a method for resistance:
• SEE: Acknowledge the reality of the situation.
• JUDGE: Assess reality in the light of what we as Christians know to be true.
• ACT: Take action to protect truth.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not By Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.
==jen dreiske======
Jen Dreiske is the Deputy Director at South Dakota Voices for Peace, a Sioux Falls based nonprofit focused on inclusion for immigrant, refugree and Muslim communitess. And this column is part of an ongoing series of perspectives, called "Speaking Truth to Power," written by voices from a cohort of community leaders and residents weighing in on social issues and current events in South Dakota. The goal is to elevate voices from a diverse group of individuals by challenging issues through different views to contribute to ongoing community conversations.
Feb 19, 2023: Argus Leader: Dreiske: Religious freedom or religious fear?
As an active member of my Jewish Community as well as the Interfaith Community in Sioux Falls, I am greatly concerned about how the religious fear of one religious group is being imposed on the religious freedoms of our religiously diverse communities in South Dakota.
Religious freedom, according to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, says everyone in the United States has the right to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all. Religion is a set of communal beliefs, practices and perspectives that affect and provide direction for the believer’s life. It is a lens in which we see and interact with the world around us. Freedom is the power to be who we are without hindrance. Fear is the belief that something is dangerous. --Jen Dreiske; Sioux Fall Argus Leader; 2/19/23
As an active member of my Jewish Community as well as the Interfaith Community in Sioux Falls, I am greatly concerned about how the religious fear of one religious group is being imposed on the religious freedoms of our religiously diverse communities in South Dakota.
Religious freedom, according to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, says everyone in the United States has the right to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all. Religion is a set of communal beliefs, practices and perspectives that affect and provide direction for the believer’s life. It is a lens in which we see and interact with the world around us. Freedom is the power to be who we are without hindrance. Fear is the belief that something is dangerous. --Jen Dreiske; Sioux Fall Argus Leader; 2/19/23
==mark dreistadt======
Sept 22, 2023: AsiaOne: Who Controls the Wallet? Evangelical Couples Giving Shows Unity, But Reveals Disagreement As Well
You need to assess carefully how much you assume versus how much you actually know,” said Mark Dreistadt, President and CEO of Infinity Concepts. “And if your assumptions are wrong, what impact might that have on your ability to build solid, long-term relationships with the people who support your calling?”
You need to assess carefully how much you assume versus how much you actually know,” said Mark Dreistadt, President and CEO of Infinity Concepts. “And if your assumptions are wrong, what impact might that have on your ability to build solid, long-term relationships with the people who support your calling?”
May 16, 2023:
👉According to the "Faith and Wellness: Evangelical Insights on Healing and Physicians" report, released by Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts, 99% of evangelical Protestants agree that praying, reading the Bible, and having a strong Christian faith all contribute to positive mental health. "For evangelicals, it appears spiritual wellness is inextricably intertwined with both physical and mental wellness," said Mark Dreistadt, president and CEO of Infinity Concepts. He continued, "When we explore things such as whether they believe people can be healed through prayer or whether activities such as prayer and Bible reading have a positive impact on both mental and physical health, they almost universally agree. That's something we rarely see."
👉According to the "Faith and Wellness: Evangelical Insights on Healing and Physicians" report, released by Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts, 99% of evangelical Protestants agree that praying, reading the Bible, and having a strong Christian faith all contribute to positive mental health. "For evangelicals, it appears spiritual wellness is inextricably intertwined with both physical and mental wellness," said Mark Dreistadt, president and CEO of Infinity Concepts. He continued, "When we explore things such as whether they believe people can be healed through prayer or whether activities such as prayer and Bible reading have a positive impact on both mental and physical health, they almost universally agree. That's something we rarely see."
==Ralph Drollinger======
Ralph Kim Drollinger (born April 20, 1954) is an American clergyman and former professional basketball player. He led the "White House Bible Study Group", a study group sponsored by 10 cabinet members which held weekly meetings each Wednesday during the Trump administration. Drollinger played professionally as a center in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two national championships under head coach John Wooden. He was selected in the fifth round selection of the 1978 NBA draft and played in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks.
National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two national championships under head coach John Wooden. He was selected in the fifth round selection of the 1978 NBA draft and played in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks.
June 16, 2021: Salon: Kayleigh McEnany, Mike Pence, and the narcissistic apocalypse of the new evangelicals
Or Ralph Drollinger, who wrote that the coronavirus is the "consequential wrath of god," punishing America for its various moral depravations. Drollinger is a spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump.
Or Ralph Drollinger, who wrote that the coronavirus is the "consequential wrath of god," punishing America for its various moral depravations. Drollinger is a spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump.
Mar 27, 2020: Huffington Post: Amid COVID-19 Spread, Influential D.C. Pastor Says ‘God’s Wrath’ Caused By LGBTQ People
Ralph Drollinger, who leads a Bible study for Trump’s cabinet members, claims homosexuality, environmentalism and atheism are signs of God’s wrath.
Ralph Drollinger, who leads a Bible study for Trump’s cabinet members, claims homosexuality, environmentalism and atheism are signs of God’s wrath.
A How-To Guide for Conservative Christian Public Servants from Trump Cabinet Bible Study Teacher
Ralph Drollinger, who runs a ministry dedicated to converting and “discipling” public officials from around the country and the world to his conservative Christian worldview, has compiled 52 of his weekly written Bible studies into “Oaks in Office,” a four-volume hardcover collection that is designed to be used by Christian public officials and by Capitol Ministries representatives to reach and teach Christians in public office. Drollinger convenes weekly in-person Bible studies for members of the U.S. House and Senate and members of President Trump’s cabinet, and supplements those with written Bible study texts that are distributed in print and available online. Capitol Ministries is pursuing ambitious expansion plans in capital cities around the world, as well as in the U.S. at both the state and local levels. “Oaks in Office,” which Capitol Ministries describes as “52 biblical essays on crucial policy issues as viewed through the Bible,” might be viewed simultaneously as curriculum, public relations tool, and fundraiser. The set, which is beautifully produced, will set you back $99 if you order from the group’s website. Mike Huckabee contributed a short foreword explaining that the reader doesn’t have to be a public official to benefit from the collection’s wisdom: “Jump headfirst into this great series and get a blessing intended for rulers, but applicable to all.” (Right Wing Watch 2/20/19) Read More>>>>>
Ralph Drollinger, who runs a ministry dedicated to converting and “discipling” public officials from around the country and the world to his conservative Christian worldview, has compiled 52 of his weekly written Bible studies into “Oaks in Office,” a four-volume hardcover collection that is designed to be used by Christian public officials and by Capitol Ministries representatives to reach and teach Christians in public office. Drollinger convenes weekly in-person Bible studies for members of the U.S. House and Senate and members of President Trump’s cabinet, and supplements those with written Bible study texts that are distributed in print and available online. Capitol Ministries is pursuing ambitious expansion plans in capital cities around the world, as well as in the U.S. at both the state and local levels. “Oaks in Office,” which Capitol Ministries describes as “52 biblical essays on crucial policy issues as viewed through the Bible,” might be viewed simultaneously as curriculum, public relations tool, and fundraiser. The set, which is beautifully produced, will set you back $99 if you order from the group’s website. Mike Huckabee contributed a short foreword explaining that the reader doesn’t have to be a public official to benefit from the collection’s wisdom: “Jump headfirst into this great series and get a blessing intended for rulers, but applicable to all.” (Right Wing Watch 2/20/19) Read More>>>>>
==rebekah drumsta======
June 7, 2023: Baptist News Global: How to connect the dots while watching Shiny Happy People
Of course, individuals watching the series may have deeply sensitive trauma they’re reminded of and still processing. Rebekah Drumsta, a survivor of abuse from the Institute of Basic Life Principles featured in the series, explained, “Shiny Happy People is collectively pacing so many of us through our painful childhoods which were riddled with spiritual abuse, physical and psychological abuse and religious trauma.”
Of course, individuals watching the series may have deeply sensitive trauma they’re reminded of and still processing. Rebekah Drumsta, a survivor of abuse from the Institute of Basic Life Principles featured in the series, explained, “Shiny Happy People is collectively pacing so many of us through our painful childhoods which were riddled with spiritual abuse, physical and psychological abuse and religious trauma.”
==dinesh d'Souza======
Christian media figures may face defamation trials before November election
Conspiracy theorist Dinesh D’Souza helped create the 2000 Mules movie and its companion book. Both claim some 2,000 human “mules” harvested 400,000 fake ballots to steal the 2020 election from Trump. The film has aired on Christian TV networks, was shown in hundreds of churches and was promoted by Metaxas, Andrew Wommack, Charisma magazine, MovieGuide, and Mike Huckabee, the honorary national chairman of My Faith Votes. But the movie’s claims are false. One of the alleged “mules” was a Black man named Mark Andrews. The film used footage of Andrews during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s former show on Fox News, and a photo of Andrews was published in a companion book published by Salem-owned Regnery Publishing. The photo caption said Andrews was engaged in “organized crime.” Andrews sued D’Souza, Salem Media, Regnery and the organization True the Vote. Attorneys defending the film admitted in court they have no evidence to support the film’s wild claims. (Baptist News Global 6.4.24) Read More>>>>>
Conspiracy theorist Dinesh D’Souza helped create the 2000 Mules movie and its companion book. Both claim some 2,000 human “mules” harvested 400,000 fake ballots to steal the 2020 election from Trump. The film has aired on Christian TV networks, was shown in hundreds of churches and was promoted by Metaxas, Andrew Wommack, Charisma magazine, MovieGuide, and Mike Huckabee, the honorary national chairman of My Faith Votes. But the movie’s claims are false. One of the alleged “mules” was a Black man named Mark Andrews. The film used footage of Andrews during an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s former show on Fox News, and a photo of Andrews was published in a companion book published by Salem-owned Regnery Publishing. The photo caption said Andrews was engaged in “organized crime.” Andrews sued D’Souza, Salem Media, Regnery and the organization True the Vote. Attorneys defending the film admitted in court they have no evidence to support the film’s wild claims. (Baptist News Global 6.4.24) Read More>>>>>
A New Day for Apologetics
Dinesh D’Souza, who wrote What’s So Great About Christianity? (CT, March 2008), says the New Atheists are raising new types of questions requiring “21st-century apologetics.” “The apologetics of the 1970s and ’80s are useful if you are teaching in a church camp, but it’s not that relevant to the claims the New Atheists are making, which are very different,” D’Souza says. “The New Atheists are really surfing the waves of 9/11, equating Islamic radicalism with Christianity. These are not questions addressed by C. S. Lewis or Josh McDowell.” This spate of attacks has also kindled an unexpected surge of interest in apologetics among youth.
(Christianity Today July 2008) READMORE>>>>>
Dinesh D’Souza, who wrote What’s So Great About Christianity? (CT, March 2008), says the New Atheists are raising new types of questions requiring “21st-century apologetics.” “The apologetics of the 1970s and ’80s are useful if you are teaching in a church camp, but it’s not that relevant to the claims the New Atheists are making, which are very different,” D’Souza says. “The New Atheists are really surfing the waves of 9/11, equating Islamic radicalism with Christianity. These are not questions addressed by C. S. Lewis or Josh McDowell.” This spate of attacks has also kindled an unexpected surge of interest in apologetics among youth.
(Christianity Today July 2008) READMORE>>>>>
==joseph d'souza======
April 17, 2023: Christian Post: George Verwer, evangelist and founder of OM International, dies at age 84
Archbishop Joseph D’Souza of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India gave his condolences in a piece published by The Christian Post on Saturday.
“George also always paid attention to where the winds of the spirit were blowing, and as a maturing church emerged in the Global South, he put his efforts into helping the church become sustainable,” wrote D’Souza.
Archbishop Joseph D’Souza of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India gave his condolences in a piece published by The Christian Post on Saturday.
“George also always paid attention to where the winds of the spirit were blowing, and as a maturing church emerged in the Global South, he put his efforts into helping the church become sustainable,” wrote D’Souza.
==jerushah duford======
Billy Graham's granddaughter joins 'Evangelicals for Harris,' quotes Isaiah to blast Trump supporters
The granddaughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris during an "Evangelicals for Harris" Zoom call Wednesday and suggested that Christians who support former President Donald Trump are causing people to turn away from Christianity. Jerushah Duford, whose mother Virginia "Gigi" Graham Tchividjian is Graham's oldest daughter, spoke in a recorded video because she was unable to attend the virtual event, which also included speakers such as former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and "public theologian" Ekemini Uwan, who has claimed "whiteness is wicked" and that churches should pay global reparations to "people of African descent."
(Christian Post 8/15/24) Read More>>>>>
The granddaughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris during an "Evangelicals for Harris" Zoom call Wednesday and suggested that Christians who support former President Donald Trump are causing people to turn away from Christianity. Jerushah Duford, whose mother Virginia "Gigi" Graham Tchividjian is Graham's oldest daughter, spoke in a recorded video because she was unable to attend the virtual event, which also included speakers such as former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and "public theologian" Ekemini Uwan, who has claimed "whiteness is wicked" and that churches should pay global reparations to "people of African descent."
(Christian Post 8/15/24) Read More>>>>>
Signers of the open letter calling out Christian nationalism include Jerushah Duford, a granddaughter of the evangelical preacher, the late Rev. Billy Graham. In an interview with NPR, Duford said she was "heartbroken" by the events of Jan. 6, a feeling she said she experienced throughout the Trump years as she watched many white evangelical leaders align themselves with him.
"It felt like this was a symptom of what has been happening for a long time," she said.
--Wyoming Public Media: Evangelical Leaders Condemn 'Radicalized Christian Nationalism' 1.24.21
"It felt like this was a symptom of what has been happening for a long time," she said.
--Wyoming Public Media: Evangelical Leaders Condemn 'Radicalized Christian Nationalism' 1.24.21
==jinger duggar======
Jinger Duggar Vuolo Reveals She Was ‘Afraid’ to Have Kids Because of Her IBLP Upbringing
This apprehension stemmed from her upbringing under the teachings of minister Bill Gothard, whose interpretations of the Bible formed the foundation of her family’s religious practices. Jinger recalled how Gothard’s teachings often twisted scripture to support his own agenda, leading her to believe that her destiny was to marry and have numerous children. Bill Gothard, the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), advocated for a highly conservative and patriarchal interpretation of Christianity. His teachings emphasized strict gender roles, with a strong focus on the duties of women as wives and mothers. In Gothard’s view, women were expected to marry young, remain submissive to their husbands, and bear as many children as possible, seeing motherhood as their primary purpose in life. According to Gothard’s principles, the ideal wife was one who supported her husband unquestioningly and dedicated herself to homemaking and child-rearing. The teachings promoted a lifestyle where the husband’s authority was paramount, and the wife’s role was to fulfill his needs and manage the household. This often resulted in large families, as birth control was discouraged and having numerous children was seen as a blessing and a duty. (For Every Mom 6/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>
This apprehension stemmed from her upbringing under the teachings of minister Bill Gothard, whose interpretations of the Bible formed the foundation of her family’s religious practices. Jinger recalled how Gothard’s teachings often twisted scripture to support his own agenda, leading her to believe that her destiny was to marry and have numerous children. Bill Gothard, the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), advocated for a highly conservative and patriarchal interpretation of Christianity. His teachings emphasized strict gender roles, with a strong focus on the duties of women as wives and mothers. In Gothard’s view, women were expected to marry young, remain submissive to their husbands, and bear as many children as possible, seeing motherhood as their primary purpose in life. According to Gothard’s principles, the ideal wife was one who supported her husband unquestioningly and dedicated herself to homemaking and child-rearing. The teachings promoted a lifestyle where the husband’s authority was paramount, and the wife’s role was to fulfill his needs and manage the household. This often resulted in large families, as birth control was discouraged and having numerous children was seen as a blessing and a duty. (For Every Mom 6/24/24) READ MORE>>>>>