Posts Tagged ‘fundamentalism’
The Benham Brothers, Evangelicals, and Bill Gothard
Earlier this month, I wrote about the deep connections between ousted cult leader Bill Gothard and high-profile Christians such as the Duggars and the family behind Hobby Lobby. Some people have asked why I continue to write about Gothard’s web, considering as he has resigned and those who had supported him previously probably didn’t know about…
Read MoreThe First Day Toward Freedom
In now-abandoned corners of the internet I recently found some words from eight years ago. I was nineteen years old when I wrote them, living and working at a homeschool cult center, attending a fundamentalist baptist church. Reading these words now, it’s like peering inside the mind of a boy I hardly recognize –…
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