#billgothard — Public Fediverse posts

Kristn du Mez notes that Amazon Prime's searching exposé of the Duggar family and Gothard's IBLP "Shiny Happy People" reached more viewers in its first 9 days than any Amazon docuseries. It also brought more new subscribers than any previous Amazon docuseries, more than 60% of those women, many in the 18-34 age demographic.

#Duggars #evangelicals #women #patriarchy #abuse #BillGothard

https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/what-i-really-think-about-shiny-happy

"Because he spoke to the most motivated and dedicated cohort of evangelicals in America, his teachings spread deep into American churches. Gothard’s concepts became part of the fabric of evangelical life even for people who’d never heard of the Basic Seminar."

We'd like to think that this is an extreme, exotic strand of US Christianity, with its demand that women submit to men and its rigid gender roles. But it's far more normative than we want to see.

#Duggars #BillGothard #evangelicals
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"Because he spoke to the most motivated and dedicated cohort of evangelicals in America, his teachings spread deep into American churches. Gothard’s concepts became part of the fabric of evangelical life even for people who’d never heard of the Basic Seminar."

We'd like to think that this is an extreme, exotic strand of US Christianity, with its demand that women submit to men and its rigid gender roles. But it's far more normative than we want to see.

#Duggars #BillGothard #evangelicals
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David French on Bill Gothard's Institute for Basic Life Principles, central to the Duggar family story now on display in "Shiny Happy People":

"Gothard’s teaching didn’t reach just the millions of Christians he claims have attended his seminars."

#Duggars #BillGothard #IBLP #evangelicals #authoritarianism #patriarchy #misogyny
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/shiny-happy-people.html

David French on Bill Gothard's Institute for Basic Life Principles, central to the Duggar family story now on display in "Shiny Happy People":

"Gothard’s teaching didn’t reach just the millions of Christians he claims have attended his seminars."

#Duggars #BillGothard #IBLP #evangelicals #authoritarianism #patriarchy #misogyny
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/shiny-happy-people.html

I finished the last instalment of the Bill Gothard and Duggar family documentary last night. It was so good.

What science, nature, history, or sociology documentaries have you all been watching lately?

I have the urge the watch more of this sort of stuff, especially if Toronto has more rainstorms like they’re predicting.

#ShinyHappyPeople #BillGothard #IBLP #Duggar #Documentary #Today #Toronto

I finished the last instalment of the Bill Gothard and Duggar family documentary last night. It was so good.

What science, nature, history, or sociology documentaries have you all been watching lately?

I have the urge the watch more of this sort of stuff, especially if Toronto has more rainstorms like they’re predicting.

#ShinyHappyPeople #BillGothard #IBLP #Duggar #Documentary #Today #Toronto

Gothard's #God: Reflections on the Amazon #Documentary "Shiny Happy People"
https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-thinking-atheist/episode/gothards-god-reflections-on-the-amazon-documentary-shiny-happy-people-304408330
A new #Amazon #docuseries is highlighting the destructive #Quiverfull #cult developed under the leadership of #BillGothard. We continue the discussion this week.
#religion #christianity #parenting

OMG ! #billgothard is a monster! #ShinyHappyPeople I had no idea

OMG ! #billgothard is a monster! #ShinyHappyPeople I had no idea

Live for Everyone! We read #BecomingFreeIndeed so y'all can get the TL;DR #billgothard #iblp #shinyhappypeople https://www.patreon.com/posts/s5e12-youre-not-83523380

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: You Aren't Prepared for How Disturbing 'Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets' Is https://jezebel.com/duggar-family-documentary-shiny-happy-people-review-1850470133 #Jezebel #instituteinbasiclifeprinciples #emilyelizabethanderson #juliawilloughbynason #jillduggardillard #19kidsandcounting #corishepherdstern #shinyhappypeople #michelleduggar #derickdillard #duggarfamily #jimbobduggar #deannaduggar #kaeleighholt #billgothard #oliviacrist #arkansas

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: You Aren't Prepared for How Disturbing 'Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets' Is https://jezebel.com/duggar-family-documentary-shiny-happy-people-review-1850470133 #Jezebel #instituteinbasiclifeprinciples #emilyelizabethanderson #juliawilloughbynason #jillduggardillard #19kidsandcounting #corishepherdstern #shinyhappypeople #michelleduggar #derickdillard #duggarfamily #jimbobduggar #deannaduggar #kaeleighholt #billgothard #oliviacrist #arkansas

Do the Duggars and Other Reality TV Families Help the Far-Right Movement?
A new Prime Video documentary series looks into the scandal-prone Duggars and explores the repercussions of mainstreaming right-wing fundamentalist teachings.
https://verdantsquare.net/blog/2023/05/18/do-the-duggars-and-other-reality-tv-families-help-the-far-right-movement/522211/
#Television #BillGothard #documentary #DuggarFamily #FundamentalistChristianity #IBLP #MAGA #opinion #PrimeVideo #RealityTv #TLC