Category: Mike Farris

Failure to Report Crimes, Homeschool Legal Defense Association, Homeschool Movement, It's All About the Image, Mandatory Reporting, Mike Farris, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Spiritual Authority, Statute of Limitations

From Silence to Exposure: Why did Homeschool Leader Michael Farris Speak Out Now?

Julie Anne

*** Michael Farris speaks out against teachings of two fallen Homeschool Movement leaders, Doug Phillips and Bill Gothard, but why now? *** ** Michael Farris, one of the pillars of the modern Homeschool Movement and founders of Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and founding president of Patrick Henry College, released an article addressing abuses within the… Continue reading From Silence to Exposure: Why did Homeschool Leader Michael Farris Speak Out Now?

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Domestic Violence and Churches, Homeschool Legal Defense Association, Homeschool Movement, Homeschoolers Anonymous, Mike Farris, Parenting, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement

To Train up a Child: Who Decides if it is Biblical or Not? When is it Abuse?

Julie Anne

*** Johann and Kimery Jorg Abuse Case: HSLDA has given us homeschool liberties, but at what cost? A closer look at homeschool freedoms and parenting and safety of children   *** Homeschoolers have fought for years to have the freedom to legally homeschool their children. Homeschool Legal Defense Association has worked to ensure that parents in… Continue reading To Train up a Child: Who Decides if it is Biblical or Not? When is it Abuse?

Christian Marriage, Doug Phillips & Vision Forum, Doug Wilson, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Failure to Report Crimes, God's Design for the Family, Homeschool Legal Defense Association, Homeschool Movement, IBLP and ATI, Kevin Swanson, Legalism, Mandatory Reporting, Marriages Damaged-Destroyed by Sp. Ab., Mike Farris, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Patrick Henry College, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies, Vision Forum, Women and the Church

Patriarchy: Doug Phillips, Bill Gothard, Doug Wilson and Damage Control

Julie Anne

** Media and blogosphere are abuzz with sex abuse stories coming from Patriarchy proponents, Bill Gothard and Doug Phillips. Gothard releases a statement, other Christian leaders defend Patriarchy. ** I tell you what, my head is spinning this week with so many items of news regarding scandals by Christian leaders, especially within Christian Patriarchy.  But… Continue reading Patriarchy: Doug Phillips, Bill Gothard, Doug Wilson and Damage Control

Calvinism, Doug Phillips & Vision Forum, Family Integrated Churches, Full-Quiver, Homeschool Movement, It's All About the Image, Mike Farris, No-Talk Rule, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Patrick Henry College, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement, Shunning, Spiritual Abuse, Stay-At-Home Daughters Movement, Vision Forum, Voddie Baucham, Women and the Church

Doug Phillips: His Power and Control Using “Godly” Patriarchy

Julie Anne

*     *     * Doug Phillips was a powerful man.  He used "godly" power and control to silence, to man the ship of his business, ministry, church, home, women, employees, and everything around him. *     *     * As we slowly watch the demise of the Doug Phillips empire,… Continue reading Doug Phillips: His Power and Control Using “Godly” Patriarchy

Homeschool Legal Defense Association, Homeschool Movement, Homeschoolers Anonymous, Mike Farris

Crosspost: How American Homeschoolers Enabled and Funded German Child Abuse: The Real Story Behind the Religious Right and the Twelve Tribes

Julie Anne

***Recent allegations of child abuse among the Twelve Tribes cloistered community in Germany has raised red flags about the involvement of American homeschoolers encouraged by Homeschool Legal Defense Association and Mike Harris.JA note: The following is reprinted with permission from Homeschoolers Anonymous. It was originally published on September 13, 2013. By R.L. Stollar, HA Community Coordinator ***** “Without… Continue reading Crosspost: How American Homeschoolers Enabled and Funded German Child Abuse: The Real Story Behind the Religious Right and the Twelve Tribes