Rethinking Purity

It’s time to rethink what we’re teaching children about “purity.”

Ray Comfort Threatens to Stop Watching TLC After Network Drops Duggars

In minimizing the significance of the allegations against Josh Duggar, Ray Comfort joins other Christian homeschool celebrities including Rick Boyer and Mike Huckabee.

HEAV’s Rick Boyer Defends Josh Duggar and Bill Gothard, Claims “Abuse is the New Racism”

HEAV’s Rick Boyer easily steps over HSLDA’s “line in the sand,” defending Josh Duggar and Bill Gothard while enjoying HSLDA’s support.

ATI’s “Sex Ed” Curriculum: Silencing Victims and Excusing Sex Crime

ATI and the Duggars’ philosophy can lead to serial sexual abuse because men are relieved of much of their responsibility for their actions.

Gothard’s ATI and the Duggar Family’s Secrets

The underlying principles and beliefs the Duggars have built their lives around actually help groom and shame victims, help hide grievous abuse, and even keep offenders from receiving needed help.

What You Need to Know about the Josh Duggar Police Report

HA note: The following is reprinted with permission from Libby Anne’s blog Love Joy Feminism. It was originally published on Patheos on May 21, 2015. When I first saw rumors circulating yesterday I didn’t pay any attention, because the accusations were vague and felt rehashed. Remember when the tabloids reported that Jessa Duggar had sex at the church immediately after her wedding, based

What ATI Taught Me About Love: Sarai’s Story

“When she was a child she saw God through a Gothard tainted screen from inside her little box.”

Wanting to Date, Being Told to Wait: Adah’s Story, Part Three

“We dated, wouldn’t be forced into courtship, and we are okay.”

Wanting to Date, Being Told to Wait: Adah’s Story, Part Two

“I wasn’t taught consent, so I didn’t know any better.”

Wanting to Date, Being Told to Wait: Adah’s Story, Part One

“I got a purity ring when I was sixteen, but never received sex education.”