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William Lindsey :toad:<p>Kristn du Mez notes that Amazon Prime&#39;s searching exposé of the Duggar family and Gothard&#39;s IBLP &quot;Shiny Happy People&quot; 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.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Duggars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Duggars</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evangelicals</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>abuse</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BillGothard</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/what-i-really-think-about-shiny-happy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kristindumez.substack.com/p/wh</span><span class="invisible">at-i-really-think-about-shiny-happy</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;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.&quot;</p><p>We&#39;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&#39;s far more normative than we want to see.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Duggars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Duggars</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BillGothard</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evangelicals</span></a> <br />/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>David French on Bill Gothard&#39;s Institute for Basic Life Principles, central to the Duggar family story now on display in &quot;Shiny Happy People&quot;:</p><p>&quot;Gothard’s teaching didn’t reach just the millions of Christians he claims have attended his seminars.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Duggars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Duggars</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BillGothard</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/IBLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IBLP</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/evangelicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>evangelicals</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/shiny-happy-people.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/shiny-happy-people.html</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Gothard's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a>: Reflections on the Amazon <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a> "Shiny Happy People"<br><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-thinking-atheist/episode/gothards-god-reflections-on-the-amazon-documentary-shiny-happy-people-304408330" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stitcher.com/show/the-thinking</span><span class="invisible">-atheist/episode/gothards-god-reflections-on-the-amazon-documentary-shiny-happy-people-304408330</span></a> <br>A new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/docuseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>docuseries</span></a> is highlighting the destructive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Quiverfull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quiverfull</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> developed under the leadership of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGothard</span></a>. We continue the discussion this week. <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a></p>
Badwolf303<p>OMG ! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/billgothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgothard</span></a> is a monster! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ShinyHappyPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinyHappyPeople</span></a> I had no idea</p>
SummersonMars 📎<p>A girl got in trouble at an Institute for Basic Life Principles camp thing because she used tampons during her period, thus removing her virginity, the "right" of her future husband.</p><p>I wish these fuckers and Gothard would get raided.</p><p>Also, Gothard: Never married, no kids, in his 80s. <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Duggar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duggar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/DuggarFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuggarFamily</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/InsituteForBasicLifewPrinciples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsituteForBasicLifewPrinciples</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ChristianFundamentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianFundamentalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ShinyHappyPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinyHappyPeople</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGothard</span></a></p>
Violinknitter<p>Heads up if you are watching the new Duggar Family/IBLP Amazon documentary “Shiny Happy People”:</p><p>In episode 4 at the 4 minute mark, they discuss what was in the CSA files on Josh Duggar’s computer. Skip to 4:20 to avoid. </p><p>Thanks to @moe.makes.magick on TikTok for the content warning</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShinyHappyPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinyHappyPeople</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Duggars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Duggars</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DuggarFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuggarFamily</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/JoshDuggar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoshDuggar</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IBLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBLP</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ATI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATI</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fundie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fundie</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FundieSnark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundieSnark</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGothard</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/19KidsAndCounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>19KidsAndCounting</span></a></p>
Kitchen Table Cult :podcast:<p>Live for Everyone! We read <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/BecomingFreeIndeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BecomingFreeIndeed</span></a> so y'all can get the TL;DR <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/billgothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgothard</span></a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/iblp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iblp</span></a> <a href="https://podvibes.co/tags/shinyhappypeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinyhappypeople</span></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/s5e12-youre-not-83523380" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/s5e12-youre-</span><span class="invisible">not-83523380</span></a></p>
Queer Lit Cats<p>Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: You Aren't Prepared for How Disturbing 'Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets' Is <a href="https://jezebel.com/duggar-family-documentary-shiny-happy-people-review-1850470133" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jezebel.com/duggar-family-docu</span><span class="invisible">mentary-shiny-happy-people-review-1850470133</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Jezebel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jezebel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/instituteinbasiclifeprinciples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instituteinbasiclifeprinciples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/emilyelizabethanderson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emilyelizabethanderson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/juliawilloughbynason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>juliawilloughbynason</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/jillduggardillard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jillduggardillard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/19kidsandcounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>19kidsandcounting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/corishepherdstern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corishepherdstern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/shinyhappypeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinyhappypeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/michelleduggar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>michelleduggar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/derickdillard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>derickdillard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/duggarfamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duggarfamily</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/jimbobduggar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jimbobduggar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/deannaduggar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deannaduggar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/kaeleighholt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kaeleighholt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/billgothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgothard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/oliviacrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oliviacrist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arkansas</span></a></p>
Verdant Square<p>Do the Duggars and Other Reality TV Families Help the Far-Right Movement?<br>A new Prime Video documentary series looks into the scandal-prone Duggars and explores the repercussions of mainstreaming right-wing fundamentalist teachings.<br><a href="https://verdantsquare.net/blog/2023/05/18/do-the-duggars-and-other-reality-tv-families-help-the-far-right-movement/522211/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">verdantsquare.net/blog/2023/05</span><span class="invisible">/18/do-the-duggars-and-other-reality-tv-families-help-the-far-right-movement/522211/</span></a><br><a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGothard</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/DuggarFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuggarFamily</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/FundamentalistChristianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundamentalistChristianity</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/IBLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBLP</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/PrimeVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeVideo</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/RealityTv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealityTv</span></a> <a href="https://gratefuldread.masto.host/tags/TLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TLC</span></a></p>
Sarah<p>I've been watching <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TheVow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheVow</span></a> (docuseries about the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NXIVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NXIVM</span></a> cult), and it's been difficult at times because of the familiarity of so much of it as someone from an evangelical background.</p><p>I mean the "curriculum" has <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BillGothard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillGothard</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IBLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBLP</span></a> written all over it so to speak.</p><p>Anyway, the familiarity doesn't surprise me, but it's weird watching and going "that's classic cult behavior" and then thinking up half a dozen similarities with communities I've been exposed to. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CultDeprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CultDeprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousTrauma</span></a></p>
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