What is an IFB Church? The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser And so we went, sun school, sun morning and evening, and Wednesday night, trying again and again to feel right doing this. You were born depraved, so it goes, but Thank God you have churchmen there to help you with the cure: the Bible, p, Bill, I wrote them a letter in November telling them in no uncertain terms would I let them run my life anymore and I was done being scared of what they thought or would do. And thanks for educating the rest of us on that circumstance. Julie Roys on Twitter: "A former Baptist missionary has been found var width = jQuery(window).width(); Parents of adults primarily use religion and/or money as ways of controlling and, manipulating their adult children. KJV. If such physical relationships were discovered as was the case with Chatfield and her husband, Aaron marriage in the church is required in order to satisfy Gods commandments. Constantly negative and joyless and somehow I get told that I shouldn't be happy like I am unless I'm attending church regularly and reading my Bible and praying. Even as a young child, I knew intuitively that Mom was right. Someone to come sit with me, make some meals, anything. }else{ By his point I was beyond disillusioned and told my mom I was thinking of moving to a more liberal church because at least those people helped each other. Details have emerged about the faith-based counseling Josh Duggar received after molesting Five girls. I was raised in a more mainstream xian environment but I know a few people who live the Quiverfull way and it is not pretty. As a religious abuse survivor, this is my message to Baptist pastors | Opinion by Lydia Joy Launderville, The weakness of complementarian theology on display in Duggar trial | Opinion by Rick Pidcock, Look at the big picture to see the reckoning happening on sexual abuse | Opinion by Layne Wallace. If youve heard a young woman share her story of abuse and a church that shamed her for it or failed to protect her as a child, you very well could have heard from a former independent fundamental Baptist who has left the movement and is trying to recover from the harm they experienced. City Pulse recently reported that after an 11-year-old boy sexually assaulted another boy of the same age at the church school that Rusty Chatfield oversees. This includes tempting an abuser to sexually abuse a child. Welcome to Ex-C! Independent Baptist - Wikipedia Gothard), (F. B. If you ever considered yourself a conservative Christian, youre likely familiar with the Duggar family. My blog aims to: 1) Spread a passion for Jesus Christ 2) Help people harmed by extreme fundamentalism 3) Encourage wider reform in fundamentalism & 4) Defend my theological positions. And while each church is subject to the pastor who leads it, the confederacy churches share a circuit of camps, retreats, evangelists, spiritual mentors, experts, private colleges and universities constantly cross-pollinating their controversial theologies. (AP Photo/April L. Brown), Charlotte: QC Family Tree with Greg and Helms Jarrell, Lost Boys of Sudan: St. Johns Baptist Charlotte, Awakening to Immigrant Justice: Myers Park Baptist Church, Hospitality on the corner: Gaston Christian Center, Jake Hall: Gospel Gothic, Music and Radio, Hymns for a Lifetime: Ken Wilson and Knollwood Baptist Church, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window). The sexual abuse of children is commonplace among the independent fundamental Baptists. At the movements core is a fundamental set of beliefs, seasoned by the personalities of each individual pastor, and most important is what is referred to in IFB circles as The Umbrella of Authority. This teaching is key to understanding how abuse mentally, physically and sexually can go undetected and unreported for years while the survivors hide the trauma out of shame and threat of exposure. My family members are some of the most miserable people on the planet. It naturally followed from there that I started looking into other ways to raise a child that didn't involve fear, intimidation, hitting, or telling her God was going to come down and strike her dead or send her to hell. According to the Pew . Homes and schools such as those run by Grace Baptist were designed to reform rebellious children and develop them into better Christians, Heiler said. (also have an uncle who is a pastor, and an aunt who married a pastor!) Jim Bob Duggar formerly served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and announced recently that he is running for Arkansas State Senate in the 7th District. In an interview with City Pulse, he alleged that he was sexually abused by a woman at his IFB church in Ann Arbor beginning when he was a 17-year-old member of the congregation. During this time, many of the largest churches in the United States were IFB congregations. 4. The psychologist said that he believes with little doubt that my crazy religious upbringing caused the PTSD and that while I probably had a propensity for bipolar already that my parents unbringing pulled the trigger. Former Independent Fundamental Baptists - IFB KJV - Facebook "A Course of Love" with Lucille Olson- 7 p.m. Zoom ID: 177 417 886. Privacy Policy. Read our republishing, terms of use and privacy policies here. [CDATA[ That control must be severed if you are to become or remain an, adult.If isn't you will not grow emotionally nor will you mature as you should. If they decide God wants their respective child to marry, they are introduced to each other and are given a month to court which requires constant adult supervision and prayer. Birding, Bird photography, art, reading, keeping my small zoo of salamanders, reptiles, and plants; and cultivating a good heart. OPINION: Views expressed in Baptist News Global columns and commentaries are solely those of the authors. document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); It was stifling to say the least. As you poke around on here and elsewhere, you'll see more of how the "logic" side of your decision is well founded. Welcome, earthmama. Only the witch-doctor can protect you from the evils of the world. I would love if they came. The books present spanking as a benevolent act of love by a parent. My parents found out and condemned my actions and promptly cut off all contact me. I was surprised, however, to see him finally face some legal repercussions for some of his abusive actions.
