A week after the theologically conservative Institute in Basic Life Principles placed its leader Bill Gothard on administrative leave, the influential leader in the Quiverfull and Christian homeschooling movements has resigned from the organization. Gothard, 79, faces accusations of sexual abuse from dozens of women associated with his organization. The IBLP promotes a "chain of command" family hierarchy that Gothard claims is based on Biblical principles. In seminars, the institute has described the structure with the image of a father as the "hammer" of the family, the wife as the "chisel," and the children as "gems" in the rough.
This is the third organization associated with an umbrella of group sometimes referred to as the "Biblical patriarchy" movement to face a major sex scandal in recent months. In October, the Vision Forum ministry shut down after its leader Doug Phillips confessed to having a romantic affair outside of marriage. And just weeks ago, The New Republic published an investigation into sexual assault at Patrick Henry College, an evangelical university with big homeschooling support. The accusations against Gothard are quite serious. According to a whistle-blowing organization called Recovering Grace, at least 34 women have accused Gothard of unwanted sexual advances, and four of those women say the leader molested them. One of those four women is underage.
Another Major 'Biblical Patriarchy' Organization is In Crisis Because of a Sex Scandal - The Wire
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