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1. Bill Gothard, Questions and Answers on Infertility and Birth Control, Basic Care Booklet 19 (Medical Training Institute of America), 41–42.
2. Gothard, 42–43.
3. Jim Sammons, “Session 20: Prepare Now for a Lasting Heritage” (Financial Freedom Seminar, Embassy Media), MP4, 44:32, https://embassymedia.com/media/session-20-prepare-now-lasting-heritage.
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11. Gothard, 6.
12. Gothard, 6.
13. Gothard, 6.
14. Bill Gothard, Seminar Workbook, Session 14 (1996; repr., Oak Brook, IL: Institute in Basic Life Principles, 2006), 64, https://embassymedia.com/media/session-14-how-experience-gods-guarantee-success.
15. Gothard, “How to Trace Problems to Root Causes” (Basic Seminar Session 01), 53:36.
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17. “How ‘Counseling Sexual Abuse’ Blames and Shames Survivors,” Recovering Grace, April 18, 2013, https://www.recoveringgrace.org/2013/04/how-counseling-sexual-abuse-blames-and-shames-survivors/.
18. Bill Gothard, “How to Overcome Self-Rejection” (Basic Seminar Session 02, Institute in Basic Life Principles), MP4, 39:26, https://basicseminar.com/session/basic-seminar-session-02-how-to-overcome-self-rejection/.
19. Gothard, 40:07.
20. Gothard, 45:58.
21. Bill Gothard, Men’s Manual, vol. 1 (1979; repr., Hinsdale, IL: Institute in Basic Life Principles, Inc., 1993), 6.
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24. Bill Gothard, “Dealing with Hurts / Keys to Forgiveness” (Basic Seminar Session 07, Institute in Basic Life Principles), MP4, 22:43, https://basicseminar.com/session/basic-seminar-session-07-dealing-with-hurts-keys-to-forgiveness/.
25. Gothard, “How to Trace Problems to Root Causes” (Basic Seminar Session 01), 18:46.
26. Austin Duncan, “The Calm Before the Storm,” Crossroads ministry sermon (Sun Valley, CA: Grace Community Church, January 20, 2019), 29:35, 31:31, 33:29, https://www.gracechurch.org/sermons/15264.
27. Bill Gothard, Research in Principles of Life: Advanced Seminar Textbook (Oak Brook, IL: Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts, 1986), 297.
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2. Bill Gothard, Research in Principles of Life: Advanced Seminar Textbook (Oak Brook, IL: Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts, 1986), 20.
3. Gothard, 25.
4. Bill Gothard, “Abnormal Social Development” (Basic Seminar Session 03, Institute in Basic Life Principles), MP4, 23:17, https://basicseminar.com/session/basic-seminar-session-03-abnormal-social-development/.
5. Peter Hastie, “The Fear of God: Talking with Jerry Bridges,” Briefing, September 1, 2002, http://thebriefing.com.au/2002/09/the-fear-of-god-talking-with-jerry-bridges.
6. Gothard, Research in Principles of Life: Advanced Seminar Textbook, 297.
7. Amy McKenna, ed., “Jim Jones,” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, last updated May 9, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones.
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2. Duggar, 185, 187.
1. Bill Gothard, “How to Prepare Your Home for Successful Living” (Basic Seminar Session 12, Institute for Basic Life Principles, MP4) 1:17:38.
2. Bill Gothard, “The Development of Reprobation” (Basic Seminar Session 09, Institute in Basic Life Principles), MP4, 1:02:50, https://basicseminar.com/session/basic-seminar-session-09-the-development-of-reprobation/.
3. Bill Gothard, “How to Overcome Self-Rejection,” 46:16.
4. Gothard, 46:56.
5. Bill Gothard, Concepts for Anger Resolution, Protect 4, series 2 (Basic Care Bulletin), 129.
6. Bill Gothard, “How to Trace Problems to Root Causes,” (Basic Seminar Session 01, Institute for Basic Life Principles, MP4) 53:37.
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3. Bill Gothard, Basic Care Bulletin 5, Medical Training Institute of America, How to Make Wise Decisions on Adoption, 40.
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2. Packer, Knowing God, 202.
3. The Overlooked Requirements for Riches, Honor and Life, Supplementary Alumni Book, vol. 13 (Oak Brook, IL: Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts, 1987), 13.
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4. Hinton, “Episode 198: Gothard’s Girls,” 9:40.
5. Sarah Pulliam Bailey, “New Charges Allege Religious Leader, Who Has Ties to the Duggars, Sexually Abused Women,” Washington Post, January 6, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women/.
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10. “The GOTHARD Files: The Early Years, 1965–79,” Recovering Grace, February 11, 2014, https://www.recoveringgrace.org/2014/02/the-gothard-files-the-early-years-1965-79/.
11. “The GOTHARD Files: The Scandal, 1980,” Recovering Grace, February 20, 2014, https://www.recoveringgrace.org/2014/02/the-scandal-1980/.
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14. “Statement from Recovering Grace Regarding the Lawsuit.”
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16. Gothard, “How False Accusations.”
17. Bailey, “New Charges Allege Religious Leader.”
18. Gothard, “How to Relate to Four Authorities,” 55:51.
19. Smith, “The Cult Next Door,” paragraph 31.
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2. Gothard, “Why So Many Teens.”