Homeschoolers Anonymous

Hiding behind the Bible is how abusers like to prey.

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Kirill Ignatyev. HA Note: This is the third in a nine part series telling Ruth Burger’s, a plaintiff in the IBLP/Gothard lawsuit, story of abuse while in ATI. It is cro…

New religious movements take full advantage of homeschooling for their own totalistic ends.

My parents believed the “rod” was the ONLY form of correction and they used it often throughout the day.

This post is about discovering I am the thing that we were told to scorn.

Rather, to solve mental illness, he suggests, one must do something much more significant to one’s “gut brains” than use FDA approved medication

Total Outreach for Christ Ministries featured alleged serial predator Bill Gothard at their Overcomers Conference.

Once my adoption was final, my name was changed a third time to Ruth Esther Copley. And thus began a nightmare from hell over the next twelve years.

The homeschooling movement has been one that has been involved in politics from almost the beginning.

With the demise of the ministry of Doug Phillips, and now the negative connotations of the word patriarchy, I’ve wondered what would be happening in Reconstructionist/Dominionist circles. It’s been…

For years, David C. Gibbs III and his organizations pulled in millions of dollars while advocating on behalf of child abusers.

Judge Kenneth L. Popejoy disqualified David C. Gibbs III from representing his clients in the case Gretchen Wilkinson vs. IBLP.

The above image is an advertisement that used to run in Christian homeschool magazines. “The ideal tool for child training,” reads the test below an image of a long, thin shaft with a handle, a rod…

HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Beatrix” is a pseudonym. I loved being homeschooled; overall it was a very positive experience for me. But just as any loving pers…

By now, you’ve probably seen this video of a mother of twelve walking through Target, Bible in hand, loudly condemning Target for its trans-inclusive bathroom policy. Here are some of the t…

HA note: The following is reprinted with permission from Libby Anne’s blog Love Joy Feminism. It was originally published on Patheos on May 11, 2016. Yesterday I found out that a Catholic priest wh…

The judge will make a ruling on the motion to disqualify on Wednesday, May 11.