Jill Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to speak out about growing up in her ultra-conservative Christian family. A new Prime Video docuseries,, shares with viewers how the family became a reality TV sensation before scandal shook the foundation of their deeply held belief system.Like her sister, Jinger Vuolo's, recent book, starts with a focus on disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. “IBLP and the teachings draw in people like my dad, who want this control," Jill notes. «It can foster this cult-like environment.
I absolutely think people would be drawn to that.”Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar raised their 19 children under Gothard's teachings and have continued following the IBLP lifestyle, despite the fact that Gothard resigned from the organization in 2014, following over 30 claims of sexual harassment from former employees.
Despite the pastor's denial of any wrongdoing, the allegations further tainted his reputation for many.The charges against Gothard hit close to home for the Duggars, when eldest son Josh was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison in May 2022 after being found guilty on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography.
The family also confirmed in 2015 that Josh inappropriately touched four of his sisters and one babysitter when he was a teenager.
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