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I’m SO PROUD of her! It is hard to speak up against your family AND the abuse you’ve experienced. She has so much courage

It takes a tremendous amount of courage to speak out the way Jill and Jinger are. I’m thankful for the stand they are taking

Holy shit Jill is throwing everyone under the bus. I’m here for it

“This is much bigger than the Duggars.” Yes Reverend Jen! Yes, it is and I am so glad you are a part of this!

I've always hoped that some of the kids would break free but this surpasses my wildest imagination of how it would actually play out. I'm so proud of Jill and Jinger!

They were forced to be on a talk show to talk about being molested by their brother....to defend their brother, in one way or another! I am so happy that Jill is doing this. And that Jinger wrote a book speaking out. They are doing this...their way, on their time, for the good of their brothers and sisters. That's true bravery! That's true unconditional love right there. I can't wait to see her in this.

This is long overdue! My heart goes out to the victims and their families.

I hope this is the nail in the coffin for the IBLP

Go Jill! I also hope Jinger contributes, she says in her book that IBLP life gave her really bad anxiety.

“Every father into a cult leader and every home into an island.” Such a chilling and accurate quote. I was homeschooled 1-8. Bob Jones curriculum.

I went to an IBLP “retreat” and had to have a one-on-one meeting with Bill Gothard as a 17 year old. I was terrified. He had convinced us he could tell by our “countenance” if we had sin issues. I remember being pressured to confess my sins to him, which looking back was just SO inappropriate to make a young girl do alone with a man!! Ugh. Thankfully he didn’t get inappropriate with me like he did other girls-on that same trip, I had to ride in his antique car squished next to him in the front seat…he took us girls who went to the retreat out for Boston Market. What a strange experience… also learned years later, that the guy who delivered us food at the retreat to our cabins actually was busted for hiding cameras in the bathrooms… He wasn’t arrested as far as I knew and was simply “dealt with” internally by leadership. 😑 Thank God my ATI / IBLP days are behind me…and I still am a Christian even after all that-they twisted Christianity, so glad I had other people in my life show me true Christianity, or else I might have run from it.

I SWEAR TO GOD IF JILL EXPOSES HER OWN FAMILY WHO RAISED HER THEN DAMMIT I WILL SUPPORT HER.

I literally grew up in this cult. Thankfully, my mother saw the light and taught me how to be a strong, independent woman. I appreciate the things I learned, like how to run a household and take care of my husband, but I'm a person. I'm not a slave to my husband, nor am I a baby making machine.

Yes, finally. Thank you Jill for being so brave to tell us your side of the story.

YES! Go Jill. She wasn't even being paid for being the star on Jill and Jessa - Counting On. You know why? Because she is a woman. THIS is her time to shine now! REVEREND JEN from FUNDIE FRIDAYS will be featured on this documentary. She brings awareness about religious coercive control.

This will be VERY difficult for me to watch. Even the couple of seconds of Gothard's voice in the trailer triggered a massive panic attack. I had the misfortune of knowing him very well and spending many hours in conversation with him. However, I am excited for this docuseries. We are finally being given a voice for what we went through and what shaped our lives in such a dramatic and damaging way!

This makes me feel so seen as someone who spent my early years in the IBLP. There is so much trauma in my family from this. They need to be stopped so no one else can be hurt.

I got saved and then married into a Gothard church. Being told I could never say no by my pastors wife (I was molested at age nine) set up a horrible cycle of dysfunction in our marriage. Let's just say I took a lot of pleasure seeing Josh Duggar found guilty.

ATI/IBLP alumni are finally being given a voice. Let's burn it all down.

Omg Fundie Fridays!!!!! I am soooo glad you got Jen she does such incredible job researching and explaining. She's a national treasure!!! I can not wait to watch this!!

Way to go Jill you have soo many people out here cheering you on. Soo proud of you and how your making sure your boys don't have to carry around the generational trauma you had to shoulder growing up.

Excellent doc with one major flaw: Why were the TLC producers and execs not also interviewed and held accountable?? They were complicit!! The exploitation of the kids and the enabling of their wackdoodle parents was criminal.

Wild that Jim and Bobye Holt are in this documentary together, and now she has a protective order against him for 10 years!

I hope they address all the abuse- child, domestic, parentification, reproductive! Call it out!

You go Jill they can no longer hurt you and you control your own life, you are doing nothing wrong by telling your story and your truth!

Many people face years of abuse from their families, I’m so proud of Jill for speaking out. ❤

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes. Thank you for saving other girls and women to Jill, Jinger, and whomever else stood up in this series.

not only were these kids raised with unsafe "cult-like" ideas and values but it was broadcasted for everyone to see.... I really do feel for them

Jill and Jinger speaking out against their family and how their upbringing harmed them is my fucking jam right now.

As someone who was part of ATI as a child I’m so ready for this series 👍

Watching a few episodes of "19 Kids & Counting" years ago I knew that the older kids were going to retaliate someday against the way they were raised. I saw it in their faces.

I caught those clips of Michael Pearl and Focus on the Family. I hope they're mentioned too, so many parallels. Even folks not directly raised under Bill Gothard suffered from other people copying his ideas and strategies.

I used to go to an evangelical church. Granted we were not IBLP, not even remotely close to it. I also wouldn't call us a cult or an ultraconservative church etc. But my ex-pastor did openly promote a traditionalist family worldview, was super dismissive of people's mental health, subtly denigrated women, explicitly denigrated people who worked blue collar jobs, and was super unsupportive of single people looking back, it was a really soul-crushing experience

It’s exciting and scary all at once to see my childhood trauma laid bare. As a student in IBLP I did always hope this day would come. So here’s to the truth coming out!

This story needed to be told. I use to watch 19 kids and always thought it was odd. I pray for the families and the victims. Jill, I’m so proud of her standing for her truth. Her own father didn’t even protect her.

Glad to see folks sticking up for homeschooling. Let’s not misdiagnosis the problem. I was homeschooled, and went on to graduate top of my department in undergrad and then graduated from a top law school-all of which I credit to the terrific education my parents provided (which, in comparison, far exceeds what you’ll find in the California public education system). And I have a fantastic relationship with my parents and family. The media is always so quick to point out the extreme cases where homeschooling went awry (which sounds like the Duggars), but they forget that public schools are plagued by bullying, harassment, teen pregnancies, STDs, drugs, and even school shootings. The fact is, any educational environment can be abused.

Just finished the series. I’ve never wanted to hug someone so badly, neither have I wanted to murder someone so badly. There’s a saying in Chinese: Those who survive a catastrophe are bound to have good fortune later on. I hope this saying will come true to all the beautiful, brave, strong victims. Lastly, the producers of the Duggar show at TLC/discovery are no less guilty or disgusting than the cult itself.

So excited to see Jen in this. Go Fundie Fridays!!!

my father and mother were both raised in this cult so it was interesting to watch and for them to say "i was in that room" or "i saw that happen" - im so glad the survivors of all this awful trauma and abuse came forward for this series

I'm happy that Jill is in it and Derek (her husband) supports her.

I'm most excited to hear Jill talk more about her feelings!

A must see! Just finished watching the first episode and wow.. Jill is really brave and cousin Amy is awesome!

I'm going to watch the crap out of this show.

"You've probably heard of the Duggar family." And really wish I hadn't. On the other hand, good to know what some people are up to and how it's impacting children and America! The worst kind of indoctrination.

So ready for this! And ready to see Reverend Jen speak in this. Also I want to give Jill a giant hug, throw them under the bus girl!!! I hope that the abuse victims find a bit of peace after speaking their truth.

Shout out to Fundie Friday and Jen. I'll be subscribing to Prime to watch.

The fact that i used to watch this family on tlc when I was in Middle school thinking how happy they all seemed and now they have a documentary about the truth is so symbolic for the reality of the world we live in. so sad

I need to see this. I already knew the Duggars weren't the perfect wholesome family I saw them as in their reality show on Netflix when I was 10. I didn't even notice that none of the girls were allowed to wear pants back then, I just thought they were an amazing large family. I feel like I need to know the full truth of everything, just bury that view I had of them when I was younger. That was a very naive and idealistic view.

Never watched the show 19 Kids because I knew evil was lurking under the surface. Anyone that uses his child for fame is disgusting, and anytime someone pedals religion on TV, it ends in scandal, deception, and atrocity. I am thankful the hideousness and hypocrisy is being exposed. I just devoured episode one and can’t wait for more.

As someone who grew up in a non-religious household and looked up to the Duggar family…. THIS is so important. They fooled us all, but they were just pawns in a much larger game

The part that was so disturbing about the Duggars was when Joshes wife Anna decided to stay with him even though there was clear evidence he is a pervert and a pedifile. The fact she would even consider allowing him around her innocent children and continued to have more children with him was sickening to me. Her job was to protect her children she did not, some day she will have to face the fact she may have willingly put her children in great danger at the hands of their own father, she will have to answer for that not only to her children but to her god as well.

I knew nothing about the Institution in Basic Life Principles. The Duggar family I was familiar with but this "religious" organization? Hell no. All those poor little girls....It's all so disgusting, depraved and pathetic. And frightening. I'm going to watch this when it drops in a day or so. I have to give major respect to those with the tenacity and courage expose these creeps. Well done.

As an Arkansan I am so happy that people are seeing the truth. They are one of the many shames of our state!

This has been a long time coming! The defunct IBLP/ATI cult no longer has enough money or sway to wage a battle against every survivor speaking out. So proud of everyone that took part in exposing this cult for what it is. The harm it has done to so many families is horrendous! -Dee

I hope this blows tf up

i spent 1st grade to 6th grade in ATI/IBLP. I do not know my multiplication tables, i couldn't read until i was 6 and thank god before i was taken out of public school i had learned by phonics and was reading at a 12th grade level. but it didnt matter how much potential i had to learn, because i was a girl.

I am excited to watch. I have always loved Jill and prayed that one day, she would be able to tell her truths about IBL and jimbob.

Does anyone remember how scared the girls were to be put to asleep to get their wisdom teeth removed because it was a part of their life gone? I always thought it was extremely weird but now think they were probably concerned they would be molested while unconscious.

Did anyone else here spend time in Knoxville every summer at ATI conference in the 90’s? I did and have some crazy (and super awkward) memories from it.

I've been waiting 17 years for this...ever since I saw the first special on Discovery Health.

I always thought Jinger would be the one to 'get out' and spill the beans. Was sad she got married young, but I think that was her way to separate. Glad she wasn't alone, and her sister stood with her.

They got Jen from Fundie Fridays for this documentary!

The series was incredible. Please give us a season 2! There’s so much more I want to see them cover!

Wow, looks like a really great documentary - Production did a great job at finding great sources for this! Love Jen from Fundie Fridays in this! 🎉

FUNDIE FRIDAYS IN A DOCUMENTARY LETS GO

I can't wait,So happy that she got her strength to become what she is meant to be and got out of that cult. I think her husband helped her in many ways.

i love love love that Fundie Fridays is in this. she has such great depths of insight and is such a great human being! might make it worth spending my bezos bucks on this.

I grew up in this Colt. We followed the teachings of Bill Gothard and Doug Phillips. Also some teachings from the pearls. We were isolated out in the country and we were all home-schooled. My education was seriously neglected. I remember not having any friends whenever I was growing up. And we would barely ever met with the other families. And whenever we did they all put on this front and this prideful attitude. My mom suffered from depression she was always mad and angry she stayed in her room most of the day will my dad was at work. All of our friends started judging us when we started dressing differently and wearing pants. I remember sexual abuse going on in my family and nothing being done about it. My sisters and I still feel fear and anxiety till this day. It gave me a terrible view of God in the Bible I had fear the Bible for a long time. Probably because my parents used to spank me if we were having a Bible study and I didn't get anything out of the Bible study. Or if we went to church and we were listening to the pastor and I didn't listen to what he said I was spanked when we got home. I guess I'm beginning to realize how toxic everything really was I just brushed it aside for a long time. So far all of my siblings have gone through depression and anxiety. They have very low self-esteem and they see themselves as inferior to other people. I remember friends of ours their daughter ran away from home with this other young girl because they couldn't take the abuse. My siblings and I all moved out at a very young age to get away from how controlling my mother was. I just wish now I was born in a different family but there's nothing I can do about that now. The whole experience tainted my view God.

Jill has a book coming out in September that sounds like it’s going to be a real expose, I’ve already got it on pre-order.

Just finished watching this 4-part doc and OMFG PEOPLE!!!! Unless you wanna end up living The Handmaid’s Tale, be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

I remember arguing with my mom about that show when I was a teenager, 18 kids and counting I think it was. My mom watched it religiously. Once she was talking about how all families should be close like this. I was repulsed. I told her that NO family should be like this. And she told me “there’s nothing wrong with stay at home moms” and asked me what I thought was so wrong about it. I couldn’t explain it but everything about it felt wrong. Something wasn’t right…A couple years later I saw that I was right.

I'M HERE FOR REVEREND FRIDAYS!!!

When I first saw their show in the early 2000's, I predicted that stuff would come out about this family when the kids grew up. Such an oppressive life. And the the episode when Josh and Anna got married, and the big deal about the first kiss on their Wedding Day (barf!), as though Josh was completely innocent, when the parents knew about Josh molesting the daughters!

My policy of never trusting anyone named "Jim Bob" countinues to pay off.

If anyone was buying they were a normal family the whole time their show was going on needs to watch this.

I can not wait to see this!!! I watched the Duggars growing up and now I’m a fellow Jennonite..this is so exciting!!

I don't know if they still are but the Bate's family with 19 children were also part of this group. They also had a show on TLC

I have so much respect for Jill!

I’m even more excited to watch this now that I find out my favorite RU-vidr is featured! Proud Jenninite!

I sincerely hope they don’t gloss over Josh and what he was enabled and encourage to do.

I knew these people were insane when their show played on TV. I could see the skeletons lined up in a very deep closet I’m glad all this coming to light.

Im glad this is coming out. I was raised IFB and its exactly the same environment.

Wow! The abuse is unbelievable! Knowing the head of this church wasn’t married and didn’t have children should’ve been enough to know he is not an authority on the family! Unbelievable!! It would be laughable if it wasn’t so disgusting!

I just saw the documentary Reddit. Now I finished it on RU-vid at 4:13PM. JB will flip His lid when he hears about this Doc. Time 4:14PM Thurs 5/18/23

I can’t wait to see this! I’m so proud of Jill and of course Rev Jen! ❤️❤️❤️

REVEREND JEN!!! I love her and I’m so glad she’s giving her voice to this documentary!

Holy shit....Jen and Jill in the same doc!?

Yay Rev Jen is representing hard! So excited to see her interviews. I❤FundieFridays 🎉

I grew up in a cult adjacent to this one. I have never seen anything so validating of my experiences before. I can’t wait to watch this.

I'm unreasonably excited about this! (And I can't wait to see Jen from Fundie Fridays do her thing!)

Wooo, Jen from Fundie Fridays!! So happy they consulted you for this and so proud of you!

I haven't been this excited for a doc in a long time! I've always found the Duggars and all that they represent to be deeply disturbing, and I hate that TLC has given them a platform for so long.

I'm surprise Jill is the one exposing not Jinger.

So proud of Jill! May God bless her and give her strength.

So glad Jill used this platform to tell her story and not a book that propped up another cult like Jinger did earlier this year.

Who else’s stomach dropped at the Michael Pearl cameo at 1:40 ?

God I’m so excited for this. So cool Jen is involved!

I remember the first program I saw of them, the adoring Stepford Wife stare at the husband was disturbing and told me all I needed to know.

God Bless Jill and Derek for speaking out.

Jill puting the exclamation point on Jinger's book❗