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https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/news/id-sets-premiere-for-let-us-prey-a-ministry-of-scandals Looks like ID is going to try a "Shiny Happy People" doc on the IFB.

https://abc17news.com/news/2020/09/17/missouri-christian-boarding-school-probed-over-abuse-claims/?fbclid=IwAR14Mm4GORxQNggRN6lSzbmiRHmUVQrSUrF2mEog0A_diO_yakCQ9uceS8s HUMANSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a Christian boarding school from which around 20 girls were removed after former residents turned to social media to describe abuse in a case that has focused attention on a Missouri law that exempts faith-based schools from oversight. In recent years, the state has substantiated four reports of abuse and neglect involving the Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch, which is located less than 7 miles (11.27 kilometers) from the 1,000-person town of Humansville in rural southwestern Missouri. One report was for neglect, one for physical abuse and neglect and two for sexual abuse allegations, said Rebecca Woelfel, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Social Services. She did not say when the reports were made or whom the allegations were against, The Kansas City Star reported. Former residents told the newspaper about punishments that included the withholding of food and water and being forced to stand against a wall for hours for even minor infractions. But because the recently closed reform school is exempt from state licensure, the state “does not have authority” over its operations, Woelfel said. The facility has close ties to the independent fundamental Baptist church [bolding added by me], which teach followers to separate themselves from worldly influence. Such churches refuse to join any affiliated Baptist denomination. No criminal charges have been filed against the owners, Boyd and Stephanie Householder. But an investigation is underway, and Cedar County’s prosecuting attorney, Ty Gaither, said he’s still waiting on reports from state agencies and law enforcement. The couple say they have no plans to reopen the school but want their reputation restored. They have appealed all of the substantiated reports, blaming their estranged daughter and what they describe as a group of former residents whose lives didn’t turn out the way they wanted after they left the ranch. “They’re angry and they’re bitter, and they want to blame somebody,” said Stephanie Householder, 55. “They feel like they’re victims, and they just want to take their anger out on somebody.” Last month, Cedar County authorities removed all of the girls who were still at the facility — 25 of them according to the prosecutor and 18 according to Stephanie Householder. A search warrant also was served. The couple’s attorney, Jay Kirksey, didn’t immediately respond to phone messages from The Star and The Associated Press. In recent months, several former residents have recorded videos for social media describing their alleged abuse. And a secret recording made in March by a friend of the Householders appeared to capture Boyd Householder endorsing the use of violence among the girls. Boyd Householder told The Star that the video was edited and that he was simply telling one girl that she had the right to defend herself against another. The couple’s daughter, Amanda Householder, said that although she’s relieved to hear that her parents are shutting down Circle of Hope, she’s not going to stop pushing for a thorough investigation. “I’m not done,” she said. “They can deny it all they want, but they still need to be held accountable.” Democratic state Rep. Keri Ingle, a former social worker from Lee’s Summit, has asked the state’s Office of the Child Advocate to conduct a complete review of the allegations against Circle of Hope and called for a legislative committee hearing on the matter. “I want to know what happened, what happened in the system?” Ingle said. “Was it they weren’t following their own policies, they weren’t following existing laws? Or are there laws and policies that need to be put in place to prevent this from happening again?”

Jesse Hursey is the 29-year-old pastor of Bynum Baptist Church, an independent fundamentalist church in Pittsboro, NC. Last week he also spoke at a local Young Republicans rally where he called Trump "the most pro-god, pro-bible president in history" ?. After the rally he joined a parade full of trucks flying Trump flags (and a handful of Confederate flags). Some counterprotesters holding BLM signs caught video of parade participants hurling abuse, including one man screaming "white power!" Local reporters identified the man as Hursey. His church's website is now down and he's denying everything. Some real old-time religion, huh? https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article245926935.html#storylink=mainstage_lead

Saw this on Buzzfeed about a Troy, New York IFB church that BLM took issue with led by one John Koletas and had a protest at the church, which of course every reich wing cannon of douche picked up on right away. I think BLM shouldn't have given Koletas or aforementioned reich wing douche cannons any sort of opening but that's what they did. And yeah, looks like Koletas is a real prize of a preacher too.

I heard about the book I Fired God on here awhile ago and recently read it. When I went to look up the author - Jocelyn Zichterman, I couldn’t find nothing on her in recent years. Her husband is married to someone else now and it’s kindof driving me nuts - does anyone know what happened to her? Did she die? Did they divorce and she just disappeared?

Hey all! I've been working hard on making Youtube videos lately. I talk about different subjects and people that relate to fundamentalism while doing my makeup (GRWM = Get ready with me). Like the Pearls, Bill Gothard, the Duggars, etc. My goal is to be educational plus funny. I inject a lot of memes and jokes in the videos and I like to manipulate clips I find of my subjects online. I am shooting all of these on my iphone and I'm learning to use the editing software, so sometimes the videos can be rough at times. I wanted to share my videos with FJ because this was the forum that really got me invested in fundies. I also feel like this community might get some of the more obscure references to different people in the videos. This has become a labor of love for me. I am going to link to my 3 best videos (in my opinion, at least.) Feel free to check them out and let me know what you think. Vision Forum The Pearls The Duggars Part 1