Debi Pearl lashes out at the anti-IBLP group

[DuggarsTheEndIsNear]

nogreaterjoy.org/articles/safeguarding-your-children/

The possibility that their kids might be masturbating was so troubling to the Pearl parents that they created a house where the kids couldn't have privacy but they support Gothard's right to sexually abuse young women. This type of reasoning makes my brain hurt

If their kids "showed millions of people the truth of The Lord," they may look the other way. After all, ministry is more important than anything else.

[debrand]

Yes Jeannette is the mother of Priscilla and Jacqueline Bittner

Because the name rang a bell, I had to do a search for Priscilla. For those who don't remember, she was convicted of molesting children. It makes her mom's full statement sound even crazier.

Deb,

I agree with your article. I was involved in ATI with the family who started the Hate Campaign Website. The mother and son team propelled this to everyone who walked with them during their ATI days, encouraging us all to join in their reputation slaughter, and posting her site on all of our facebooks. This started a few years ago, and my gut instinct reeled with sickness at the reputation slaughter through the media. I rejected the invitation, and her friendship. Her mission was one that was vicious, dangerous, and has completely consumed her life, as much as her promoting ATI days of old.

I know Bill personally, I grieve for him and with him, knowing he never imagined his life would come to this. I saw this coming in the beginning of this website, because those you once worship, you will also hate and wish to destroy. These people worshiped Bill instead of the God of scriptural Principles. Bill was a voice in the wilderness, but they made him a god in their own eyes. They lifted him up, and their houses still crumbled, and so the fault was Bills also. As the families grew in outer appearance, their inward hearts and souls could hide secret sin, which caused a crumbling application in their own lives, transferring to their children. If the Father does not do his duty to cleanse, purge, purify, sanctify, and search the scriptures daily for his own soul, how can his children turn out any better than the father, actually falling a little further away. The blame falls to Bill, ATI, not the head of the home. Satan knows that to spoil the household, bind up the father, and all are his captives.

I have seen Bill as man, who likes original root-bear in glass bottles, frozen grapes, and peanut m&m’s, who gave his life for the Lords service, and as Moses who lead many, his punishment was great upon his shoulders, even unto death.

Considering her daughter's actions, it is interesting that the family were apparently close friends with Bill Gothard.

[debrand]

www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08 ... ildre.html

Here is an article on the Priscilla Bittner case and the light sentence she received.

[2xx1xy1JD]

THIS sort of bullshit is what increases the risk of sexual abuse - not sleepovers or porn or public schools.

Sexual abuser = "What I am saying is that God raised up a man, a fallen sinful man, and used that man to pull together thousands of believers for a greater good"

Christian victims speaking out = "the critics have unwittingly joined the last-days, Satanic attack on God’s people to denigrate the very name of Christ"

That's right. A sexual abuser is "not perfect in all his ways", but hey, nobody's perfect and she still thinks that God used him to do great stuff. This grace, though, is only for Gothard. His victims are part of a "Satanic" attack against Christ himself.

Yeah, there's no amount of "yell and tell" rhyming that is going to fight sexual abuse when you make it crystal clear that you are on the side of the abuser over the victims.

[hoipolloi]

Michael & Debi Pearl's obsession with sex & who's having it has long raised red flags for me.

[polecat]

Nvmnd. I thought they were moderating, but they're massively deleting right and left. Like each refresh loses four to five comments. Geez.

[Want More Babies]

Many of the IBLP read, purchase, promote TTUAC. Of course Debi has to lash out, dear God, if ATI falls, what will happen to their ministry business? It's all about the $$$.

[MamaJunebug]

Anybody wants to get an idea how vile Debi is, read "Created To Be His Helpmeet." But please, don't buy it from her.

[2xx1xy1JD]

I just went to the Recovering Grace website.

I have seen other websites where victims of abuse speak out in anger and rage (which is totally understandable), but this doesn't seem to be like that at all. They aren't out for vengeance, articles are reviewed carefully, and they really seem to be focusing on having a productive purpose and pointing out the impact of destructive teachings. I don't see anything at all that's against God - it's all about exposing false teachings.

I have to wonder if Debi is projecting and picturing what would happen if/when she and Michael are exposed as false prophets?

[docmom]

I'll bet Debi wishes she could use a real whip to lash out at the anti's... :evil:

[TrueRebel1]

Anybody wants to get an idea how vile Debi is, read "Created To Be His Helpmeet." But please, don't buy it from her.

See, I read Created to be His Helpmeet several years, right at the crossroads of me forsaking fundy-ism and attempting to become normal. :-) I don't remember it being all that bad. I mean, pretty much a lot of typical conservative Christian marriage advice, like "let your husband be the leader", "show a happy spirit", "try to understand your husband", and all that. Maybe I just blocked out the really bizarre parts?!

[jerkit]

See, I read Created to be His Helpmeet several years, right at the crossroads of me forsaking fundy-ism and attempting to become normal. :-) I don't remember it being all that bad. I mean, pretty much a lot of typical conservative Christian marriage advice, like "let your husband be the leader", "show a happy spirit", "try to understand your husband", and all that. Maybe I just blocked out the really bizarre parts?!

You MUST have blocked out the crazy. The purple flower pants, the ugly hillbilly, the lesbian duplex, the sex addict babysitter, the honeymoon story with the crabs all over the cabin, etc. etc.

[alwayscaffeinated]

I can honestly say that I'm not surprised. She makes my skin crawl.