Bill Gothard — Quotes Examined

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IBLP leader accused of sexual harassment and abuse by over 30 women — many were minors. Quotes documented with Scripture references for discernment.

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"If a woman doesn't cry out when she's raped, God holds her equally guilty with her attacker."

Source: IBLP Wisdom Booklet 36 and 'Counseling Sexual Abuse' materials, distributed at ATI seminars for over a decade. IBLP worksheets applied this teaching even to a 4-year-old abuse victim. Documented by RecoveringGrace.org and Type Investigations.

Scripture: Isaiah 1:17 — Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

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