14 - Divorce in the Cult

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12/04/23 • 74 min

In a deeply personal conversation, Amanda and Kyle discuss the ideology surrounding divorce in the IBLP cult. Amanda shares about her divorce, which finalized five years ago the day this episode was released, and explains the way cult teaching keeps people - particularly women - trapped in harmful marriages. Kyle shares his perspective from outside the cult, and together they talk through the spiritual, emotional, and economic implications of divorce for women who are dependent on their husbands as outlined in Bill Gothard's teachings on authority.
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