If you haven’t been keeping up, Amazon Prime Video has a docuseries on the Duggar Family (brought into the public spotlight thanks to TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting). Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets showcases the Institute in Basic Life Principles and its horrendous teachings and practices, how opens families like the Duggars to abuse, […]
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After Ron Luce accused World Magazine of making false statements in their last article, World Magazine has responded by releasing a scathing report by independent auditors. Of particular note, in the wake of the original article, Board member and former intern, Nathan Moody, resigned his position. The auditors report can be found here and is full of sound advice
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World Magazine just published an in depth report on some of the circumstances that have led to Teen Mania’s foreclosure. The entire article is fascinating and covers both things mentioned here as well as some new facts. One item that was news to me: for the past two years, Ron Luce has used the Dallas marathon
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Fox News Los Angeles recently did a story on ESOAL. It was originally slated to run in tandem with the Southern California ATF, but that event was cancelled. The producers interviewed me as well as two other recovering alumni for the piece. I had hoped it would cover the Honor Academy in general, but they
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KLTV just ran a story on the ESOAL Oversight Committee. Unfortunately, they did not mention that the majority of the people on this committee already have ties to Teen Mania and its senior leadership, as I discussed here. Jamie Holder, Deputy Superintendent of Lindale Schools, has withdrawn from the committee for personal reasons. UPDATE: There
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