“Gothard himself is a serial pervert”
I did search as you suggested and found this:
Some of their dissection seems fair enough and some not so fair. The material looks like something that could be helpful or hurtful depending on how it is used and who is being counseled. So thanks for the food for thought. I will consider this side of the issue.
Calling Gothard an abuser seems like a big stretch, though, based on the materials or random, unsubstantiated allegations. Have you ever met him? Or are you basing this on what you read on a website posted by his opponents?
I don't think you're in any position to judge what might be "helpful" or not in getting those girls past their abuse at the hands of a greasy 79 year old pervert.
"Calling Gothard an abuser seems like a big stretch, though, based on the materials or random, unsubstantiated allegations."
If you go to recoveringgrace.org, you can find "Charlotte's story." She was one of the many girls who worked for Gothard (interesting that he never married), and she was extremely innocent and naive, as were all the girls who belonged to his cult.
He would pick her up for "Bible study", and eventually progressed to touching her breasts and rubbing his leg against hers. He paid her to buy push-up bras and wear them. Then he began feeling her up. When people became suspicious of all the time they were spending together, Gothard fired her.
Yeah. Abuse is a "big stretch." /S The 34 girls were probably all lying, right?
Keep in mind that Gothard had an earlier ministry, and was forced to step down from that one, too, for abuse allegations. Do you think having to do that twice is just a coincidence?
" Have you ever met him? Or are you basing this on what you read on a website posted by his opponents?"
Why would I need to meet him? His guilt is widely acknowledged, and not just by "his opponents", as you call the girls who were abused by that dried-up, dirty old sleazebag.
The question is why you're so deadset on refusing to believe the truth about him. Are you a member of his cult? Are you a friend or relative of his, or the Duggars?