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050 00 $aBX6334$b.Z53 2013
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100 1 $aZichterman, Jocelyn.
245 10 $aI fired God :$bmy life inside--and escape from--the secret world of the independent fundamental Baptist cult /$cJocelyn Zichterman with Kathy Passero.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bSt. Martins Press,$c2013.
300 $aviii, 293 pages, [8] pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [279]-293).
505 0 $aIs the devil behind us or up ahead? -- My childhood in Wisconsin (1975-1985) -- Inside the world of the IFB -- The inner workings of the IFB church -- Early years in Colorado (1985-1988) -- Struggling through the teen years (1988-1993) -- My college years (1993-1995) -- Marriage and motherhood, IFB style (1995) -- The homeschooling mom -- The "virtuous woman" -- The turning point -- The rocky road to freedom (2006) -- Breaking free -- From IFB to liberal -- The survivors' network -- Taking the cause nationwide -- TRACS and academic fraud -- What needs to change?
520 $aThis book is a memoir and account of the Independent Fundamental Baptist church and its shocking history of religious abuse. The author was born, raised, married into, and finally, with her family, fled the Independent Fundamental Baptist church. Founded by the fiery preacher Bob Jones, with several hundred thousand, IFB members are told they must not associate with members of other Baptist denominations and evangelicals, with an emphasis on secrecy, insular marriages within the church, a subservience for women, and unusual child raising practices. In this book the author blows the lid off the IFB's disturbing history, exposing a cult-like atmosphere of corruption, greed, and abuse. Having been initiated into its innermost circles, she knows that the gentle demeanor America sees in the form of the Duggar clan on "19 Kids and Counting" disguises the truth about the darker side of the church. With written documentation and sources so thorough that law enforcement has used her work as a foundation for criminal prosecutions, she exposes the IFB with revelations including: The disturbing world of abuse within the IFB and doctors and teachers who cater exclusively to church members and fail to report physical and sexual abuse; The IFB-controlled Bob Jones University, which issues worthless degrees while making vast sums of money for its founders; The way the IFB influences politics on the local, state, and national level, and protects its abusive culture under the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion.
650 0 $aBaptists$vControversial literature.
600 10 $aZichterman, Jocelyn.
650 0 $aBaptists$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aPsychological abuse victims$xReligious life.
650 0 $aPsychological abuse$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aAbused children$xReligious life.
852 00 $buts$hBX6334$i.Z53 2013