BONUS EPISODE - “Shiny Happy People” | Duggars, Pearls, & Bill Gothard Vs. Biblical Patriarchy

Theology Applied

Right Response Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 801 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Are the “Theobros” and “Tradwives” simply trying to resurrect the patriarchy of the 1980’s homeschool movement? How does the resurgence of Biblical Patriarchy today differ from the teachings of the Duggars, the Pearls, and Bill Gothard? *Ministry Sponsors:* *Squirrelly Joes Coffee - Caffeinating The Modern Reformation* *Visit squirrellyjoes.com to purchase your coffee today!* *Private Family Banking:* *Email at [email protected] or call 830-339-9472 to schedule an appointment today!* To support Right Response Ministries, visit: https://rightresponseministries.com/donate Subscribe to our Theology Applied podcast below: Apple podcast: https://bit.ly/theologyapplied Spotify podcast: https://bit.ly/theologyappliedspotify Google Play podcast: https://bit.ly/theologyappliedgooglepodcast *If you live in the Austin area, Pastor Joel just started planting a brand new church called Covenant Bible Church in Hutto, Texas. He would love for you to come visit on a Sunday. Check out the church’s website for details: https://covenantbible.org/#duggars #billgothard #shinyhappypeople

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0:36.5	We hope you'll take the time to do so. Thank you so much. God bless.
0:43.1	Shiny happy people. It's a new documentary. It's available on Amazon Prime, and it's getting a lot of momentum.
0:49.9	A lot of people are watching this documentary. again, shiny, happy people that focuses on Bill
0:55.2	Gothard, focuses on Michael and Debbie Pearl, and of course it highlights most of all The Duggers,
1:03.0	which was a popular sitcom reality TV on TLC for several years.
1:08.7	They ended up having 19 children. They were professing Christians. I can't
1:13.5	speak to whether or not they're truly regenerate, but professing Christians conservative in many
1:17.9	regards, and yet there were a few scandals that came out. So all that being said, this is a popular
1:24.6	documentary that is making the rounds. A lot of people are talking about it.
1:28.5	And so I want to address it today.
1:30.6	If I were to focus, you know, just giving you a snapshot of what I'm going to do,
1:35.2	I'm going to try to distinguish between the 1980s patriarchy and biblical patriarchy.
1:43.4	The patriarchy that we find with the Duggers, the Pearls,
1:47.0	and Bill Gothard, the patriarchy that we found in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s versus Biblical
1:54.0	Patriarchy. That's what I'm going to be discussing today. What are the similarities? What are the distinctions?
2:00.0	Are there serious abuses? How serious?
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