Ex-Quiverfull life stories, QF & Abusive Religion Survivor resources
More Resources are on the ABUSIVE RELIGION page
Life Stories of ex-Quiverfull or other abusive religious groups
Homeschooling’s Invisible Children link
No Longer Quivering has an entire tab of “NLQ Stories” detailing how people got into Quiverfull and then back out. Most stories are broken up into multiple posts that appear over time–use the NLQ Stories tab to quickly find the beginning of each story.
Quivering Daughters has both the author’s [Hillary] story and others.
Quiverfull Sorority of Survivors
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BOOKS:
Bonshea by Coral Anika Theill [book] Includes her time at the Indianapolis IBLP/ATI Training Center
Fleeing Fundamentalism: A Minister’s Wife Examines Faith [excerpt on Google books] Includes discussion of Bill Gothard’s IBLP/ATI.
Reform at Victory Memoir written by a teen who attended a “locked-down fundamentalist Baptist reform school.”
Quivering Daughters: Hope and Healing for the Daughters of Patriarchy by Hillary McFarland. [see her blog below]
Schizophrenic Christianity by Jeri Massi
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AUDIO:
Lambs of Hephzibah House by Jeri Massi
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ORGANIZATIONS:
The Barnabas Ministry “ helps people deal with unsatisfying, difficult, unhealthy or abusive church experiences”
Rick Ross Institute “Internet archive of information about cults, destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. The Rick A. Ross Institute of New Jersey (RI) is a nonprofit public resource….”
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BLOGS:
Bay of Fundie Not really a “survivor” blog, but stuff that would likely appeal to most survivors–tags include “Crazy Fundies”
Baptist Women for Equality blog
Baptist Taliban Memoirs [blog] Written by a Bible College graduate who has been active in Church ministry most of her life but is seeing the abuses and writing about them.
Beautiful Disarray–ex Quiverfull daughter
Becoming Worldly ex-Quiverfull daughter
Breaking the Mold [blog] This blog supports the mission of people helping those leaving abusive religion
Broken Flowers of the Catholic Homesteading Movement
Broken Daughters (raised in Quiverfull/Patriarchy)
Christian School Confidential blog related to Bob Gray and Trinity Christian Academy
Commandments of Men [blog] “Examining the dark, hyper-fundamentalist side of the Christian faith, including movements such as Patriarchy, Quiverfull, Courtship, Family Integrated Churches, Christian Homeschooling, the Religious Right, and many more.”
The Cult Next Door [blog] Spiritual Abuse-focused blog.
Dark Christianity a discussion board on “A critical and intelligent examination of Dominionist Christianity and its close kin.”
Dispelled: One Girl’s Journey [blog] ex-daughter of the Quiverfull movement.
Dragonfly Diary Australian Ex-QF Mom
Fallen From Grace blog of an ex-Independent Fundamentalist Baptist pastor
Finding Her Way Includes a page of resources for those leaving QF
From Denim Jumpers to Blue Jeans
Grace-Full Living one family’s decent into and escape from legalism.
Hidalgo Grain Company blog discusses Bob Jones University and abuse
Ill-legalism Site supporting recovering legalists
I Name the Patriarchs: The Truth About Full Quiver Families [series of blog posts starts at one forum and ends here atthe newer blog do a search for “quiver” in the blog’s search box to bring up more articles]
Independent Spirts: Freedom from the Umbrella of Deception website, discussion forum for ex-ATI/IBLP members.
Leaving Fundamentalism [UK blog]
Love, Joy & Feminism (daughter of Quverfull family)
Mabel and Vern is a blog written by a young woman who grew up in an ATI family, but has moved away from legalism.
No Longer Quivering [blog] by Vyckie Garrison. Blog written by a former Quiverfull wife, mother and activist, now working to educate people about the movement and the harm it can cause.
NGBA: Our Stories New Beginnings/ Rebakah Homes survivors
On Leaving Fundamentalist Christianity
Overcoming Botkin Syndrome Blog dedicated to: “The dysfunctional dynamics and long-term effects of the teachings of the Botkin Sisters and Vision Forum (Covert/emotional incest, non-sexual but gender related incest intermingled with the the teachings of patriarchy/patriocentricity).”
Project No Spank huge list of links to survivor resources, including religiously-motivated child abuse or abuse religious boot camps or homes.
Quivering Daughters [blog]: Blog written by a daughter of the movement.
Razing Ruth [blog] Blog written by a daughter who has fled of the movement but whose family is still very committed to it. I am putting a line thru this one as it has been questioned as possibly being a fake. The evidence examined points to this. I am leaving the link live though with the precaution that I cannot be sure this is real.
Redheaded Skeptic— ex-wife of Baptist minister, now an atheist writes about leaving Christianity [not necessarily QF, just legalist or abusive religion.]
Religious Movements archive from University of Virginia
Seelhoff, Cheryl Lindsey (aka “Heart”) writes often about Quiverfull/Right-wing religion at Women’s Space scroll down and, on the left, click on the link to her name. She wrote “I name the Patriarchs” linked elsewhere on this page and used to publish “Gentle Spirit” a magazine aimed at quiverfull mothers.
Slumblog Millionaire blog covers various scandals including IFB abuse, Hephzibah House, “New Beginnings” and other Christian “homes” or other organizations accused of child abuse.
Submission Tyranny in Church & Society [blog of Author, Waneta Dawn.]
Take Heart Project THP has a 2-fold purpose: to provide support to women and children fleeing abusive religious movements and to provide accurate information to the public on the unique challenges faced by such refugees.
Three in One Makes Five Survivor blog of growing up in a patriarchal Christian home
True Womanhood’s extended discussion of Patriarchy [you will have to read and follow links–this goes on and on and has various threads] Karen Campbell of http://www.thatmom.com was among those involved in this blog.
Under Much Grace –blog on spirtual abuse
Unspoken Words a Message survivor’s blog
Walking in Christ journey of the daughter of a Patriarchal/Courtship family who chose her own fiancee and had to leave her family
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FACEBOOK Pages and Other Survivor Forums:
ATI or ATIA Participants or Suvivors
Bob Jones University Gay Survivors FACEBOOK page
Bob Jones University Survivors FACEBOOK page
Bob Jones University Survivors 2
College That’s Strictly Different Chronicle of Higher Education on Pensacola Christian College
Former Hephzibah Girls Survivors blog
Freedom From Abuse Network ex IFB blog
Hephzibah Girls FACEBOOK page
IBLP Surviors NOTE: All comments are PUBLIC on this page and not many participants
I Survived Going Through the Institute of Basic Life Principles [FACEBOOK page]
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Cult Survivors
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) Cult Surivors and Supporters FACEBOOK page
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Deception
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Watchdog Committee helping survivors leave IFB successfully
Network of those abused by the Church NOTE: this blog is from the United Kingdom [Great Britain]
Pensacola Christian College Survivors FACEBOOK page
Remembering the Christian Alamo Roloff Homes article from Texas Monthly
Student Review of Bob Jones University
Submission Tyranny in Church & Society: The belief that begets domestic violence.
SGM Survivors for those hurt by Sovereign Grace Ministries
Survivors of Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Homes
Survivors of New Bethany Homes for Girls and Boys FACEBOOK page
Time to Laugh Blog of ex-Bob Jones staff
Why Not Train A Child? This blog discusses the abuse committed by followers of Michael and Debi Pearl
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Films:
Bob Jones University IFB Abuse video on youtube
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Other–FICTION
Author Waneta Dawn’s novel, “Behind the Hedge,” looks at Christian submissive marriage gone wrong.
When Sparrows Fall, a forthcoming novel by author Meg Moseley provides a fictionalized look into the closed world of ultra-conservative, Quiverfull-minded homeschooling.
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SURVIVOR HUMOR:
Bay of Fundie includes humor
Fundies Say the Darndest Things
Stuff Fundies Like humor blog
A Quiver Full of Information 
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist survivor links « A Quiver Full of Information said,
December 2, 2010 at 8:52 pm
[…] These reside on the page of this blog titled Ex-Quiverfull life stories, Survivor resources […]
Leanne said,
April 12, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Oh, my goodness! I am flattered beyond belief to see my [old] blog listed here as a resource!!! More than anything, I am happy to be a resource for those who find themselves in spiritually abusive situations, and encouragement to them to GET THE HECK OUT!!!!! There is life on the other side, and it is dang good….
hopewellmomschoolagain said,
April 12, 2011 at 10:19 pm
You’re welcome! Which was/is your old blog? I’m keeping this blog neutral because I know people won’t “hear” the truth till they need it. So many people ARE being hurt by these groups.
Leanne said,
April 13, 2011 at 1:34 am
My old one was Breaking the Mold – it covered a conglomeration of topics/opinions/etc., but there is a tab at the top detailing my story of surviving spiritual abuse in a church setting.
Bruce said,
April 21, 2011 at 7:54 am
Thanks for the mention. Anything I can do to help please let me know.
Bruce
hopewellmomschoolagain said,
April 21, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for reaching out to people. Please remember this blog is here as a resource, too. Thank you for telling your story.
Allpeople Gifts said,
June 19, 2012 at 11:37 pm
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An interesting related article:
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http://thereformedtraveler.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/what-is-botkin-syndrome-and-its-origins/
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