Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine denounces family’s religious group, the IBLP

Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine will apparently be bringing up her own children differently than her parents: Erin said she does “not support” the Institute in Basic Life Principles or its former leader Bill Gothard. That’s a big statement, considering Erin’s father and father-in-law serve on the IBLP board of directors — and she even presented Gothard with a personalized cake at her own wedding. Get a recent history of the IBLP’s controversy, which could explain her move away from the teachings. Erin made the big revelation without fanfare in the comments section of an Instagram post: When someone said … Continue reading Bringing Up Bates’ Erin Paine denounces family’s religious group, the IBLP