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Author Zichterman, Jocelyn.

Title I fired God : my life inside--and escape from--the secret world of the Independent Fundamental Baptist cult / Jocelyn Zichterman ; with Kathy Passero.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martins Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B ZICHTERMAN, JOCELYN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  286.5 ZIC    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  92 ZICHTERMAN, JOC    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B ZICHTERMAN, J.    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  286.5 ZICHTERMAN    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293).
Summary This book is a compelling memoir and investigation into the Independent Fundamental Baptist church and its shocking history of religious abuse. Jocelyn Zichterman 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 "I Fired God, " Jocelyn Zichterman 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, Zichterman 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, Zichterman 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. - Publisher.
Subject Baptists -- Controversial literature.
Zichterman, Jocelyn.
Baptists -- United States -- Biography.
Psychological abuse victims -- Religious life.
Psychological abuse -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Abused children -- Religious life.
ISBN 9781250026262 hardback
1250026261 hardback
9781250026330 (ebk.)
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