IBLP’s Big-Name Supporters

THE DUGGAR FAMILY The former TLC reality show stars became adherents of IBLP’s homeschooling arm, the Advanced Training Institute, in the early 1990s. In 2003, after it was discovered that son Josh had molested multiple young girls as a teen, he sought “faith-based healing” at IBLP’s training center in Little Rock, Arkansas. SARAH PALIN While mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, she attended IBLP’s International Association of Character Cities conference and declared Wasilla among the organization’s “Cities of Character.” RICK PERRY The former Texas governor and presidential candidate spoke at a 2005 ATI conference in Big Sandy, Texas. “He greeted the attendees and challenged them to continue seeking excellence in their lives and their children’s education,” according to the ATI website. MIKE HUCKABEE An alumnus of Gothard’s Basic Seminar, the former presidential candidate reportedly praised the IBLP’s prison ministry…