Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear
by Jinger Vuolo
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Author describes religious gathering that inspired book journey
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The author assures viewers that she is still a follower of Christ, still loves Jesus, and continues to maintain her faith. However, she has left the tightly-knit religious group in which she was raised, disentangling those teachings from Biblical teachings and forging her own, more personal faith. Describing this as the most difficult thing she’s ever done, she offers her book as a possible fit for anyone who wants to leave behind the religion of their childhood without abandoning their relationship with God.
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Author speaks of “damaging” teachings in talking-head format
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Speaking for a “People” feature, the author calls the religious teachings of her childhood “harmful” and describes the contrast between her life then and now. Inspired by her brother-in-law, she began to re-examine her faith in 2017, which led her to write this book. She changed the way she dresses, her views on alcohol, music, courtship, and birth control, among other things. She speaks about her brother Josh’s conviction on child-pornography charges, about her parents, and about her decision to keep her children out of the public eye.
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WGN interviews author and shows vintage photos in video call format
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The author describes the drastic change in her faith when she decided to leave the teachings of Bill Gothard behind to pursue a more Biblically-based lifestyle. She talks about some of the ironies of her childhood, such as her family being on a reality tv show for years when they did not have cable tv in their home. The author says that Gothard’s teachings were built on fear, superstition and “man-made rules” rather than on the Bible.
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