In this episode we talk about the documentary of "Shiny Happy People" and this part of American Church history with an explosion of legalistic ideals that lacked Christ. Both Gretchen and Katie followed the Duggar family when they were on TV, and Gretchen even went on mission trips as a teen, assoicated with the Gothard teachings. 

We talk about the quiverful movement, and how that easily gets tied to faith and holiness. This ties in with the theology of the body, marriage, birth control--and most of all, how living in Christ is living in freedom.

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