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== Allegations and investigations==
The following references use sources linked to IBLP apologist groups and must be discerned with caution. Numerous ex-members have come forward stating their abuse and the following section does not acknowledge the abuse sustained by members of the church.
A number of former participants of IBLP programs have alleged that the organization is a [[cult]]<ref name=Chicago>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Bryan |title=The Cult Next Door |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2016/Institute-in-Basic-Life-Principles-Hinsdale/ |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]] |date=June 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='I broke away from a strict homeschooling community cult' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42701297 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tracy |first1=Jenna |title=My childhood in a cult is hard to imagine - but my survival is truly unbelievable |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/01/childhood-in-cult-hard-imagine-survival-truly-unbelievable |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>, although this has been shown to be untrue.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Cult Claims Debunked |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ndEtVmbVlM |url-status=live}}</ref> Don Veinot, president of [[Midwest Christian Outreach]], falsely alleged that Bill Gothard was a charismatic leader, had authoritarian control, IBLP practiced isolation of members, severe punishments, and demand for absolute and blind loyalty, that this added up to IBLP being "cult-like".<ref name=Chicago /> But when these allegations were investigated<ref name=":3" />, many of these claims have come into question.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shiny Slander YouTube channel |url=https://www.youtube.com/@ShinySLANDER |url-status=live}}</ref> It came to light that there was no authoritarian control from the IBLP organization over families who participated in it, no isolation of members, no severe punishments inflicted by IBLP, and no demand for absolute or blind loyalty to the organization whatsoever.
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