What Liberty Teach Men About Being a Father

Liberty has abused people and harbored abusers for a long time. Their teachings help fuel and cause such behavior, and the victim count is ever rising. It starts with their hierarchy.

First, the leadership at Liberty claim to hold their position by divine right, that literally their god put them in charge of leading those people. Therefore they teach total obedience to them and that their "advice" has not only the backing of their wisdom, but also, since they are direct representatives of their god, the only right advice to follow. If you do not follow them you are pushed away and out of their good graces. Thus, right after their god, the leaders hold the top authority position.

Second, they appeal to small men who want power and control. These husbands and fathers love the teaching that the man is meant to rule and discipline, by divine sanction, and that obedience to them is the same as honoring god. Whether what he does is good, moral, or otherwise, the wives and children are to obey unquestionably since this "honors god". This creates corrupt and vile men who will always make sure to defend the leadership who in turn protect their right to power. Questioning the leadership or the men is the same as Job asking god why. You just aren't supposed to do that if you want to be a good christian.

Third, the wives. The wives in turn get power from their husbands to rule the kids with immunity and to influence other women in the congregation by being the wife of a powerful man. The wives are taught to always obey and submit to the husband, regardless of his behavior. When my dad was looking at porn and having affairs with multiple women, the leadership defended him. David Vaughan told my mom, who stayed with my dad for the sake of us kids, that the "statue of limitations had run out on punishing Steve because you did not leave him". They knew my dad was hurting my mom and us kids, but the power of the men and leadership was more important than protecting the us.  They also claimed that wives and kids can provoke the fathers to anger and therefore the father's reaction is justified no matter what he does.

Fourth, the kids. The leadership's kids are given special treatment and prestige by virtue of who their parents are. They are given power to lead and counsel their peers, regardless of merit.

Thus the entire system is made to support the control and power of others. Abuse is common, but told to be endured and cherished. It is called discipline. Wives and children are beaten, but told to submit and love the chastening of a "loving" father.

Anyone who does not adhere to these teachings and practices is shown the door, pushed away. To try to expose them is difficult. They do not see it as abuse. They see beating women and children, verbally, emotionally, and spiritually abusing them as well, as love and their god given right. But deep down I think they know what they do is not good and that is why they are so secretive and refuse to meet with us. They attract men and women who have no position or power and then give them it for the price of giving power to the leadership. They must protect each other to hold on to it and this is why they will not meet.