Gothard's teachings involve rules upon rules all dealing with the outward,
dress, hair, smiling, bright eyes, no birth control or dating, no higher education for girls who must stay in the home until the father decides what they should do, how God blesses and is happy with you if you do such and such, so many rules, those who really wanted to please God were under the weight
of things they could never
accomplish... plus the male regime and women having to be careful not to defraud men by their
dress or looks made it so easy for sexual predatory behaviors to take hold and the woman at fault for the man's problems and such... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder some
of the children
of this regime became athiests.