OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - A prominent Christian evangelist known for promoting a Bible-based home school curriculum has resigned from the Illinois-based organization he led following allegations of sexual harassment.
Bill Gothard founded the Oak Brook-based Institute for Basic Life Principles.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports (https://bit.ly/1ckb1oY ) that Gothard had been on administrative leave since last month while the group’s board investigated allegations he harassed women and girls.
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The resignation was announced in a letter from the institute’s home schooling program administrative director.
The newspaper said Gothard couldn’t be reached for comment.
His organization has conducted Bible-based seminars around the country since the 1960s on subjects ranging from conflict resolution to achieving financial success.
Gothard’s so-called “chain of command” teachings promote the belief that bosses, city leaders and husbands are put in elevated positions by God.
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Information from: Chicago Sun-Times, https://www.suntimes.com/index
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