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William W. Gothard Jr. is an American Christian minister, speaker, and writer who founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), an independent fundamentalist Christian organization. His conservative teachings promote Bible memorization, large families, homeschooling, aversion to debt, familial patriarchy, wives' submission to husbands, and modest attire. During the 1970s, his Basic Youth Conflicts seminar attracted large audiences and influenced many in the evangelical community. However, in 2014, he resigned from IBLP following allegations of sexual harassment and molestation.