Fans Slam Gil Bates For His 'Purity Culture'

Bringing Up Bates star Gil Bates has been active in their church. Kelly Jo likes to share clips from his recent preaches in which many of their kids participated. However, the Bates family patriarch caught the attention of several Reddit users following one of his latest sermons. Keep reading to see why many are upset.

Bringing Up Bates: Kelly Jo Gushes Over Gil Bates

Earlier this month, Kelly Jo took to social media to celebrate Gil’s birthday. The Bringing Up Bates star gushed over how her husband is her “greatest hero, role model, co-worker, friend, pastor, husband, & advice-giver!” She also shared how godly a man her spouse is. “There’s not a day that we don’t know where to find you as soon as you wake up each morning… in your office, reading your Bible & praying! You might not be perfect, but there’s not one doubt in any of your family’s minds that you desire to please God more than anything else in this world,” she added. However, some Reddit users have suspicions about his parenting.

Gil Bates & Kelly Jo Bates From Bringing Up Bates, Sourced From @carlinbates98 Instagram

Fans Call Out Gil For Controversial Purity Culture

Some Redditors reacted to Gil’s recent preaching. According to the poster, the Bringing Up Bates star is making a questionable point about modesty. He even talked about how he often tells his daughter to change whenever he sees them wearing immodest outfits. Others even pointed out that the father of 19 doesn’t preach using the Bible. Here are some of the comments Gil Bates received.

Gil Bates From Bringing Up Bates, Sourced From Reddit

“To summarize, if he feels his daughters are not dressed modestly (according to his stupid ass acronym), they’ll need to go and change. I assume, this doesn’t apply to the married ones because they’re now under their husband’s headship.”
“This is a recent sermon? Ugh, gross Gil. I hate everything about this. No daughter wants to ask their dad to look them up and down and decide if there is anything that makes him think “unpure” thoughts because ew.”
“I’ve watched bits of his “preaching”. He does not teach from the bible. He likes to speak about worldly things and not the word of God. Shows he doesn’t have a divinity degree. Called to preach as they say.”
“This line of thinking always drove me nuts when I was growing up in the cult because it didn’t even make logical sense.”

Bringing Up Bates: The Adult Bates No Longer Follow Dress Codes?

Despite Gil’s strict dress codes, some of the adults are noticeably different when it comes to their fashion. Some of them are Carlin, Erin, and Alyssa. Earlier this month, Carlin promoted a supplement while wearing tight leggings. Nevertheless, Gil and Kelly Jo continue to stay in touch with their married children. The supersized family even went to Colorado earlier this month for their annual skiing activities.