Country star Rory Feek hits out at adult daughters after they accused him of exposing their kid sister to ‘abusive’ cult-ZoomTech News

Nation star Rory Feek has hit out at his grownup daughters after they accused him of exposing their child sister to what they’ve referred to as an ‘abusive’ cult.

Feek, who in July married his daughter’s schoolteacher, has been elevating his youngest daughter, Indiana, in an agrarian Christian group tied to Homestead Heritage –  which has come beneath fireplace after no less than one in every of its members admitted to youngster intercourse abuse.

In gentle of the allegations, Feek’s oldest daughter, Heidi, 37, claimed on Instagram that her father left 10-year-old Indiana – who has Down Syndrome – ‘within the care of a gaggle with a well-documented historical past of bodily and sexual abuse of youngsters.’

‘Indiana, who has particular wants, deserves to be in a secure and secure setting the place her well-being is the highest precedence,’ wrote Heidi, who had beforehand introduced that she and her youthful sister, Hopie, 35, are pursuing authorized motion for his or her sister.

However Feek denied the claims in a prolonged weblog publish on August 31, entitled ‘love, dad,’ writing that Indiana ‘has by no means been extra liked or higher cared for than she is correct now.’

The younger woman was simply two years outdated when her mom, Joey, died of cervical most cancers. The older sisters have a unique mom, Tamara Gilmer, Rory’s first spouse to whom was married from 1985 – 1992. 

In his weblog, he mentioned his eldest daughter’s claims have ‘damaged my coronary heart.’

‘I by no means in 1,000,000 goals would have imagined that my older women could be doing what they’re doing now, and I’d be sitting right here scripting this weblog publish,’ the country singer wrote.  

‘However right here we’re, and right here I sit, making an attempt to make sense of all of the texts and photos, the web articles and accusations that folks have been sending me and much more than that, the issues my oldest daughter, Heidi, has been saying and doing – all within the title of what I am certain she thinks is for the nice of her little sister.’

Feek went on write that ‘for the primary time in her life, [Indiana] has a mom.

‘She’s, in fact, all the time recognized that she has an actual one – Indy’s seen all the images and movies, and heard all of the songs – however its completely different when she will get up within the morning and climb on Rebecca’s lap and say “Good morning, Mama.”

‘When Joey handed away, Indiana had simply turned two and so she would not actually keep in mind her,’ the Gentleman singer defined in his weblog publish.

‘Since then, she has desperately wished and wanted a mom in her life and it has lastly come to be. It’s a stunning, stunning factor to see occur for her and for all us.’

Feek additionally responded to allegations that Homestead Heritage is a cult. 

‘These of us are simply dwelling in a approach that different individuals don’t love or perceive, and it is a complete lot simpler to name one thing a cult and dismiss it than it’s to look deeper into and truly discover out what it’s they’re doing and why they’re doing it.

‘In the event you go to Homestead Heritage in Texas or Greycliff in Montana… what you are going to discover is a bunch of people that have discovered to actually love one another in group. To die to themselves and put God first and the fruit of it’s all over the place you look.

‘It is particularly seen in everybody you meet,’ he continued. ‘Precisely the other of what a few of these foolish, salacious on-line studies are saying.’ 

The Christian group of greater than 1,000 residents states on its web site that it ‘stresses simplicity, sustainability, self-sufficiency, cooperation, service and high quality craftsmanship.

‘It additionally strives to dwell in peaceable coexistence with the land, different individuals and different faiths.’ 

For these contemplating becoming a member of the Homestead Heritage, the web site states that ‘anybody can be a part of our group, supplied they absolutely perceive our beliefs and our lifestyle and are absolutely dedicated to dwelling them out.’ 

It continues: ‘We encourage anybody who’s to return spend time with us, ask questions and get to know us. 

‘We even have an abundance of literature accessible for individuals who wish to find out about us in larger depth.’

Feek additional addressed allegations that he left Indiana ‘with youngster molesters,’ writing: ‘I’m not an ideal father, however I am additionally not an fool.’

And he responded to claims that Indiana just isn’t allowed to talk with or see his sisters, saying that they have been beforehand allowed to talk – ‘even via this previous spring when the sheriff confirmed up at my door with a summons saying that I used to be being sued by Heidi and Hopie, and I needed to rent a lawyer to defend myself and m baby.’

Feek mentioned: ‘When Baby Protecting Companies referred to as me out of nowhere, saying that it had reported that Indiana was being uncared for, together with different accusations, Heidi and Hopie forfeited their proper to talk to their little sister.

‘This isn’t the way it needs to be performed.

‘Instagram and Fb usually are not the locations the place we must always, as individuals and households, be settling our disputes or variations.’

He added that ‘too typically, these platforms are used to air out soiled laundry, to say issues about, or to, individuals we do not have the braveness to say in particular person.

‘I do know it makes for a heck of a present on-line as a result of individuals gravitate in the direction of practice wrecks, however ultimately, it simply hurts everybody.’ 

On Sunday, the older sisters responded to the weblog publish on Instagram.

‘Hello dad. That is Heidi and Hopie. As unhappy as it’s to say, we’re simply comfortable to listen to from you,’ the Instagram post read, because the sisters shared a screengrab of what they mentioned have been textual content messages they despatched to their father.

They agreed that the Web ‘is not the place to settle this,’ and mentioned they’ve forgiven their father a number of occasions up to now – even when he allegedly ‘deserted’ them in the course of the night time as youngsters, an incident Feek spoke about in his audiobook.

He mentioned he went to the practice station with out telling anybody and requested for a ticket to ‘wherever however right here,’ and he dreamed of a life ‘that did not have the duties he had, however he later returned house as a result of he questioned who would increase his women.’

‘Love is motion, not phrases,’ Heidi wrote. ‘We forgive you on your unkind phrases.

‘You referred to as us cowardly in your weblog publish for not going through you. We forgive you.

‘The final time we sat all the way down to have this dialog, with out a mediator as you requested, you informed us you have been performed being our father. We forgive you.’

The ultimate slide had a photograph of Heidi and Hopie and skim, ‘Now we have discovered peace in our personal lives and have taken the lengthy journey of therapeutic.

‘Now we have come out stronger on the opposite facet of our childhoods.’ 

In a separate publish, Heidi wrote she was talking just for herself, as she hit out at her father for saying “Indiana has by no means been extra cared for than she is correct now.”

‘I felt heartbroken,’ she mentioned. ‘I used to be anxious you’ll attempt to erase Joey from the story such as you erased our mother.

‘You say Indy has a brand new “mama” however a number of individuals near you’ve gotten reached out to me involved about the best way she treats Indiana. Hopie and I aren’t the one individuals talking up.

‘A number of the individuals talking up grew up at Homeland Heritage,’ she went on. ‘You referred to as the *quite a few* convicted pedophiles inside Homestead “just a few unhealthy apples” however the saying goes, “just a few unhealthy apples spoil the barrel.”

Her husband, Dillon Hodges, additionally wrote his personal letter to the nation singer that addressed his resolution to cease permitting Indiana to spend the night time at their house in Alabama.

‘Whereas I attempted my finest to respect your needs when Indy came around us (we by no means allowed her to have a look at screens, and all the time prayed earlier than meals, and so forth), I am going to admit that I frequently let her hearken to Disney songs (and typically even Whitney Houston on my iPhone. 

‘I do know you mentioned no music, however please do not punish the women for my actions.’

Hodges mentioned he additionally recorded conversations between Rory and his older daughters.

‘I’ve been shocked and appalled by the best way you’ve gotten handled all of your youngsters, so I felt the necessity to doc it.

‘You might be no hero. You might be no sufferer,’ he wrote. 

Nonetheless, Feek shared in his weblog publish that he loves his daughters ‘with all my coronary heart. And I don’t wish to harm them, even when their want is to harm me deeply.’

He ended the publish by asking followers to ‘Pray for us. Pray that we’ll put our selfishness apart and select to like one another.

‘Pray that we’ll put our units and our accusations down, swallow our pleasure and get in the identical room, with authorized counsel or mediators, and started speaking and listening to one another, even when it is exhausting and uncomfortable.’ 

A spokesperson for the Christian group, Dan Lancaster, additionally responded to the claims.

‘Over a decade in the past, our church pastors reported 4 people to native authorities for sexual assault and all have been rightly convicted and despatched to jail,’ he told Fox News.  

‘Solely a type of was a member of our church when the crime was dedicated.

‘Sadly, one in every of our parishioner’s estranged daughters is making an attempt to rewrite historical past to realize leverage in a household custodial dispute that has nothing to do with our church.

‘Like all church, having even parishioner that commits such a heinous crime is one too many, however it is usually heartbreaking to see our 1000-plus native parishioners and our church’s 51-year historical past smeared within the press for the crimes of others that we proactively reported to authorities.’