Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: William W. ( Bill ) Gothard ( born November 2 , 1934 ) is an American Christian minister , speaker and writer , and the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles , notable for his ultraconservative teachings .
Simplified: William ( `` Bill '' ) W. Gothard ( born November 2 , 1934 ) is an American speaker and writer .