Duggar and TLC: 19 Kids and Counting - Facts and News

[Anonymous]

FRC: Family Research Council
http://www.frc.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Research_Council

Their statement about the resignation of their Executive Director:
“Today Josh Duggar made the decision to resign his position as a result of previously unknown information becoming public concerning events that occurred during his teenage years. Josh believes that the situation will make it difficult for him to be effective in his current work. We believe this is the best decision for Josh and his family at this time. We will be praying for everyone involved.”

[Anonymous]

Walgreens pulls ads from Duggar show
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/05/27/walgreens-pulls-ads-from-duggar-show/28011407/
"In the wake of recent news, we are no longer advertising on the ‘19 Kids and Counting’ program."

[Anonymous]

The Bates Family Is Cable TV's New Duggars and They're Just as Toxic
http://defamer.gawker.com/the-bates-family-is-cable-tvs-new-duggars-and-theyre-ju-1706997724
"But lurking behind the admittedly gorgeous family are the same ugly beliefs that drove the Duggars to keep their child-molesting son hidden from authorities for over a year and in the same house as the sisters he molested for many more. "

[Anonymous]

GOPer Wants Police Chief Who Released Duggar Offense Report To Be Fired
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bart-hester-fire-police-chief-duggar-report
Arkansas state Sen. Bart Hester (R) told local TV station KFSM that he believed Springdale Police Chief Kathy O'Kelly compromised the identities of the eldest Duggar's alleged victims by releasing the police report.

[Anonymous]

The Duggars and TLC’s exploitative reality TV cash cow: How much lower can one network sink?
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/27/the_duggars_and_tlcs_exploitative_reality_tv_cash_cow_how_much_lower_can_one_network_sink/
"Sure, on the one hand, you’re talking about a network whose two top television shows have been mired in scandals involving the sexual abuse of children, which one might consider high on the list of worst things in the world. On the other hand, ratings, right?"

[Anonymous]

Duggar Police Report on Imgur
http://imgur.com/a/zqPMi#0

[Anonymous]

Arkansas state trooper first alerted to Josh Duggar molestation claims refutes Jim Bob’s version of events
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/josh-duggar-sued-agency-molestation-probe-report-article-1.2237112
“Josh had inappropriately touched (name redacted) during the time she was asleep,” Hutchens said. “He said he touched her through her clothing and he said it only happened one time.”

[Anonymous]

In a 2014 book, Josh Duggar admitted failures, temptations and ‘wrong thoughts’ as a teen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2015/05/22/in-a-2014-book-josh-duggar-discussed-his-failures-temptations-and-wrong-thoughts-as-a-teen/

As I became a young man I was constantly tempted to have lots of wrong thoughts and often battled to keep my heart right. One of the greatest things that helped me in my struggles was my parents’ commitment to accountability. They were faithful to talk with each one of us children — if we were willing to share honestly and openly with them — to maintain a clear conscience. I learned quickly that great freedom can be achieved by accountability but that deep accountability requires humility and openness. I often had failures in my early teenage years but I found that I had a clear conscience only when I was willing to confess my thoughts quickly to God and to my parents. (See 1 John 1:9).

[Anonymous]

Duggar Molestation Case — Another Bombshell Revealed: Josh Sued the Arkansas Department of Human Services
http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggar-molestation-case-another-bombshell-revealed-josh-sued-the-arkansas-department-of-human-services-59201

The results of the investigation into the Duggars and Josh’s trial are sealed. But a source familiar with the Duggar investigation told In Touch it was likely that Josh “appealed the DHS decision or finding from their investigation.” The source notes that DHS had the authority to apply “restrictions or stipulations about him being at home with the victims.

[Anonymous]

The Josh Duggar sexual abuse scandal, explained
http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8662907/josh-duggar-abuse

For people who don't watch lots of reality TV — to say nothing of those who don't watch lots of TLC reality, which is almost a genre unto itself, focused on families from outside the American mainstream — the whole thing can sound like a particularly strange satire of how far the television industry will go to garner big ratings.

But it's not.

[Anonymous]

Wife of Holocaust-denying Arizona pastor slams Duggar clan as too “liberal” and “worldly”
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/27/wife_of_holocaust_denying_arizona_pastor_slams_duggar_clan_as_too_liberal_and_worldly/

For example, she cited the family’s refusal to address the question of whether they spanked their children, “which they obviously did, while telling the world over and over again about their positive approach of praising good behavior.” Anderson described that behavior as “[d]eceptive at best.”

[Anonymous]

‘They’re seeing angels and devils at work': Ex-Quiverfull member explains Duggar response to sex abuse
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/theyre-seeing-angels-and-devils-at-work-ex-quiverfull-member-explains-duggar-response-to-sex-abuse/

“I believe that the family, particularly Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, were following what they considered to be biblical principles in dealing with this sort of situation rather than seeing it as a crime and looking at it, you know, according to the law or according to therapy and sort of the secular disciplines,” said Vyckie Garrison, who writes the No Longer Quivering blog.

[Anonymous]

Hulu has pulled the plug on "19 Kids and Counting."

The popular streaming site was bombarded with messages from users who wanted the show 86'd in the wake of the Josh Duggar molestation scandal.

Hulu responded quickly, saying, "The show page has already been removed, and is no longer hosted on Hulu."

This puts even more pressure on TLC to make a move. As we reported, we're told the network is leaning toward cancellation, but at this point, they may not have a choice. Advertisers are fleeing in droves.

http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2015/05/28/19-kids-and-counting-hulu-pulled-tlc-cancellation-duggars-josh

[Anonymous]

Rick Santorum ‘Sickened’ by Josh Duggar Molestation Allegations
http://abcnews.go.com/US/rick-santorum-sickened-josh-duggar-molestation-allegations/story?id=31352646

“I was sickened by it. I was just sickened by it,” Santorum, a Christian conservative who had the support of the Duggar family during his first presidential campaign in 2012, said. “I pray for those girls in particular.”

[Anonymous]

5 demented Evangelical teachings that enabled Josh Duggar’s sex crimes
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/28/5_demented_evangelical_teachings_that_enabled_josh_duggars_sex_crimes_partner/

If the Duggars weren't so fixated on sin and repentance, maybe they could have gotten their son the help he needed