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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] If feels like they’ve all been worshipping at the idol of cool: tattoos, wine clubs, cigars, craft beers, trendy clothes and hairstyles, girls trips to exotic locals-all of which is fine in and of itself but taken as a whole feels like they want to be cool kids who are reclaiming their lost youth that was crushed in a religious system that allowed for none of that kind of thing. They had dry weddings with no dancing or live music, went on mission trips not girls weekends, kept their appearances in check with the Christian cultural norms. 
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I think you are assuming a whole lot. Good Lord it's the Hatmakers not the Duggars.
They were just regular bible belt Christians, they weren't in a cult.

Tattoos were simply not a thing in the 90s, definitely not in Kansas. Beer and wine and cigars and girls' trips, most Christians did and still do these things if they want to. Trendy clothes and hairstyles - obviously you've never seen her high school flashback posts. She was definitely on trend with her big hair and scrunchy socks. Not having sex outside of marriage is not some insane Amish type idea, it's what every Christian church officially teaches and has for 2000 years, Judaism and Islam, and for about a million very good reasons.

Most Christians also do not get married at 20 or however old they were. That is more of a small town + small Christian college thing, but lots of people get married young who aren't even Christian. No music at weddings? Huh? I've been to more conservative bible belt Christian weddings that I can count, including my own, and I can only think of one that had no alcohol because they were Baptists, but all have had music. If it wasn't live music it was because it wasn't in the budget.

Did Jen ever describe her wedding as dry with no music? Because that's a pretty strict stereotype you are putting out there and I don't think it has many teeth to it.

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