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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read an article in which Jessa, one of his sisters who was a victim, basically defended Josh and told the media to leave him alone and she had forgiven him.

Now, I'm a conservative Christian and I understand forgiveness. (Not as conservative as the Duggar fam, but still on the conservative side.) However, I think the parents have a poor understanding of forgiveness in this situation. It's ok to still have your guard up after you've forgiven someone. You forgiving a person does not mean they won't hurt you again. This girl is brainwashed. If my son did that to his sister or any other child, I would separate them immediately and figure out something. I would NOT force them to be friends and pretend to be one big happy family.[/quote]

I think it's paternalistic of you to decide how the girls should feel. If the incidents happened when they were young (5?) and were isolated incidents (there were a handful? It wasn't a routine thing.) it's entirely possible that they didn't really grasp what had happened. As such, it's not far fetched for the girls to forgive him. They might think he's a creepy weirdo, but that doesn't mean they *must* hate him. But you seem to think that you know better and feel compelled to dictate how the girls should feel. Newsflash: holding onto anger isn't healthy. Forgiveness is always the best approach. There was a video online last night of a man hugging and forgiving the young woman who killed his cyclist wife because she was texting while driving. I suppose you think that man was brainwashed too?

I think people see the grown ass man instead of the kid who committed these acts, and that's confusing their emotions and promoting additional outrage.

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A person accidentally killing someone is different than a teenager fondling his prepubescent sister.[/quote]

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