My Household is NOT a Cult, Okay?!?


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Jackson Duggar will not be precisely essentially the most well-known member of his controversial household.

However the 21-year outdated is now making headlines for defending this household.

Whereas talking this week to social media influencer Joe Bonham, Duggar stunned the host by saying he as soon as bought 10 acres in Arkansas for $350,000.

The previous actuality star was then requested to disclose one thing else shocking, to which he volunteered the declare that many individuals assume he grew up in a cult … as a consequence of his household’s involvement with the Institute of Fundamental Life Ideas.

Jackson Duggar at 21 years old.Jackson Duggar at 21 years old.
On his sister’s podcast, Jackson Duggar gestures whereas discussing his life. (Picture Credit score: YouTube)

“Lots of people suppose we had been in a cult, and the hot button is that we weren’t in a cult,” Jackson insisted on air.

Why?

“Due to a person named Invoice Gothard who went round and he shared the gospel and did various things,” Jackson defined of this church’s founder. “However he additionally did another issues that had been sort of off.”

Why?

“Due to a person named Invoice Gothard who went round and he shared the gospel and did various things,” Jackson defined of this church’s founder. “However he additionally did another issues that had been sort of off.”

Certainly: In 2014, Gothard stepped down from IBLP after 34 girls accused him of sexual harassment and molestation… with some incidents allegedly occurring when the victims had been minors.

(It appears related to notice right here that Jackson’s brother, who was raised to imagine within the IBLP’s teachings, can also be serving time in jail for little one intercourse abuse.)

Jackson Duggar smiles on his sister's podcast.Jackson Duggar smiles on his sister's podcast.
(Picture Credit score: YouTube)

“We went to his conferences a few times a 12 months, we had been concerned rather a lot in no matter they did, however we weren’t part of the whole lot,” Jackson went on this week of Gothard. “So, lots of people suppose we had been in a cult, however we grew up with nice dad and mom who taught us in regards to the Bible and shared the gospel with us.”

These similar dad and mom additionally advised their feminine youngsters they might by no means put on pants… and that they solely actually exist to procreate… and that women and men can’t even maintain arms previous to marriage.

We’re simply spitting details right here.

“Amazon Prime really did a complete documentary on it,” Jackson additionally mentioned on this interview, referring to the 2023 docuseries Shiny Blissful Folks: Duggar Household Secrets and techniques, which included an interview along with his sister, Jill Duggar.

“Folks attempt to offer you lies, folks attempt to feed you lies, however the reality, in the long run, will win out. And the Holy Spirit of God, who’s inside residing and might train us and lead us and information us into all reality.”

Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentaryJill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentary
Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard converse right here as a part of a documentary on their household. (Picture Credit score: Amazon Prime)

For the file, Jinger Duggar Vuolo has principally additionally alleged she was raised inside a, you guessed it, cult.

“The educating I grew up below, it was dangerous,” she advised Folks Journal whereas selling her 2023 e book, Turning into Free Certainly. “I need to be weak to share my story and hopefully it can assist even only one particular person to be free from this.”

Sadly, that one particular person could also be somebody Jinger is aware of properly.

Sounds very very similar to it might should be her personal sibling.

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