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heaven05

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38. wow, sad

Fri May 22, 2015, 07:55 PM

May 2015

the human potential being wasted. One of these women could find a cure for cancer, end racism, sexism, homophobia. Could become POTUS and do all these things. Religion is not good. Faith in something is good. But not at the expense of hating others who are not believers such as them.

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The Duggar Family and the Quiverfull Movement: Why They Are Anything but Harmless [View all] bravenak May 2015 OP

Marking for later. I am equally disturbed they were given a show on cable. KittyWampus May 2015 #1

I found it creepy too. bravenak May 2015 #3

Hey, freakin' Sean Hannity has a show on cable. There's a shitload of harmful shit on cable. nt valerief May 2015 #42

K&R. n/t FSogol May 2015 #2

Here's another great read from a woman who escaped. Terrifying. PeaceNikki May 2015 #4

I read her blog from time to time. bravenak May 2015 #5

What did Oprah do, pls? dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #8

Called the cops I think. "Hotlined' them after they were to appear on her show based in a tip. bravenak May 2015 #13

She turned them into a hotline for molested children. Jamastiene May 2015 #43

Good on her!!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #58

Me too. Jamastiene May 2015 #62

That whole child rearing thing is pure Quiverfull mandates. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #70

It's the modern day equivalent of a circus freak-show, I think. nt Hekate May 2015 #64

No kidding. I grew up in an evangelical church and knew some of these families. PeaceNikki May 2015 #17

I knew kids like this when I went to church. bravenak May 2015 #25

Ugh, I'm so sorry. Good luck with your cousin and her kids. PeaceNikki May 2015 #29

Thank you, this is a rough time. bravenak May 2015 #31

This is the truth filth in society. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #6

Yep. Sickening. bravenak May 2015 #7

To me the whole story, including the local PD covering this up nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #9

Yep. And that females are worthless. bravenak May 2015 #11

Well that goes without saying nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #12

K&R Solly Mack May 2015 #10

Those women were given no tools to deal with this. It's evil. bravenak May 2015 #14

It's abuse. It's oppression. Solly Mack May 2015 #16

I've got your four paragraphs right here KamaAina May 2015 #15

Thank you so much! bravenak May 2015 #18

Isn't the whole point of the quiverfull movement Stryst May 2015 #39

Pretty much. KamaAina May 2015 #71

they believe abortion is worse than slavery or the holocaust. m-lekktor May 2015 #19

Fucking crazy shit, right?!? bravenak May 2015 #23

It really makes me rethink that whole "Jana is leaving 19 Kids..." stuff from a few ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #46

Maybe this kinda stuff is why she wanted to leave. bravenak May 2015 #55

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thanks for posting samsingh May 2015 #20

whetehr iot is quiverfull DonCoquixote May 2015 #21

I agree. It's authoritarian creepy. bravenak May 2015 #22

Soldiers, slaves, and leftieNanner May 2015 #32

How do we know what the victims said, if they were even interviewed and by whom, the Jefferson23 May 2015 #24

It's really scary to think how long this has gone unnoticed. bravenak May 2015 #26

The family needs to be thoroughly investigated. avebury May 2015 #44

One problem now is the time that has gone by is extensive and we have no idea how they felt Jefferson23 May 2015 #45

I am not just talking about Josh molesting the young girls. avebury May 2015 #51

When any parent does not protect all of their children, then yes..one is left to be very suspicious. Jefferson23 May 2015 #52

The family patriarch has a look very familiar... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #27

I agree. bravenak May 2015 #30

I keep wondering how Josh developed this prediction for Ilsa May 2015 #33

Like father, like son. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #35

Here's what Solly Mack said in another thread... Ilsa May 2015 #59

That's what I've been thinking. smokey nj May 2015 #50

Here's what Solly Mack said in another thread... Ilsa May 2015 #60

There are many articles linking the Duggars to the Quiverful, Dominionist, and patriarchy movements LongTomH May 2015 #28

Whoa!!!!!!!!!! bravenak May 2015 #34

Here is an article linking the princes to dominionism. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #66

As soon as a child was weaned, the mother, LibDemAlways May 2015 #36

wow, sad heaven05 May 2015 #38

I hope they get some help too. bravenak May 2015 #40

very, very interesting heaven05 May 2015 #37

Yeah, i see it as a control thing too. bravenak May 2015 #41

R&K for an informative post. longship May 2015 #48

I'm on my ipad too. bravenak May 2015 #49

This story just keeps triggering me catrose May 2015 #53

I'm having those same type of feelings. bravenak May 2015 #54

I'm so sorry catrose May 2015 #61

I think there are so many cases, that finding enough was as easy as putting out an ad. bravenak May 2015 #63

I meant cases where the victims were believed, protected, etc. catrose May 2015 #65

Ahhh, i get it. bravenak May 2015 #68

catrose... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #67

I'm always sorry to hear that! catrose May 2015 #69

The Independent Fundamental Baptists, the elders of the Duggar's church... countryjake May 2015 #56

I'm betting that this case is just the tip of the iceberg. bravenak May 2015 #57

this video clip of Jana Duggar JI7 May 2015 #72

It looks like something much worse than just a sibling spat. bravenak May 2015 #73