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Josh Duggar, the eldest son of conservative icons Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting fame, has announced that he is resigning from his position at the Family Research Council following revelations that he molested several young girls, including some of his sisters according to TMZ, when he was a teenager.
In Touch magazine first published details from the 2006 police report that showed that when Duggar was 14 he confessed to his father that he had sexually molesting five young girls. But Jim Bob waited more than a year before alerting the police and his since tried to keep the felony investigation out of the public eye.
“Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. I hurt others, including my family and close friends,” the now 27-year-old Josh Duggar told People magazine in a statement Thursday. “I confessed this to my parents who took several steps to help me address the situation. We spoke with the authorities where I confessed my wrongdoing, and my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling. I understood that if I continued down this wrong road that I would end up ruining my life.”
Duggars, as well as other members of his family were vocal regarding their stance against lgbt equality, particularly marriage equality. According to the Huffington Post:
The Duggar family has found themselves in the midst of several controversies surrounding LGBT issues. In August, Michelle Duggar narrated a robocall asking voters to oppose a bill aimed at strengthening protections for transgender residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas. And in November, the family allegedly removed photos of a same-sex couple kissing from their Facebook page.
Last year, Duggar led a rally against marriage equality in Arkansas when he said the following:
“Arkansans should not face the threat of fines or being sued for living out the deeply-held convictions of their faith. We have the First Amendment in this nation, and we have the right to live out our faith. The rally will send a strong reminder to Arkansas Supreme Court Justices that an overwhelming majority of voters, 75 percent, voted to preserve marriage as the union of a man and a woman,”
Right Wing Watch points out that in December of last year, he led a campaign to defeat a non-discrimination ordinance in Arkansas, claiming that it would threatened the safety of children.
I'm sure that there will be plenty of words. But as I said before, this is nothing to celebrate. Just a reminder that those who become so high and mighty that they see nothing wrong with scapegoating others would be best served to remember what is hiding in their own dark closets before pointing the finger.
The Duggars, like any other Christian showcase family, have so flaws in their character that they really should have thought twice about throwing stones in the first place.
ReplyDeleteThis is hardly the end of the Duggars, as the one errant member of Duck Dynasty proved. They will be back and probably with another child (as I recently read) to over-shadow any improprieties such as being child molesters (one I find highly amusing since they chose to use that old chestnut against the LGBT community and what is a lie about us proves to be true about the practically 19th century Duggars).
So we bounce merrily along until the next disaster happens? I think we should uncover all the problems in anti-gay presidential candidates pasts and get it out of the way early-on in the election season.
If we eliminate everyone on the GOP side then perhaps we can finally find the right Dem candidate? Bernie or Hillary!
I'm for Bernie myself!
Sexual abuse against women runs rampant through their religion.
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