If you have the same questions, then you shall be well satisfied with this read. That all explained, I entered into Growing Up Duggar curious to see how the daughters of this rather famous family view their own lives and the world around them. All of these things are good and should not be sneered at. Their children are happy and successful (depending on how you define success, I guess) and their family relationships seem to be strong and secure. Their private life (what there is of it) is much the same as what you see of their public life. (There is plenty of evidence to suggest that they are not liked, but not that they are in sin.) By all accounts of people who know them personally, the Duggars seem to be genuine and sincere. Work with me here.) So before I get all riled up and say, "No more Duggars!" I'm going to have to ask myself, "Are they particularly in sin?" I believe there is no evidence to say that such a thing is true. But just because the Duggar family shares some of the same beliefs and/or have ascribed to some of the teachings doesn't mean that they themselves have sinned and that their family life is a bust anymore than the giraffe can be blamed when the lion kills human prey even though they are in the same zoo. Their ministries are being examined from the top down and back up again (as they ought to be). Two prominent "conservative Christian" teachers - both representing quiverful/patriarchal/legalistic segments of the Christian population - have been accused of grievous sins lately. (It has taken me a long time to learn the lesson contained in that last sentence.) There is usually something that you don't know that you should know before you start pointing fingers. I think we should use more caution than we currently do in these label slaps, taking a little to hear a person out before we write them off entirely. But unless and/or until a family (individually) proves to be in sin I'm hesitant to apply labels which may or may not apply. They have been slapped with all sorts of labels including "quiverfull" and "Patriarchal." I know that opinions out there are strong and passions fiery when it comes to this topic even in Christian circles. Now, the Duggar family catch a lot of flak because of their large family. I've read both of the Duggar's other books (see here and here) so when I heard about Growing Up Duggar, which is written by the oldest Duggar daughters, I was curious to read it as well.
Mostly I appreciate the fact that they aren't afraid of putting themselves in a spotlight when their viewpoints and opinions differ dramatically from society. You know what? I enjoy the Duggar family. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74).
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