Duggar Statements You Just Won't Believe

[Nasty Jack]

Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle will say and do just about anything to keep from admitting their son Josh is a pervert. Here are some statements that evolved from their interview on Fox News that were compiled by SheKnows.com:

Michelle Duggar insists that Josh's fondling of his sisters were over the clothes like, somehow, this doesn't count?

When Jim Bob shared the molestations with church members he says the same thing was happening in other families with the implication it is widespread. Therefore his conclusion that what Josh did is no big deal.

Jim Bob could not accept the fact that a 15-year-old should know better than to do what Josh did, exclaiming, "He was a juvenile. Not an adult."

Claiming they were devastated to make it look like they were the victims and then trying to make a case that they had done all they could as parents. But critics responded, "Talking to your friends is not everything you can do."

And one of the dumbest comments I have ever heard coming from an adult's mouth, "As parents, we're not mandatory reporters." As if that completely relieved them from disclosing this to the authorities.

Michelle Duggar still thinks her son Josh is the victim in all this saying, "He knew it was wrong... they didn't even realize it was improper touch." That's about as dumb as the former father's comment.

Jim Bob did go to the police, who indicated later that he only told the cop about one molestation, something the father explained by accusing the police officer of saying that because he had not reported the assault afterward.

And finally when asked if they worried about the safety of their daughter when their brother returned home from supposed but failed counseling, "They were adamant that while safeguards stayed in place, they no longer worried about their daughters."

This whole scenario reads like a Keystone Cops movie but there is no humor in the fact that the Duggars took advantage of their religious and political positions to cover up a degenerate son's sexual deviation.

Nasty Jack

[Tree-Hugger]

1. I do believe it

The moral crisis in this country is not that gays are gaining equality or that Caitlyn Jenner is on a cover. The moral crisis is that child molesters are being protected, defended, and applauded.

These people are spiritually ill. They are degrading to themselves, their family, and society. They are all fucking predators.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Agreed and it happens too many times within families and it gets covered just as in this case.

Also, Michele still says nasty things about others.

[XemaSab]

3. Doing it once is "experimentation"

Going back for four more sisters is a fetish.

[joshcryer]

5. After puberty I think it's hard to call it experimentation.

Mentally ill is more like it, imo.

[LeftOfWest]

7. No. It was ALWAYS Sexual Assault.

Period.

[SoapBox]

4. The whole bunch make me sick.

[LibDemAlways]

6. The Duggars believe that females are to

blame for their molestation. After their son molested their daughters, they installed locks on the girls' bedroom door and had them wear streetclothes to bed. No more pajamas or nightgowns, which might cause a boy to have thoughts he "could not righteously fulfill" as they put it. On one episode the mother freaked out when her four-year-old daughter ran outside in a sleeveless dress and in another came unglued when her daughter held her boyfriend's hand while praying. These people have incredibly fucked up ideas.

[greymattermom]

8. Pickles

As her fans call her, keeps track of all of this quite well.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Duggar-Family-News-Life-is-not-all-pickles-and-hairspray/269181913180625

[pugetres]

9. what makes me so mad

about the whole situation is the fact that so many kids have known the utter despair of childhood sexual abuse. And, so many have kept secrets because although we know that our parents would protect us if they knew, we couldn't tell our parents because we knew that our families would be torn apart. And, maybe that what just as bad to us.

The thought of having the people that are supposed to protect you giving shelter to the person that they should be protecting you from is mind numbing.

They knew. But, they still exposed their most vulnerable children to a predator.

They knew.

[hobbit709]

10. Even money says it's a generational thing.

My wife worked with homeless and abused kids for 32 years. The more fundy the family, the more likely all forms of abuse and usually two or more generations worth at that.

[phantom power]

11. People need to stop being surprised, and start assuming it's true of other fundies.

Misogyny and abuse are baked into the DNA of fundamentalist religions. Expect that it's happening, whether it's come to light or not.

[Viva_Daddy]

12. Cognitive dissonence

Instead of being horrified to discover that molestation was "not unusual" in his church, Jim Bob used it as an excuse for his son. Childhood curiosity is one thing, but molesting sleeping children is NOT normal.

[Snotcicles]

13. My friend told me that everyone in his church loved and respected her because she has a PHD.

A, Pentecostal Hare Doo.