We by no means thought we’d say this, however… preach, Jinger Duggar!
The 19 Kids And Counting alum is selling her new memoir Becoming Free Indeed, obtainable at bookstores now, and a giant a part of her press tour has — sadly for her — been answering questions on her brother.
In one of the crucial horrifying superstar scandals we’ve ever lined, Josh Duggar was convicted of possession of baby porn again in December 2021. Considering the stunning headlines, it’s pure for people to have questions for Jinger. But we’d truly argue it’s fairly apt contemplating her e book’s material. She’s telling the story of being raised in a household that used worry to subjugate its ladies. And the concept that their silence additionally made them complicit in Josh’s continued wrongdoing is all part of the identical story.
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For those that don’t know, Josh admitted to molesting his youthful sisters when he was a youngster. That information got here out years later, in 2015, when a police report was unearthed about it. It turned out patriarch Jim Bob Duggar had saved the entire thing quiet, probably even utilizing his political connections to bury the police report for years. Josh received an outdated-usual speaking-to. And that was it. No rehabilitation, no therapy, nothing official. At Josh’s trial household mates additionally testified Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar knew about Josh molesting their daughters, too — one as younger as 4. That was saved quiet for almost 20 years.
So years later when he’s busted downloading essentially the most heinous baby torture porn on the earth it’s completely honest to tie that to his dad and mom’ dealing with of the sooner transgression. He received away with it. So he saved going.
When talking about her brother’s horrible scandal on The Tamron Hall Show on Tuesday, Jinger additionally made that connection — mentioning the façade of religion that the Duggars used to maintain themselves out of hassle wasn’t actual, not contemplating what was happening in secret. She defined:
“I think that part of this story that I’m telling is you can’t put up all of these outward standards and rules and say that’s going to do anything. It’s not. Your heart has to be changed from the inside out and only Jesus can truly change that.”
She stated her brother hadn’t modified in all these years — which means he by no means actually accepted accountability or confirmed true regret:
“That’s not something I saw in my brother. He’s not truly changed. So until God does that, it’s only what God can do.”
Wow.
Jinger, who has distanced herself from the household as a complete — moreso now that ever along with her new e book — stated she hasn’t spoken to her brother “in years.” Something tells us she felt even earlier than he was uncovered that his coronary heart hadn’t modified since these occasions molesting these little ladies.
Related: Josh’s Neighbors Say ‘He’s Belonged In Prison For A Long Time’
She does nonetheless pray for him, she advised Tamron:
“I just would pray that he would be truly broken over what he has done. So I just pray for the victims and their families.”
He can’t change till he actually feels that regret, proper? Wise phrases from the previous actuality star.
See Jinger’s “difficult” full interview phase with Tamron (under):
[Image via Tamron Hall/TLC/YouTube.]
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