Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear
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Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear
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My determination to guard my heart made it difficult for Jeremy to figure out whether I liked him. … He, of course, assumed that I’d shared these things with my sisters. But I hadn’t,” she wrote. “I hadn’t told Jessa or any of my other siblings how I felt about Jeremy.”
We wholeheartedly agree with TLC’s decision not to renew Counting On and are excited for the next chapter of our lives,” the message continued. “We look forward to continuing our creative journey in Los Angeles and seeing what the future holds.”During the interview with People on Wednesday, Jinger got candid about her "cult-like" upbringing with her parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. Although she is still a committed Christian, Jinger says her attitudes toward issues such as alcohol and birth control have changed. In December 2015, the show’s spinoff, Counting On , premiered on TLC and was on the air until June 2021. The series was canceled after Josh’s arrest on child pornography charges . He was sentenced to 12.5-years in prison and is currently serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Seagoville in Texas.
Finally, Jinger calls out all the man made rules of her youth, but lays down her own opinion as truth. I know that most Christians believe this way, but it just stood out to me as a sharp contrast to go from “man made rules are wrong” to “if you don’t end up with Jesus, you’re wrong.” Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ. The most interesting chapter to me was her description of Bill Gothard’s teachings and how incorrect they were. That chapter easily could have been a blog post or series and that would have been sufficient. I would highly recommend this book to anyone divesting from the anthropocentric Christian-adjacent IBLP. On pp. 95-96, Vuolo quotes Gothard at length explaining a "gospel" that is actually salvation by works. Descriptions of Pelagius are eerily similar to how Vuolo describes Gothard and his isms. Reading that passage leaves no doubt in my mind that what Gothard presents is not orthodox Christianity. She sidesteps really delving into the true horrors of Gothard's abuse, as a story too graphic or details too hard to reshare.Let me start with saying, I grew up in IBLP as well. I am a year younger than Jinger and interacted with her siblings at Big Sandy in Texas multiple times. My last family conference was spring 2014, where I taught pre-excel to some of the Bates kids. So yes, I often I say I grew up in the same community as the Duggars, because IBLP was a tight-knit world and we all knew of each other. The way she shames any person that decided to leave the church completely isn't very Christian in my opinion. We all have different spiritual journeys and clearly the only option she thinks women should have is to just disentangle their beliefs just like her. When I saw that Jinger was coming out with a book about not being in the IBLP anymore, I cried. Seeing one of the big names from the Christian fundamentalist world speak out made me hope that we’d get more voices speaking against this evil. Jinger and her siblings were raised under the teachings of Bill Gothard, a conservative minister who founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Among those principles are strict guidelines regarding purity and modesty — but Jinger began to question the teachings as she grew up and started a family of her own. (While speaking to Us this month, Jinger referred to her childhood spiritual practice as “cult-like in many ways.”)
That said, Jinger's novel reads like shortbread with a little bit of drizzle. There's no deep exploration of how IBLP used her family nor how IBLP protected her brother's abuse and dad's control. When Jinger Duggar Vuolo was growing up, she was convinced that obeying the rules was the key to success and God’s favor. She zealously promoted the Basic Life Principles of Bill Gothard, The audiobook, which is how I consumed this book, is narrated by Jinger herself. It's always fun to hear a book in the author's own voice, but it's also worth noting that you lose the benefit of a professional narrator by going this route. For those who don't care for slower narration, be prepared to listen to this one at 1.5 or 2x. I don't like speeding up audiobooks, but I felt the slow words/minute with this one. It’s been definitely a challenging process to write this book, but as I’ve said before, it’s the most important thing I’ve ever done,” Duggar exclusively told Us Weekly before the book hit shelves, adding that she hoped her words help “even just one person” find freedom. “I think in this book I’ve been more open and vulnerable than I ever have before.” Jinger made her reality TV debut in 2008 when the show was called 16 Kids and Counting . After multiple additions to the family over the years, the show was eventually renamed 19 Kids and Counting . However, after eldest brother Josh Duggar ’s child molestation and cheating scandals, TLC pulled the plug on the show.I watched 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On for years. This family has always fascinated me. I loved how close they were and how many kids they had, but as always, you're not aware of what's going on behind the scenes. The highlight reel is pretty, but every teaching that it's based on is terrifying and problematic. So hearing Jinger speak out regarding the horrendous teachings of Goddard was interesting. That perfect family on TLC wasn't perfect and here's why. I, like many, grew up watching the Duggar family on TLC. As a Christian, I can't say I was fascinated in how the family operated because frankly it terrified me. I knew then that there is no way we were interpreting the Bible the same way. The teaching I grew up under was harmful, it was damaging, and there are lasting effects. I want to share my story,” she told the outlet. Jinger remembered feeling "a lot of pressure" from the outside world when she began her courtship with Vuolo. "Jeremy was the last guy to ask my father if he could court me," she wrote, admitting that she felt "a bit intimidated" by her now-husband at first. "He was unlike the previous guys in nearly every way."
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