They may not have gotten the show due to their faith, but it’s fair to say that they’ve kept it because of their faith. They’ve proven masterful at manipulating and exploiting the prejudices and beliefs of their Evangelical fanbase.
You applaud them for sending their son off to some work camp instead of getting actual counseling for what he did? You applaud them for not getting counseling for their daughters that were molested? You’ve missed quite a lot of information about the “situation”, haven’t you?Information that would lead to the identification of the minors is also supposed to be redacted. It is in some places in the report and not in others. Also, if this information invades the privacy or can lead to the identity of minor victims, this information is not supposed to be available. Also, if the information involved pertains to a sex crime, information that might lead to the identity of the victim is not supposed to be released.
That’s your opinion. Not very Christian, but it is your opinion. Can you give examples of how they have exploited their Evangelical fan base? In the context of what you claim, it seems you are saying that they have used the Evangelical people who watch them to unfairly get something from them. Have they asked for donations or something?
Maybe the poster means they exploited the trust and faith of their fan base, even if unintentionally.
Who needs mere money when you have political power and influence? I think the amount of influence they’ve been able to accumulate–chumming it up with presidential candidates, injecting themselves into political campaigns, entertwining themselves with political action committes–speaks for itself. And, as events have proven, the influence they’ve gotten, based upon self-described moral authority, has been poorly earned.
So it’s your position that they didn’t as well dig their heads in the sand?
Think of the girls. By doing the math, everyone knows who they are. People will forever look at them differently. Their wounds have been made public regardless of whether they wanted that information out there. They will be treated differently by others. People will speculate and talk about them in an unpleasant way. There has already been post about them being viewed as “damaged goods” by their religious peers.
I’ve already stated that I didn’t see any law being broken. Police reports are a matter of public record. I merely think that the amount of effort spent arguing about the reports rather than the crime it describes is disingenuous.
I’ve noticed the word “compassion” being thrown around a lot in re: this subject, and I’m unimpressed. It’s the compassion shown towards the flock for not being shorn enough, whilst ignoring the wolf dwelling silently within.
So? Why isn’t TLC entitled to decide who they will employ and what shows they will air? TLC made the decision to pull the show (not cancel it) based on the feed back received (google 19 kids and counting backlash) and the reaction of advertisers such as General Mills, they have hedged their bet by “pulling” the show instead of cancelling it.
You are condemning the entire family for something that one person did. I get that you don’t like the Duggars. Just say so. No one should make up stuff about them exploiting people. If you think that Josh shouldn’t have been an advocate for the family in Washington D.C… Just say so. People should just be honest.
You might want to read these posts from the large thread in World News before you start clapping your approval. You seem to be missing quite a lot of factual information from police reports and statements from JimBob and Michelle on how they handled, or more accurately mishandled, the “situation”.
Once again, the blogosphere had scooped the mainstream media. Unfortunately, as most such sites have a definite political or other agenda, reports on those sites tend to get overlooked.
They may have more trouble repackaging the Duggars after cancelling Honey Boo Boo for the molestation connection. Do TV networks care if they are perceived as hypocrites?
TLC aired some episodes on the same day the news broke and there was a backlash.
I think the exploitation charge is leveled at the parents not Josh, he was just beneficiary of it. After all how many other kids get the kind of job Josh had with only a GED?