Jinger Duggar calls the family pastor for "damaging" and "cult" lessons "
The former star of reality opens in his new book, becoming free.
During 10 seasons and seven years old, the world saw the children of Duggar grow 19 children and counting . The popular reality show Parents followed Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and - as the name suggests - their 19 children, who were raised under the teachings of Christian Evangelist Bill Gothard , founder of the Institute of Basic Principles of Life (IBLP). Now, Jinger Duggar Vuolo , who later went to play in the derivative series Counting on , talks about the teachings of Gothard, which, according to her, "damaging" and "as a cult". Read the rest to discover what Jinger now thinks about his religious education.
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Jinger has just published a memoir.
On January 31, Jinger published a new book, Become free indeed: my story of disentangling the faith of fear , written next Corey Williams . She underlines that her memoirs are not a "revelation" of her famous family and that she "had a wonderful childhood". Instead, the book is a reflection on its faith and its religious career.
Jinger discusses his feelings about Gothard, who was forced to to resign From IBLP in 2014 after more than 30 women accused him of sexual harassment, Fox News reported. GOTHARD A refused any reprehensible act , through Entertainment tonight , but Jinger says that these allegations affected her point of view on the minister she had watched and respected.
Jinger's book is dedicated to "those who were injured by the teachings of Bill Gothard or all religious leader who claimed to speak for God but did not do it".
She says that the religious teachings of Gothard were "as a cult".
IBLP is rooted in conservative Christian practices, which include modest dress And submission for women, as well as a special course process, according to NBC News. Gothard also preached the avoidance of certain music, television, alcohol and public schools.
While discussing his book with Fox News, Jinger said that she could not officially say that IBLP was a cult, but there were signs that indicate this characterization.
"I would certainly say that [her philosophy] was cult nature," she said. "I can't say:" Oh, it was a cult. "I will leave this to the experts. But I will say that a lot makes it difficult for children to leave or families to leave because the community is so united.
This part of his education was the most difficult to discuss in his memories, said Jinger. "What I grew up was very based on fear, based on superstition, manipulation, control-and therefore, my vision of God was distorted," she said Entertainment tonight . "I was promised that if I followed these teachings of Bill Gothard, this man, that my life would be a success and that God would bless me, but if I did not follow all the principles, God may kill me in a accident. ""
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Jinger notes that Gothard's teachings were harmful to his supporters.
According to Jinger, there is a "healthy fear of God", mentioned in the Bible, but "it is more an impressive reverence, realizing the greatness of God". In his memoirs, she explains that instead of looking at the text in this way, Gothard's approach was based on fear, and he would compose his own rules on the will of God.
Jinger mentions the "sadness" she then saw in her loved ones. "[Gothard] had this distorted vision of the Bible," she says in her memoirs, by Fox News. "I would say that the most damaging thing I can think is the way people saw it. They have completely left Christianity because of these teachings. It is the most damaging and lasting effect."
Jinger writes that Gothard once told a story about a pastor who visited a mourning woman whose sons and the husband died at sea. When she asked the pastor why it happened, he pointed out a Painting a ship hanging from the wall, quoting this as reason.
"How could a photo of a ship hurt you?" Jinger questions in his book. "How could this painting she possessed send her husband and children to death? AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
She concludes: "Teachings like these lead people to very dangerous and horrible places in their lives".
She stresses that she arrived at these conclusions as part of her own trip.
Jinger began to question his beliefs in 2017, by Fox News, when her husband, Jeremy Vuolo , "challenged" his thought. The two watched the Seminars of Gothard Ensemble, explains Jinger in his book, and Jeremy would underline the inaccuracies.
"As soon as I saw these teachings were not rooted in the Word of God, or that [Gothard] had taken a verse and had twisted to make him say what he wanted ... it shaken, "she writes. She said that she then had a "bulb moment" and felt free to train her own beliefs.
As a Christian, Jinger wants the book to inspire readers on their own spiritual journeys. She notes that she is not afraid of damage to her family relationships, but she knows that IBLP may not be so forgiving.
"Some may not appreciate that I speak on this subject," she wrote, by Entertainment tonight , adding that they could blame her husband for changing her beliefs. "No matter how much I insist that it is my own trip, some will not be convinced that these are my convictions."
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