“What I can tell you is that the Duggars are on the other side of the spectrum as the I&FB, the single most hateful and unchristian bunch there is.”
Do I need to start with the requisite “I’m not defending the Duggars”? OK - Now, what do you consider hateful and unchristian? And does this mean that if you considered the Duggars true Christians you wouldn’t want Josh’s head on a stick?
If you have ever been involved with people of their ilk, you would know. My opinion is that their are completely phony and behind that facade of holiness they project are dead men’s bones. Read that as they are modern day Pharisees - subject to Jesus most scathing denunciations.
The second question is pointless. A true Christian would not do such things. Also keep in mind that in most ancient cultures, the age of reckoning was pretty young. Our societal values of 16 and 18 are just numbers. They are not biblically derived. In my view, he damn well was accountable.
Josh Duggar IS being punished right now in the court of public opinion. This would not be “out” now (nor would his sisters be going thru their victimization publicly) if their parents would have thought “maybe taking our kids public I a reality TV show isn’t their best interest. Josh needs help and our daughters need healing...thanks but no thanks TLC.”
Instead they signed on to reality tv and became the rock stars of the Quiverfull Movement...and promoting Gothardism subtly with each episode.
I watched many but not all episodes, I wanted them to be the real deal, but they aren’t . I can accept I was fooled...too many cant and are oddly defending strangers edited for their TV audience.