There is definitely more to this. The Duggers are in pure damage control mode and demonizing the opposition.
This why the Bible tells us all not to exalt ourselves above others. People like this give Christians a bad name and it saddens me.
We have this in our religion too. Some Orthodox will act holier than thou and study Torah all day long, ignoring any responsibilities or even kindness to their families. They will spend hours on the tiniest paragraph, oh, so holy, but be rude to people on the street or even cheat someone at work. They think they are religious Jews but they miss the whole point.
Cloaking yourself in Religion Doesn’t make you good. Anyone who admired or liked the Duggars was RIPPED OFF. These are not just good Christians who sin like all of us. These are people who are pretending to be good Christians. There is a difference.
I could not agree with you more and thank you for the insight.
Shalom and respect to you.