The Duggar Family America's Creepist Family?

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http://hubpages.com/hub/The_Duggar_Family__Americas_Creepist_Family

lots of interesting religious comments (hence The Theology Corner) and the article

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tiger1981 2 years ago

Here's the real story on the Duggar "family". I did a lot of research on these people after I saw the discovery channel show on them because something just didn't sit quite right with me about them. And the number of kids they have is not the reason. After doing a lot of digging around on the net and after talking to some friends of mine in Arkansas, I found out some interesting tidbits about the Duggars. I found out that the Duggars are ultra conservative Pentecostals. If anyone knows about Pentecostals, you will understand why the women don't EVER cut their hair and why the girls are always clad in long skirts (NEVER, EVER PANTS). While people are free to practice their own religious beliefs, I do not appreciate the fact that Jim Bob Duggar has attempted to run for political office (and actually won a few minor elections) on the basis of his religious beliefs. He and Rick Santorum (ex-Congressman from Pennsylvania) had planned to introduce a bill into Congress that would outlaw ALL contraceptive use in this country, including for married couples. (I worked as a congressional staffer in DC and got this from a reputable REPUBLICAN source.) Now if Mrs. Duggar wants to be a baby factory, that is certainly her business to do so, but I have to draw the line when the Duggars try to tell me that my wife must also be one as well.

As far as living "debt free", well, that's pretty simple to do if someone else is picking up the tab. Anybody who saw the show where the Duggars built their house will know that people "volunteered" time and materials to assist. It's also no secret that the entire house was furnished by various sources, not one being the Duggars' own bank account. Again, I do agree that people should be free to donate goods and services to whomever they choose. However, don't be naive. You know somebody is paying for that and it's going to be you and me..paying customers who may end up having to finance that very same goods or services. Also, in the event that the Duggars have Health Insurance, how much more are your premiums for your family of four because the insurance company has to underwrite coverage for a family of 19? Think about it.

Somebody argued that the Duggars are not on the "public dole". How do you know that? I mentioned health insurance above but for all we know, they don't have any. That means every time Mrs. Duggar pops out another baby, your tax dollars are paying for that baby via Medicaid, WIC, and possibly ARChip (the Federal Health insurance plan for kids).

Going back to the Duggars' religious beliefs, did you know that the Duggars have declared their HOME a church? Thus securing tax exempt status for it? That's right, they don't pay any property tax OR sales tax if they are buying something for their home. Wouldn't that be nice if the rest of us could do that? So, since they aren't paying any taxes, guess who is? Wow. You guessed right...you and me. As I stated earlier, it's not hard to live debt free when somebody else is footing your bill.

Yes, I think the Duggars are creepy. I also think that I'm paying for these people to do what they believe God has "commanded" them to do. And quite honestly, I'm tired of paying for them.

[BrianC]

I think Pentecostals are creepy, sure, because of the tongues thing. But it's not creepy to see a family who is well behaved. I know parents who never ever get upset with their kids because they understand that one of the quickest ways to get rebellious, resentful kids is to get angry with them.

IF they are living on other people's dime, that's not cool, but ANYONE living on ohter people's dime is not cool. And that's a speculation, not a fact. It's not good to judge or speculate on things of which you don't know for certain. A lot of the hearsay you heard may or may not be true either. It's just not a good idea to go off of hearsay or judge people - you could be wrong about them and then you've gone and defaced someone who you may find not to be guilty of any of the things they were accused of.

There's nothing wrong with the guy running for public office, but clearly his politics are screwed up if he's trying to get contraceptives banned. But the beauty of the American system is that when people find out his policies such as that one, they won't vote for him. There's nothing wrong with running for office on religious beliefs, because this country was founded a Christian nation by 52 Protestants and 3 Deists, all scholars of the Bible, and they built our laws on the Mosaic Law of the Old Testament (www.wallbuilders.com or read The 5,000 Year Leap). Separation of church and state is not found in the Constitution. In the 1st Amendment, we're told simply that the government is neither to create a religion nor prohibit the practice thereof. That is not a separation of church and state. That's simply making sure the government doesn't create its own national religion required by all citizens and grants religious freedom in that anyone can create and practice any religion they like. If this guy wants to run for office on his religious beliefs, it's likely people won't vote for him so there's nothing to worry about in that department. Religious beliefs are what determine every country's laws and governmental system when you get down to the foundation of it all, so it is an integral part of a government. But no one's gonna' vote for a crackpot or a person they do not share the same values with such as this guy. Outlawing contraceptives is nanny state, and that's liberal not conservative. The guy's confused about how to run a government.