The Duggar Family has said some wild and crazy stuff over the years … long before the Josh Duggar molestation scandal astonishingly broke.
The family’s words and practices are understandably being viewed in a different light amid the shocking developments that have come to light.
Still, the Duggars have espoused some unorthodox views and courted controversy plenty of times prior to this. See the following examples …
Punishable By Death
If a woman is raped, the rapist should be executed, Rape and incest represent heinous crimes and as such they should be treated as capital crimes. – Jim Bob Duggar, during his 2002 run for U.S. Senate … and before his own son Josh Duggar became a notorious child molester
Be On Call for Sex
Your hubby comes home after a hard day’s work, you get the baby to bed, and he is going to be looking forward to that time with you. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love, and you always need to be available when he calls. – Michelle
The Bible is Not Neutral Re: Lifestyles
We still love everyone as Christ commands, we still have compassion, we still have those kinds of feelings, but we have our convictions. We have our beliefs. If you really love somebody, you’re going to tell the truth. The Bible’s not neutral about lifestyles. The Bible blesses and approves of some and not others. – Josh
A Holocaust in America
A couple of weeks after we went to the Holocaust Museum, it dawned on us that there is a holocaust taking place right here in America! More than 56 million lives have been destroyed in our country! That is over 4,000 babies being killed and 4,000 women being wounded each day. – Michelle
I Say It, You Obey It
The first time I say it, you obey it. In training the little guys, day in and day out, if I see the little ones not being kind to each other, I will take them aside and I will deal with them. – Michelle Duggar, who has also admitted practicing the controversial “Blanket Training” parenting method
Evolution My Foot!
It was impossible for this world just to happen by chance. – Jim Bob
I Just Wanna Bang!!!
You may not wanna push the wedding date out too far, as those natural God-given desires with too much time between engagement and marriage can make it harder to remain pure – Jill
Making a Pro-Life Statement
Don’t allow anyone to talk you into taking the life of your child. Your baby is not a blob of tissue! – Jill, Jana, and Jessa
Take Responsibility
You cannot get un-pregnant. If you are pregnant, take responsibility and take care of yourself and your baby and God will take care of you. – Jill, Jana and Jessa
16 Million Black People Dead
Because of the violence of abortion, over 16 million black people are history. Human beings should be remembered, not dismembered. – Anna, on Black History Month
Bow Down at All Times
A husband needs a wife who accepts him as a leader and believes in his God-given responsibilities. – Michelle
Anti-Transgender Rights Legislation
It would allow men – yes, I said men – to use women’s and girls’ restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping areas and other areas that are designated for females only. – Michelle
The Dress Code
We do not dress modestly because we are ashamed of the body God has given us; quite the contrary. We realize that our body is a special gift from God and that He intends for it to be shared only with our future husband… We avoid low-cut, cleavage-showing, gaping, or bare-shouldered tops; and when needed, we wear an undershirt. We try to make it a habit to always cover the top of our shirt with our hand when we bend over. We don’t want to play the peekaboo game with our neckline. – Jana, Jessa, Jill and Jinger
The Code Word
That’s a signal to the boys, and even to Dad, that they should nonchalantly drop their eyes and look down at their shoes as we walk past her… It’s meant to help keep the guys’ eyes from seeing things they shouldn’t be seeing. By using the single-word signal, the warning can be given quietly and discreetly. – Jana, Jessa, Jill and Jinger, on their code word (“Nike”) to the males in their family when they encounter women who aren’t subscribing to a similar dress code
MORE Equating Abortion with the Holocaust
I walked through the Holocaust Museum again today… very sobering. Millions of innocents denied the most basic and fundamental of all rights: their right to life… We must be a voice for those who cannot speak up for themselves. Because EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS. – Jessa
Calling Out Catholics
I know a lot of Catholics who are great people. What I DO have a problem with is the teaching that man can merit God’s favor through his own works or the works of other fallen men … Where [Catholics] depart from Scripture, I will in no way support, but will call them out because I love them and desire that they be turned from their deadly errors. – Ben Seewald
Two Huge Lies
After deleting photos of gay people kissing on Facebook, Michelle and Jim Bob shared this quote from Rick Warren: Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. Second is that to love someone means that you must agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
Failing Math… or Geography
The idea of overpopulation is not accurate because, really, the entire population of the world, if they were stretched shoulder to shoulder, could fit within the city limits of Jacksonville. – Michelle
How Old is the World?
I think the world is definitely, as The Bible says, 6,000 years old. – Jill
We’re From Arkansas!
Describing an early date with his future wife Anna on 19 Kids and Counting – a date which had to be chaperoned per the Duggar rules of courtship – Josh Duggar explained that after Jinger bailed, twins Jana and John-David tagged along. He referred to the foursome as a “double date” before joking, “We are from Arkansas!” Wow.
(Mis)Interpretation of the Law
“The law allows for parents to do what they think is best for the children. We sent him down to this [counseling center]. It’s the best decision we made.” – Jim Bob on not reporting Josh’s molestation to the authorities initially, when Arkansas state law actually does require parents who home school their children to do so