Jinger Duggar opens up about how religious practices during her upbringing negatively affected her life.
The “19 and Counting” star was born to parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, who dedicatedly trained Jinger and her siblings in strict Christian rules. Some of the rules include wearing skirts, not reading romance novels and staying away from pop culture.
However, the TLC star began to break away from the strict rules she was raised in and even documented a memoir about how she had found freedom. And now, the 29-year-old woman is recalling her childhood experiences growing up in her deeply religious home.
Jinger Duggar Talks About Her Religious Upbringing
While the Duggar family documents much of their lives on their reality show, there is much more behind the scenes. Jinger reveals how strict Christian doctrine has influenced her life.
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“Fear was a big part of my childhood,” Duggar said in a report from PEOPLE. “I thought I had to wear only skirts and dresses to please God. The music with the drums, the places I go or the wrong friendships can all bring harm.”
This built-up fear affects him even when his family goes to play a sport called broomball. According to the reality star, she felt “scared” because she wasn’t acting according to God’s will. “I think I could be killed in a car accident on the way because I don’t know if God wants me to stay home and read my Bible.”
Jim and Michelle are staunch followers of the Institute on Basic Life Principles, an organization founded earlier by disgraced minister Bill Gothard in 1961.
The TV personality revealed some of Gothard’s doctrines, saying, “[Gothard’s] teachings are simply based on fear and superstition and leave you in a place where you feel, ‘I don’t know what God expects of me.’ Fear paralyzes me with anxiety. I am afraid of the outside world.”
Jinger changed her perspective in 2017 when she began to see that the way she was raised was dangerous and began to see the negative impact on the lives of the people she was raised with. “There are a lot of cult-like tendencies,” Jinger revealed.
Jinger’s Upcoming Memoir Hopes To Free Others From Cult-Like Religion
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Although he is still a strong Christian, he no longer adheres to the beliefs of his parents and intends to set others free as well, through his memoir “Becoming Free Indeed.”
“The teachings I was raised with were dangerous, they were destructive, and there were lasting effects. But I know other people are struggling and people who are still stuck,” explained the mother of two.
Jinger is more than inspired to share her story and strongly believes that “it will help even just one person to be set free.”
Previously, we reported that the influencer had spoken about the memoir and promised that the book would reveal secrets about his toxic upbringing. Jinger, who described the journey of writing the book as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” noted that it will detail her “journey to take faith out of fear.”
He continued, “In it, I share stories from my life – stories that no one sees when the TV cameras are rolling: stories of fear and uncertainty but also discovery and hope.”
The author’s solo book will hit the shelves on January 31, 2023.
’19 & Counting’ Star And Her Husband Criticized For Celebrating Halloween
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Fans will notice that Jinger has broken free from the strict rules that govern most of her life.
As previously reported by The Blast, the media personality and her husband, Jeremy Vuolo, celebrated last Halloween. This act is very different from what his father preached.
The family of five dressed up as characters from children’s books. The couple dressed up as Mr and Mrs Brown, while their first daughter dressed as Henry and their second daughter as a jar of marmalade.
However, some fans criticized Jinger for celebrating the creepy season. One fan slammed Duggar, writing, “Pastor like you should know the history of Halloween, I’m a little disappointed you celebrate it,” while another emphasized, “Halloween is not for Christianity.”
While some other followers think that Jinger did nothing wrong. One fan encouraged the author, commenting, “Don’t let anyone get you down. You don’t sin by dressing up and trick or treating.”
This isn’t the first time Jinger has done something that goes against the conservationist beliefs she was raised with. She was the first among her siblings to ditch the traditional denim skirts they were familiar with and start wearing shorts. Additionally, he started listening to mainstream music, sharing Spotify playlists with his fans.
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