NotTheRock Musings

As you may have recently heard about, the Duggar Family from Arkansas just had their 17th child. (From Arkansas! I know! Can you believe it??)

They were featured on The Today Show Tuesday morning and, WOW, is this a freakish situation. One commenter on the above story didn't pull any punches, referring to them as a "cult" in the making. I decided to research a little bit to see if there was anything to that and learned that he might indeed be right. The kids don't get much, if any, outside influence; they don't interact with people outside their immediate family (they're all home-schooled in their 7,000 square foot compound -- err, house); they have a rigid hour-by-hour schedule almost like a, well, cult; and each night they all gather around daddy for bible time. Wahoo!!! Sounds like a ball. For the complete daily schedule, check this out.

What I think is also interesting is that these brainwashed clowns used to use birth control! So they're hypocrites! Now they use nothing and see children as "gifts from God," which is of course a fair thing to think.... but is it fair to these kids to overpopulate like this? Are they trying to field two full softball teams or four basketball squads? What's the ultimate goal here? I think the idea of it becoming a cult is a pretty decent theory. And that they're from Arkansas and the patriarch's name is Jim Bob doesn't help this bias I'm feeling.

You can also call their house directly or drive up to the compound and see if you get shot. Phone and address information is here.

Kudos to loyal reader NicHul who pointed me in the direction of the photo you see above. Good stuff.

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