A Guide to the Duggars' Scary Brand of Christianity

[mahatmakanejeeves]

A Guide to the Duggars' Scary Brand of Christianity

Jennifer C. Martin
5/25/15 9:00am

Before this week, when reality star and conservative political activist Joshua Duggar admitted to molesting several underage girls, including his own sisters, what most people knew about the Duggar family could be counted on two fingers: They have 19—19!—kids, and they’re extremely religious Christians.

But the Duggars are different than your standard evangelical Christians—they’re followers of a particularly scary fundamentalist sect known as the Quiverfull movement, which adheres to a deeply patriarchal and highly authoritarian set of beliefs about gender and culture. What does that mean, exactly? Here’s your guide to the Quiverfull movement and some of its heavy hitters.

[Joe Magarac]

1. Bear in mind their initial notoriety came from their freak show value n/t

[knowledgeispwr]

2. Good article

I have been aware of the 'quiverfull' movement for awhile because it has come up in the podcasts I've listened to about people leaving religion. The blog No Longer Quivering is a collection of stories and information from women who left the movement.