Growing up in the Bible Belt, I absolutely loved the TV show 19 K ids and Counting . It was nice to see Christians—people like me—on television, even if they were kind of old-fashioned. I didn't agree with the Duggars on everything, but I admired their willingness to stand out from the crowd. In an era of short shorts and crop tops, the Duggar girls were happy to wear maxi skirts and modest t-shirts. And rather than complaining about their family's strict modesty standards, they actually seemed quite happy about "covering up for Christ." A few years after I started watching the Duggars' reality show, their son Josh's sex scandal came to light. As a teenager, Josh had molested four of his younger sisters, and his family had kept it a secret for all those years to protect Josh. Well, what about protecting the girls? We should never prioritize the interests of an abuser over the safety of his victims. And sexual assault should never be a private family affair! ...
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