The following article contains references to the sexual abuse of children.
Ex-members claim the church is not only fundamentally un-Christian but also dangerously cult-like.
They added that by putting the Duggar family in the spotlight, the TLC connection helped normalize the IBLP.
This wasn’t the only time the Duggars kept the scandal hidden, however.
But did Michelle’s need to obey her husband and church get in the way of her better judgment?
The “Shiny Happy People” docuseries suggests as much.
In fact, their daughter, Kaeleigh, dated Josh Duggar, and the families hoped they would marry.
In “Shiny Happy People,” Holt goes one step further.
We were going to have Josh confess to Kaeleigh once they were married.'"
How many more secrets will ‘Shiny Happy People’ reveal?
Of course, this was far from the end of the scandal surrounding Josh Duggar.
Despite the revelations, Anna Duggar stayed with her husband and even added to their family.
All this begs an important question.
Jim Bob and Michelle knew about Josh’s history of sexual abuse at the time he was courting Anna.
Did they tell her about it before she married him, or at any point afterward?
If not, was this another instance of putting their TV show above all else?
And did Michelle ever regret her part in the cover-up?
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