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After watching the recent documentary “Shiny Happy People” on the Duggar family (of “19 Kids and Counting” fame), I can finally put into words why I no longer want to write or speak “as a Catholic.” The commercialization of evangelization and testimonies is a part of a spider web that all of us can easily get caught in, both as creators and followers (whether it be social media or on reality TV, like the Duggars).
The Duggars’ show on TLC ran from 2008 to 2015. They were very popular with large families and the homeschooling community, and they became the poster family for Christian family values. What people didn’t know at the time was that the family was struggling with something serious as a family when the parents found out that their oldest son was molesting some of his sisters. How they chose to handle that was marked by their need to protect the show, which translated into protecting a brand and justifying that with the idea that the “mission” or “ministry” was more important than truth and holiness.
Judas and avarice
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The Duggars’ show on TLC ran from 2008 to 2015. They were very popular with large families and the homeschooling community, and they became the poster family for Christian family values. What people didn’t know at the time was that the family was struggling with something serious as a family when the parents found out that their oldest son was molesting some of his sisters. How they chose to handle that was marked by their need to protect the show, which translated into protecting a brand and justifying that with the idea that the “mission” or “ministry” was more important than truth and holiness.
Judas and avarice
Continued below.
'Shiny Happy People' and the trappings of celebrity Christian culture
A new documentary about the Duggar family of “19 Kids and Counting” fame offers a stark warning for celebrity Catholic evangelists, writes Leticia Ochoa Adams. Too often, as high-profile Christians gain popularity, their ministries become more about themselves and less about leading people to...
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