“He should never have been placed in a public position, and, since his parents were well aware of this, his parents never should have allowed the FRC to bring him aboard.
Absolutely terrible judgment on their part.”
Given what we’ve learned in the past 24 hours, that’s not the only example of terrible judgment. The Duggars learned about Josh’s molestation in 2004 or 2005. They had their first TV special in 2004, and after several more, the TV series started in 2008. Based on the timing, it looks an awful lot like they hushed up the molestation in order to protect their ability to monetize the Duggar brand. Sickening.
I think it had less to do with money than it did with the fundamental baptist views on how to deal with sin. We attend an independent fundamental baptist church and all psychology is seen as an unbiblical approach. Thus, the parents would try to handle it in house through prayer, discipline, memorizing applicable scripture and help from fellow believers.
It was misguided, but they probably truly thought his heart and mind could be restored better without outside unbiblical help. Also, it is very hard to see your own child objectively, especially with this horrible of a thing. They went far from how they were raised (Michelle was a cheerleader!) precisely to protect their children’s hearts and minds. This would have blown them away as their method should have prevented anything like this-total shock that may have blinded them to what should have been done.