Greed, Giving & The Duggar Family

September 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
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by Calulu 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver This week as Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar seem to have been everywhere in the media I’ve kept returning to their family website, seeking to figure out the [...]

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Ann Romney’s Gendered Martyrdom: Women and Children First?

August 31, 2012 By 56 Comments

by Sierra Ann Romney cooking – you know, like she has to. Because she’s a lady. Credit isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’m not talking about your credit score or the plastic in your wallet. I’m talking about public accolades. I’m talking about the river of molten gold that comes out of the [...]

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News Links August 30

August 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The Duggars were at the University of Arkansas yesterday. No one seems to know why. But here they are posing with the sorority girls from Alpha Delta Pi  house. Lots of links involving the Duggar family this week online. But most of them are rehashing of the one interview the Duggars did on NBC’s “Today [...]

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The Natural Use of a Woman: Jim Bob Duggar says, “It’s fun trying” for Baby #20

August 28, 2012 By 32 Comments
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by Vyckie Garrison During a recent interview on the Today Show, Jim Bob Duggar blurted out, “It’s fun trying!” when asked if he and Michelle were actively seeking to have another baby.  Today’s host, Savannah Guthrie responded to the mega-dad’s salacious remark with, “Jim Bob – you sly dog!” Viewers may have come away with [...]

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In The Spotlights Glare – Are The Duggar Family & The Bates Family Media Whores?

August 26, 2012 By 20 Comments
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by Calulu Another television season is upon us again and that means one thing. More of the Duggars “19 Kids and Counting”. The show starts anew on Tuesday, August 28th on TLC Channel at 9 pm est. This year their friends theBates have a show too – “The United Bates of America” There are preview [...]

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