The "19 Kids and Counting" family have been battling the consequences brought by the actions of Jim Bob Duggar's eldest son, Josh Duggar. The first issue that came to light had been the police report which showed that Josh Duggar admitted to inappropriately touching underage girls during his teenage years. The surfacing of the report prompted TLC to cancel "19 Kids and Counting" and remove all episodes of the show featuring the Duggar family from the network. Amid the scandal and the close media scrutiny, the Duggar family remained strong and even garnered support from their fans along the way.
However, the next scandal that once again saw Josh Duggar straying from the path touted by the "19 Kids and Counting" family appears to signify the end of the appearances of the Duggar family on TV. When the Ashley Madison hackers went public with some of the data used by the registered users in the site, one name stood out like a sore thumb: Josh Duggar.
Still reeling from the previous scandal, the "19 Kids and Counting" family showed the first cracks in their home as every member of the Duggar clan now questions the kind of life they have been living in the past years. One notable member of the "19 Kids and Counting" family who is reportedly turning her back on Josh Duggar and that is none other than sister Jessa Duggar Seewald - the same sibling who stood for her brother despite being a victim herself of his teenage indiscretions.
While Jessa Duggar Seewald has yet to address the speculations that she is no longer supporting Josh Duggar following the recent scandals the elder Duggar brought to the "19 Kids and Counting" family, fans and followers online are keen to point out that Ben Seewald's wife's social media posts are very telling signs with regard her stand on her brother's involvement in the Ashley Madison scandal.
"In three minutes, John Piper explains how God cures our heart's broken desires for sin," wrote Jessa Duggar in her Facebook page. She added, "When the Bible calls us to live like Christ, it doesn't merely give us a set of commands. It presents us with something compelling and captivating that changes our minds, and then our hearts. The gospel convinces us of something irresistibly true, and then transforms our desires for something new. That conviction and passion keeps us out of bed with someone who's not our spouse and rejects a thousand other temptations."
Jessa Duggar also shared the blog post of her father-in-law, titled "Grief, Shame, And Taking The LORD's Name In Vain," which stated that "by professing that we love God with our mouth, yet secretly serving sin, we are found to be hypocrites." Many readers assumed that this is Michael Seewald's way of calling out Josh Duggar and pointing out that his family is aware of the implications of the indiscretions of the "19 Kids and Counting" star.
"Though I have never gotten to know Josh very well, I have great respect for his sorrowing parents and immense sympathy for his dear wife Anna and their four children," wrote Seewald. He added, "I myself have been mourning over the irreparable damage that has been done to many by this whole circumstance, yet the reason I feel obliged to make these remarks is an overwhelming desire to vindicate the name of God."
