Jinger (Duggar) Vuolo continues to sit for interviews in honor of her new book, Becoming Free Indeed, which was released four days ago. She was previously featured on ABC Nightline, Relatable with Allie Stuckey, and Good Morning America. Below are links to additional interviews.
Jinger on Tamron Hall segment 1
Jinger on Tamron Hall segment 2
Good for Jinger. She's getting way more publicity than I thought she would. Maybe the book will be a best seller.
ReplyDeleteShe's on the NYT Best Seller list BUT it's noted with a dagger beside the title, indicating that the majority of the sales were bulk purchases. It's a way to get your book on the list without actually having that many individual sales. In other words, you "buy" your way onto the list by getting bulk purchases (like if their church bought 10,000 copies) BUT the NYT notes that's what happened so the public is aware. Books that land on the list like that usually don't stick around long since high individual weekly sales don't happen.
DeleteIt became a New York Times best seller on February 9th
Delete@8:25 All that means is a bunch of copies were bought somehow, not necessarily by the public. They could be sitting in boxes in a warehouse somewhere, undistributed, and still make the "best seller" list (with the dagger). That's how the list works these days, unfortunately. Publishers/authors learned how to get on the list one way or the other, so it's not a completely valid indicator of sales any more.
DeleteAnon 4:18. Yeah I've seen that happen before. Rick Warren's book "The Purpose Driven Life" sales were pumped up when churches began buying large numbers of his book and distributing them to their congregations (for a donation).
DeleteThis is a response to 4:19. Actually, the NY Times has openly admitted that their bestseller lists are not "scientific" if you will. It's not based on sheer numbers, but on books they feel should be on there. A lot of books have sold more than some on the lists but the Times decided not to include them. This has frustrated many authors. There are many articles written about this. So for whatever reason, not just good numbers, they decided to include Jinger's.
DeleteYou're right 7:01 it might give you certain bragging rights to make the list but it's not a true indicator any more of how good a book really is, just sales numbers.
DeleteShe came across very well in EVERY interview. SO well that it would be petty to dissect any little mis-statement she might have made.
ReplyDeleteHer publicity people sure are trying to make a flash in the pan.
ReplyDeleteShe is doing such a lovely job of honoring her parents and speaking out against the cult leader!
ReplyDeleteSomehow that doesn't explain why her parents JOINED the cult.
DeleteI disagree. Honoring your parents would have been not to trash their child rearing methods in a book and on national TV no matter how bad they were. It's a good bet this book isn't playing well in Duggarville.
Delete11:00, she never badmouthed her parents and family though. She was just sharing her experience in that religion. She understands like a logical adult that her parents was introduced to it and believed every word of it just like her at one point. You are never to old to get caught up in something like that. They are Bill's victims too and it ruined their family. But how they handled their son, that's a different story. They can't blame their religion on that.
Delete@7:22 It's so clear though. You barely need to read between the lines and if you've seen the show, you saw it all unfolding. Think about what this did to Jinger and is probably doing to the other kids, too. Her "experiences in that religion" were so traumatic and troubling to her that she had to write a book about breaking away.
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DeleteI read a old article of In Touch
Magazine about the IBLP victims.
Sad story. FYI IU should not trash
The parents like that.
Well Jinger pretty much blew IBLP out of the water without naming her parents who are leading lights in the group. Guess we'll see what happens next.
ReplyDeleteI think Jinger understands that someone introduced her parents to that religion and she understands why they believed it. They thought it was right. Jinger was gracious talking about her family. She also mentioned they need to speak for themselves. I think there is going to be a huge change within the Duggar family. I don't believe her parents will stay in IBLP for multiple reasons.
Delete@7:20 I think the Duggars will stay connected to IBLP people because that's the only group that would accept them at this point. That's who they do business with. That's who doesn't question them. That's where their security is. That's where their standing is. I think they'd be lost and wandering without their inner circle.
DeleteAnon 7:12. I agree with your assessment of the Duggars. IBLP is safe and familiar to them and they simply will cling to it harder than ever. It takes real courage to break away from the safe and chart a new course.
DeleteI read the entire book in one day. Jinger was very eloquent in how she spoke. Not once did she bad-mouth her family. This was definitely a means to shoot down the IBLP's method of teaching and the way the rules of this cult demean women and children. Men are held in high regard, do nothing wrong, no matter what. If a man is unfaithful for any reason, it's always the woman's fault. My take away from the book was that Jinger is reaching out to those who are still stuck in this way of thinking, especially her siblings, primarily her sisters, because she has found a better way to live that still honors God and is not sinful when compared to the Bible's teachings. The IBLP is the gospel according to Bill Gothard, not Jesus Christ - that is all she is trying to say but she says it well and with incredible conviction. My heart goes out to her because I know she is troubled for her family, including her parents who are so blinded by these teachings. I'm thankful she got out from under this horrible lifestyle and giving her own children a better future because of it. God bless her for having the courage to write this book and make her own story public. I know it was difficult but she did it out of love.
ReplyDeleteBill Gothard is not the first preacher to come along and lead people astray and won't be the last. I will point out that he uses scripture to support his teachings which is a common practice among those who create their own doctrine to support their agenda. It happens regularly and we need to look out for that sort of thing.
Delete2:49 You just described a classic cult.
Delete2:49 PM - I went to a few churches that tried to cherry pick the bible to make their beliefs sound biblical. Trust me, I know this. That's why it's important to read the bible. I do home church now because I have low trust issues with churches. I even had a church tell me home church is not biblical. Actually, it is in the Book of Acts - New Testament.
DeleteJinger is doing incredible and I loved her new book. I am so glad she finally found her voice and clapped back at those such as family and people online blaming Jeremy for all of this. Unless you know her personally, don't be putting your ideas / opinions out there about her life as if it's factual.
ReplyDeleteWell in a way Jeremy is to "blame" for her moving away from the cult. I think when they got married he didn't realize what IBLP was all about. When he discovered what they really believed he didn't want to live that way and didn't want an anxiety ridden wife who was afraid to break any of the "rules" JB and Michelle imposed on her. He did indeed lead her away from the cult and helped her find a life that she's happy in.
DeleteAnd it's about time! I hope she comes out with another book or more interviews clearing up more stuff too.
Delete10:03 AM, Jeremy helped Jinger open her eyes. But Jinger said he is not to blame. There's obviously more to the story. She started seeing a lot of other stuff come to light. There's a thing called awakening.
DeleteI wish her the best, I really do. I'm sure it's been a breath of fresh air for her experience true freedom in Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame that she couldn't experience that freedom while growing up. What a shame that she was made anxious and afraid instead.
DeleteWho does that to their kids?! Especially while being filmed and talking about how pure and wholesome and modest and wonderful everything is. Who watched the show and didn't see this day coming?! SMH
DeleteTamron Hall is definitely someone Jim Bob would not have let Jinger associate with when she was still under his authority. I doubt any of the current kids in the house would be allowed to be interviewed by her.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand. Why should Jinger or any other Duggar refuse to be interviewed by her?
DeleteThat sounds rather judgmental to me. Do you know Tamron personally?
Delete@11:59 Why do you always ask that same question? You don't need to know someone personally to discuss their actions. If that were not true, then Ellie would be here all by herself talking to herself, the only person who might know the Duggars personally.
DeleteAnd this is how you can tell Jinger found the right way to follow Christ. She isn't judging Tamron the way she would had in the past.
DeleteSince I don't read gossip/entertainment magazines I'm missing out on what is supposed to be "wrong" with Tamron Hall. I know she's talk TV host but could someone explain why she's so "bad"?
Delete12:06 Well for one, she put the cart before the horse so to speak. No-no in the Duggar world.
DeleteDoesn't anyone else find this whole need to write a book rather....disturbing? I mean, to have an upbringing that was so upsetting that you have to wrestle terribly with your thoughts, then feel you need to tell everyone about it in writing. Josh acted out, Jill & Derick spoke out, and now Jinger is speaking out too. There are 16 other kids who were and are being subjected to this same upbringing, and that's just in this family. That doesn't count other families still in it too. I worry about what internal conflicts they're all feeling, especially now that Jinger has done and said these things. She wasn't the only one who was told how to think and how to act! How will the other kids resolve any internal conflict? Will they, ever? What a shame that it had to come to this, an upbringing that negatively shaped your psyche to the point that you have to write a book about how you had to heal yourself. If you ask me, it's Jim Bob and Michelle who need to write the "we were wrong" book, not Jinger.
ReplyDeleteEveryone handles bad experiences differently. Jill did what worked for her, Jinger did what worked for her. As for Josh, he did a great deal more than "act out". He engaged in criminal activity that harmed innocent children. As for the other Duggar siblings they haven't given any sign they're ready to leave the family fold. Most of them just go along with the easy path. It's far more difficult to break away from a family like the Duggars than you can imagine. People need help and support from outside the family to break away.
DeleteI don't understand this comment. It comes off strangely as if you are mad at Jinger for it but then you turn around and say the parents should had wrote a book about how they was wrong. But we don't know where they stand in their belief system right now. Jinger had every right to write this book and tell her side of the story. She finally gets that freedom. The parents are the ones that put them in the public eye and if it wasn't for the fact that they had so many kids they wouldn't had been on TV at all. It's the kids turn to speak for themselves.
DeleteIt's very clear (if you've read Jinger's book) that she's writing to help others. It is apparent from the book that she's care's deeply about others who are still suffering under Gothard's teachings, and she hopes it her book will help people realize there's a way out where you don't have to completely throw out your Christian faith, but can disentangle yourself from false teachings and still love God and read His word.
DeleteI am finding her book very straight forward and everything she shares is backed by scripture. Well done. :0)
ReplyDeleteBill Gothard told his followers that everything he said was backed by scripture too. You can pick and choose Bible verses and interpret them however you want.
DeleteAnon 2:38. Exactly. People often follow Christian leaders because they trust them and their interpretation of the Bible which may or may not be correct.
DeleteEveryone should STUDY the Bible in a systematic way, in context. And anyone who does will see that Gothard's rules were man-made, not God made.
DeleteI don't see "backed by scripture" as much of a recommendation. Christian leaders use scripture to support all sorts of false doctrine. Jinger's parents used scripture to support THEIR beliefs too.
DeleteThe Bible is full of rules about how we should live, including what we should eat. Christian leaders have no problem picking a set of rules for their followers to live by. Jinger was unhappy living by Gothard's set of rules. She's involved with a new group now and is comfortable with their rules so she's happy. Both sets of rules are "backed by scripture".
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