Jinger Vuolo Claims She Was Never Taught To Think For Herself

Jinger Vuolo wrote her book called “Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear.” Actually, it only launched on January 31, but already it sits at #1 on Amazon under the Christian Self-Help category and in the top 10 of the Bestseller’s list. So, she’s giving interviews and spoke with Tamron Hall. There, she admitted that she was never taught to think “critically” for herself.

Jinger Vuolo – Was Raised Very Strictly

TLC canceled two shows that involved the Duggar family. The first to fall was “19 kids and Counting” which followed Josh Duggar‘s molestation of his sisters. Then, after Josh was arrested for child pornography offenses, “Counting On” was also dropped. Jinger was well-loved by TLC fans and they thought she married an excellent man when she and Jeremy tied the knot: Mainly because she wore pants and broke the rules that Jim Bob Duggar laid down for the family.

Jinger Vuolo was raised under a large range of rules. Actually, it seemed that Jim Bob Duggar and his wife, Michelle forced their kids to behave in certain ways. If you don’t know, the rules for the daughters involved things like not wearing pretty clothes. Additionally, they couldn’t wear pants or date a boy without a chaperone. Well, Jinger was afraid to break the rules and she told Tamon Hall that her childhood was “fear-based.”

Jinger Vuolo – Talks About Bill Gothard’s Rules & Her Parents

While the former TLC star didn’t actually slam her mom and dad in so many words, she let Tamron Hall know that her parents enforced the rules of the IBLP founder, Bill Gothard. While some folks think she simply swapped one religious leader for another, she really doesn’t seem to be so afraid these days. In fact, her book is all about how she freed herself from her fear-based childhood.

Jinger Vuolo didn’t say that she was “brainwashed.” Actually, Tamron asked her if she was, and she replied, “yes.” Still, her affirmation clearly implied that she believes she was. Plus, she talked about never being taught to do any sort of “critical thinking” for herself. When Katie Joy of Without  A Crystal Ball shared a snippet of the interview, her Instagram followers reacted to it in the comments.

Jinger Vuolo  – TLC Viewers Comment

Jinger Vuolo is well-known amongst viewers of the Counting On show on TLC. So, people talked about how they aren’t sure that she actually became a critical thinker. One of them said, “I just don’t understand how she thinks McArthur is disentangling her faith. It sounds like to me, she just left Gothard for McArthur. Why can’t the Bible be enough? We don’t need to follow these people who claim to have all the knowledge they need to know Christ. It’s so man-made.”

Meanwhile, another person wrote, “Christian here: teach your kids to think! Otherwise, they fall prey to people who abuse them in God’s name.”

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