And lo, his Quiver was full . . .
Just like Christmas, Easter and first mowing of the lawn, almost every year seems to bring about the birth of yet another in the Jim Bob Duggar family. I always have this image in my mind of Ms. Duggar giving birth, and Jim Bob holding her gently by the hand.
The other hand, of course, is reaching wildly for the "send" key, so that six thousand news organizations and both the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel will know of the happy news, and prepare their camera crews.
My own realization that the Duggar's had been fruitful and multplied yet again was when a particularly annoying news anchor proceeded to giggle her way through the names of all the children.
All the names, by the way, start with "J." There is joy in the land.
But there is another side to Brother Jim Bob and clan; he and wife Michelle believe strongly in something called Quiverfull. Those desiring to know more information about Quiverfull can check out the site below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiverfull
After you read it, you may wonder why none of the fawning news reporters in Northwest Arkansas ever mention any of this. And then you can ponder the subtle hint of racism that you just might find in the group's belief.
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This is quite the revelation. I was aware the Duggars live what they think is a biblical life. I found this passage a bit disturbing:
"Quiverfull authors Hess and Hess, along with Joyce, also connect the proliferation of conservative politics as a motivation behind Quiverfull. Hess and Hess state,
When at the height of the Reagan Revolution the conservative faction in Washington was enforced with squads of new conservative congressmen, legislators often found themselves handcuffed by lack of like-minded staff. There simply weren't enough conservatives trained to serve in Washington in the lower and middle capacities.[2]
Hess and Hess continue by envisioning that the offspring of Quiverfull families might enter national and local politics to bring conservative majorities, publicly-funded education to bring the teaching of creationism, and business to adjure companies to adhere to what adherents see as Christian sensibilities"
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August 3, 2007 01:09 AM