The Muncks

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The Munck family, of muncksquiver.blogspot.com, lives in Tennesse. They are a Quiverfull family of 13, with 11 children (6 boys, 5 girls). Arthur, the father, runs a dog care center (greatdoggiedoos.blogspot.com), and Laura, the mother, is a stay-at-home wife and mom. The children are home schooled. Some of their recommend resources are Vision Forum and College Plus.

The children are as follows: Elizabeth (20), Amanda (19), Rebekah (17), Madison (15), Jonathan (13), James (11), Stephen (9), William (8), Wesley (5), Ruth Ella (3), and Mary Ann (16 months). The Munck family is also going to add another "blessing" to the family in August 2013. Laura had a miscarriage in July 2008, between Wesley and Ruth Ella. (The oldest three girls run a blog as well: themuncksisters.blogspot.com)

Jonathan, the 5th child, has Down's syndrome, or as the Munck's put it, he was "blessed with an extra chromosome." It was during the pregnancy with Jonathan that the family became Quiverfull. From the blog: "During Jonathan's pregnancy and after his birth is when God, started moving our hearts and "our" choice on how many children we should have. We saw the miracle in birth and life with each child, but with Jonathan it was another confirmation on how priceless and precious each child is...truly a gift only given by HIM! From the beginning of our marriage we chose to live for the Lord and have Him lead our marriage, yet we held back one thing we would choose the number of children. We knew then that meant giving it ALL to Him, even if that meant how many children He would bless us with."

Another thing to know about the family is that Arthur was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2003. He is currently cancer free and has never had a reccurrence.

One of the things that brought the Muncks into FreeJinger fame was in summer 2012 when Elizabeth, the oldest, became engaged to Joseph Maxwell. The wedding was eventually called off for unknown reasons, but members of FreeJinger were happy that Elizabeth didn't have to go live in "Maxhell."

FreeJinger threads about the engagement and break-off: freejinger.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11220; freejinger.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13171; freejinger.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12106

A theory about why the engagement was broken off was the Elizabeth realized she would not have been happy in the boring and cultish Maxwell lifestyle. The Munck family is one of the happier fundie families, and they go all out celebrating birthdays and other holidays, with theme trees and theme parties. They love decorating and keep a Christmas tree permanently in their dining room (they decorate it on birthdays and holidays). Anyway, we are all happy that Elizabeth escaped the Maxwells.

All in all, while the Muncks may seem like the family you wish you were a part of with all their parties and fun, they are still Quiverfull and part of a patriarchy movement that expects women to stay at home and raise the babies. It just goes to show that you can't judge a book by it's cover.

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