Joshley Madison: 2 Sex Scandals and Counting

[louisa05]

The site may be overloaded. I just found it easily by opening a different browser and clicking the news tab. I then cleared the cache on that browser and was able to find it again in the exact same place.

It has been removed from their home page, though.

[TheJewAmongUs]

Here's the permalink: duggarfamily.com/2015/8/statements-from-jim-bob-and-michelle-duggar-and-josh-duggar

Works fine for me.

[fundiemental]

It's not gone! I have never gone to the duggar family page before, I just went and it's there. If you scroll down it's right there under "Recent blogs."

[karen77]

Probalby just overloaded, either way, People has an article with it, it's out there!

[princessmahina]

I assume their site is having difficulty keeping up with the influx of traffic right now which is why some people are seeing it, and others aren't. Anyone more savvy with that kind of thing care to weigh in?

Whoops, cross posted with a shitload of people.

[LogansMama]

You people are giving me a migraine.

Speaking of people...

http://www.people.com Josh Duggar Admits Infidelity and Pornography Addiction: 'I Have Been the Biggest Hypocrite Ever'

[mebeforee]

If you try to open the link independently, it gives you the error. But it's still displaying under 'News' in feed form.

[Buzzard]

Its definitely gone

[Jessica]

"I repeat!" cried the Lorax...

[ladyaudley]

Never thought he'd release such an honest statement. PR have clearly whacked him hard and said "you need to own up if you want a shred of popularity left". At least now no defenders can deny it's true...

[IHeartHoney]

Having said this a few short months ago...

I can imagine the shock many of you are going through reading this. I remember feeling that same shock. It was not at the point of engagement, or after we were married - it was two years before Josh asked me to marry him. When my family and I first visited the Duggar Home, Josh shared his past teenage mistakes. I was surprised at his openness and humility and at the same time didn't know why he was sharing it. For Josh he wanted not just me but my parents to know who he really was -- even every difficult past mistakes. At that point and over the next two years, Josh shared how the counseling he received changed his life as he continued to do what he was taught. And when you, our sweet fans, first met me when Josh asked me to marry him... I was able to say, "Yes" knowing who Josh really is - someone who had gone down a wrong path and had humbled himself before God and those whom he had offended. Someone who had received the help needed to change the direction of his life and do what is right. I want to say thank you to those who took time over a decade ago to help Josh in a time of crisis. Your investment changed his life from going down the wrong path to doing what is right. If it weren't for your help I would not be here as his wife — celebrating 6 1/2 years of marriage to a man who knows how to be a gentleman and treat a girl right. Thank you to all of you who tirelessly work with children in crisis, you are changing lives and I am forever grateful for all of you.

...I cannot begin to imagine the humiliation she must be feeling. :(

[makauflin]

I have to say I feel a bit sorry for Jill and Jessa (and the other victims): they went out of their way to make excuses for their brother, and put themselves into public controversy by doing that. And now this. I bet they want to strangle him for sure by now.

I just hope that the Duggars finally realize that the stupic Gothard-cult ways won't ensure that your children grow up to be decent human beings, on the contrary.

Interesting view. I wonder if Jill and Jessa will think that this had nothing to do with what Josh did to them when they were younger and will blame it on any outside influences they can think of. We, of course, know that it has EVERYTHING to do with that, and what led to it.

I wonder if Josh wanted more than he had from the time he was young. Decreased attention from the parents as more kids came along, strict fundie upbringing led to him seeking attention through molesting his sisters (and another victim). This may be another "attention seeking" move, even if he doesn't realize that's what he was doing.

No excuses for his actions, of course. He's still a sanctimonious jerk who deserves all the crap he's getting right now.

[fundiemental]

He didn't clearly admit to infidelity. His statement weaselly crams the part about infidelity right after the part about the porn, so he makes it sound like his viewing porn was in and of itself the infidelity.

[chelleinchicago]

Imagining the spittle coming out of JB's mouth as he's ranting while throwing out ideas for the Sackcloth and Ashes Rehabilitation Tour. Head shaving to commence shortly.

[FundieFarmer]

Seriously guys, it's a traffic issue, and the site has gone spotty. Quite literally everyone here is seeing something different within the exact same time frame, as we can see above. Some people can only get to it from the link, others see it on the main page, etc. That's because of server traffic issues. It's not unusual.

My best internet marketer answer is that it's probably there, right where everybody first saw it, and those of you getting errors and not seeing it are seeing cached versions that don't yet include that post in the exact place it should be. Or, you're getting through to the site in its full integrity in a rare moment traffic isn't drowning the site. They would get nothing out of removing it at this point.

[longskirts]

Maybe their contract with People says that statements have to be released to People first? They might have messed up by posting on the blog before People published its article.

[Ella]

"I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust."

Um, no. You didn't re-break it. It stayed broken the whole time. Which was just a few short weeks." :evil:

[for_the_Kitties]

in 10 or 15 years, his name will be used as the diagnosis to describe the sex related issues stemming from the ATI/fundie/gothard world. Repression, improper counseling, long term effects, sex related guilt resulting in sneaking and lying, etc. I feel like I am reading a textbook case of some severe disorder.

As much as I love a trian wreck, I hope they all get professional help...

[Dandruff]

This situation reminds me of Kirk Cameron's movie, "Fireproof" (but worse). Going to be waiting for news that Josh still believes in the power of Jesus, has broken his addiction, doesn't want to lose Anna and the kids, and is trying to win her back through some equivalent of the "Love Dare".

[paganhomeschooler]

I went to the link you posted and didn't see it... :?

It's there. I haven't been on that page yet today. (Honestly, don't remember the last time. I may not have been on it since I got my new computer.) It's there, I promise. I typed duggarfamily.com into my browser, clicked on the News tab, and it was right there. duggarfamily.com/news

[refugee]

I apologize if something similar was posted in Part 1 (I'm slowly getting through it), but it's interesting to me how Josh sought someone who mirrored how he perceived himself. He perceives himself as educated, intellectual, professional, athletic, funny, etc. and wanted his "equal."

This makes me especially sad for his wife.

Someone close to us (in relationship, not affection) had the same kind of marriage. I never quite understood what the wife got from it. The ability never to have to grow up, perhaps?

[December]

Its definitely gone

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So dumb if they took it down in an attempt to hide it... it's already been screencapped a million times.

Though I do notice ads on the page... were they always there? Monetize everything they can, I guess. They're probably making a few bucks (or at least covering their web hosting costs) off of all the visitors checking out their site since the Joshley Madison scandal broke.

[Ilovebrownies]

He didn't clearly admit to infidelity. His statement weaselly crams the part about infidelity right after the part about the porn, so he makes it sound like his viewing porn was in and of itself the infidelity.

Exactly what I was thinking. He is going to spin this to say looking at the porn was the only infidelity. We are not that stupid Joshie poo. :violin: :violin: :violin: :violin: :violin:

[LogansMama]

So dumb if they took it down in an attempt to hide it... it's already been screencapped a million times.

Though I do notice ads on the page... were they always there? Monetize everything they can, I guess. They're probably making a few bucks (or at least covering their web hosting costs) off of all the visitors checking out their site since the Joshley Madison scandal broke.

:dead-horse: :dead-horse: :dead-horse: :dead-horse:

[PegBundyOfFundies]

Putting 2 and 2 together... If I recall correctly, one of Pa Keller's stipulations for David to court and marry Priscilla was that she was to have all of his computer passwords. Now even though he "knew" about Josh's struggles ( :angry-banghead: ) as a teen, that was not, as far as theyve told us about their courting period, a stipulation for Josh. Could he have been looking at porn after they married and Anna found it all those years back, and got upset and told her parents? By that point it was too late as they were already married, but Mike wanted to prevent another of his daughters experiencing this kind of heartache.

I strongly believe Josh's history with porn goes all the way back to even before the TTH, there's a reason that to this day the girls are constantly seen with smartphones and the boys flip ones. The blame for the adultery is completely in his hands as an adult husband and father, but I would be lying if I said I wasnt immensely angry at the Duggar parents for doing nothing of any real meaning to figure out and try to heal his issues with sexuality as a young teen. Their hand in what Josh is today can't be ignored.