Jinger Duggar Vuolo Calls Childhood Religious Beliefs 'Cult-Like'
star recently reflected on growing up in a household devoted to the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a controversial Christian organization founded by Minister"[Gothard's] teachings were so harmful, and I'm seeing more of the effects of that in the lives of my friends and people who grew up in that community with me," Jinger toldThe 29-year-old, whose family shot to fame on the TLC show, explained that growing up, she was taught to do certain things in obedience to God,...
That uncertainty is something Jinger remembers when she thinks back on a time when she and her family went to play broomball. "I thought I could be killed in a car accident on the way," she told the outlet, "because I didn't know if God wanted me to stay home and read my Bible instead." Per the outlet, Jinger started to question her belief system in 2017. Now, she is still a Christian with a different approach to living out her faith who is fully separated from IBLP.
E! News reached out to Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles for comment, and has not heard back. E News also reached out to
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