{"id":216281,"date":"2026-01-13T01:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/jackson-duggar-my-family-is-not-a-cult-okay\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:07:29","slug":"jackson-duggar-my-family-is-not-a-cult-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/jackson-duggar-my-family-is-not-a-cult-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Duggar: My Family is NOT a Cult, Okay?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Duggar is not exactly the most famous member of his controversial family.<\/p>\n<p>But the 21-year old is now making headlines for <em>defending<\/em> this family.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking this week to social media influencer Joe Bonham, Duggar surprised the host by saying he once purchased 10 acres in Arkansas for $350,000. <\/p>\n<p>The former reality star was then asked to reveal something else surprising, to which he volunteered the claim that many people assume he grew up in a cult \u2026 due to his family\u2019s involvement with the Institute of Basic Life Principles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jackson Duggar at 21 years old.\" class=\"wp-image-538939 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On his sister\u2019s podcast, Jackson Duggar gestures while discussing his life.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people think we were in a cult, and the key is that we were not in a cult,\u201d Jackson insisted on air.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of a man named Bill Gothard who went around and he shared the gospel and did different things,\u201d Jackson explained of this church\u2019s founder. \u201cBut he also did some other things that were kind of off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of a man named Bill Gothard who went around and he shared the gospel and did different things,\u201d Jackson explained of this church\u2019s founder. \u201cBut he also did some other things that were kind of off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indeed<\/strong>: In 2014, Gothard stepped down from IBLP after 34 women accused him of sexual harassment and molestation\u2026 with some incidents allegedly occurring when the victims were minors.<\/p>\n<p>(It seems relevant to note here that Jackson\u2019s brother, who was raised to believe in the IBLP\u2019s teachings, is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/josh-duggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serving time in prison for child sex abuse<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jackson Duggar smiles on his sister's podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-538941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jackson Duggar smiles on his sister's podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-538941 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jacksonduggar_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe went to his conferences once or twice a year, we were involved a lot in whatever they did, but we were not a part of everything,\u201d Jackson went on this week of Gothard. \u201cSo, a lot of people think we were in a cult, but we grew up with great parents who taught us about the Bible and shared the gospel with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These same parents also told their female kids they could never wear pants\u2026 and that they only really exist to procreate\u2026 and that men and women can\u2019t even hold hands prior to marriage.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re just spitting facts here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon Prime actually did a whole documentary on it,\u201d Jackson also said in this interview, referring to the 2023 docuseries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/06\/shiny-happy-people-producers-uncovered-more-sinister-secrets-could-make-more-episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets,<\/a> which included an interview with his sister, Jill Duggar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople try to give you lies, people try to feed you lies, but the truth, in the end, will win out. And the Holy Spirit of God, who is inside living and can teach us and lead us and guide us into all truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentary\" class=\"wp-image-497780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentary\" class=\"wp-image-497780 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jill-Duggar-and-Husband-Derick-Dillard-Reveal-Stillbirth-of-Beautiful-Baby-Girl-02.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jill Duggar and Derrick Dillard speak here as part of a documentary on their family.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Amazon Prime)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the record, Jinger Duggar Vuolo has basically also alleged she was raised inside of a, you guessed it, <em><strong>cult<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe teaching I grew up under, it was harmful,\u201d she told People Magazine while promoting her 2023 book, Becoming Free Indeed. \u201cI want to be vulnerable to share my story and hopefully it will help even just one person to be free from this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, that one person may be someone Jinger knows well.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds very much like it may need to be her own sibling.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/jackson-duggar-my-family-is-not-a-cult-okay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Jackson Duggar is not exactly the most famous member of his controversial family. But the 21-year old is now making headlines for defending this family. While speaking this week to social media influencer Joe Bonham, Duggar surprised the host by saying he once purchased 10 acres in Arkansas for $350,000. 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