The Duggars: WTF

Out of sheer boredom and lack of options, I watched an episode of 17 Kids and Counting on TLC last night. In the course of an hour, I learned quite a bit about this large family (apparently they let God decide the size of their family. Come on, people. God's not gonna give you a "how to" when it comes to birth control. That's why God invented sex education.) Any-hoo, here's a quick overview of my Duggar-Discoveries:

1. It's OK to change a typical spelling of a name so that it starts with a J in order to continue with a stupid tradition. Sorry, Jinger. 

2. There is someone out there manufacturing "modest swimwear" for hyper-conservatives like these folks. Not that any other family out there needed to be this neurotic about modesty. Let's face it, with 17 kids, the Duggars alone could keep this company in business. I just felt sorry for the poor little ones suffering in the heat in these suits.

3. There actually exists, brace yourselves, a CREATION MUSEUM. Here are some "highlights" from the website:

Walk Through Biblical History

This walk through history is the centerpiece of the Creation Museum and features amazing scientific and biblical answers for the world we live in today.

This one-way, self-guided tour begins at the Canyon Entrance as you enjoy viewing a dinosaur excavation! Everyone has the same facts, but we don’t all have the same starting points. Using the Bible as your starting point, prepare to travel back 6,000 years to the dawn of creation as you enjoy the Six Days Theater. Witness the true time line of the universe unfold through the 7 C’s of History. The final three C’s of Christ, Cross, and Consummation provide a powerful finale to our centerpiece in the Last Adam Theater—illuminating God’s redemptive plan throughout history.

Golly Gee, Jedediah! 6,000 WHOLE years?!?! Wow, I wish the dinosaurs were still with us today like they were with our ancestors...

Special Effects Theater

Featuring Men in White

(22 minutes)

Wendy has questions and the Men in White have answers. Come in and experience the sights, sounds, and thrills of the Bible and science in our unforgettable Special Effects Theater. Prepare to believe. You won’t want to miss this amazing show, included with general admission.

Yes...It IS important to further emphasize the superiority of "White Men." What ever would we do without their vast array of Biblical and "Scientific" knowledge?

I think the worst part about this particular portion of the episode was listening to all of the kids' testimonials. Of course, they're home-schooled, so they've never even heard the "other" side. We heretical Evolution-ers would have quite the influence on the Duggar angels.

4. This family is genuinely loving and caring. 

But so is my family. They left their family size up to God. My parents used some kind of birth control, but would never say God wasn't a factor in their lives. I'm a spiritual person who believes in God, but I also believe the Creation story in the Bible is a lovely fable. They would probably consider me to be immodest and lewd...ok, I haven't got an argument there, but I'm a pretty good person. 

I guess to each his own. These people aren't hurting anyone, and I suppose I'm being pretty damned judgmental (which, let's face it, is what I'm trying to make them out to be) but is it bad that they just creep me out? I want to take sweet little Jinger and some of the others and show them how life is on the other side. I know that it all boils down to trying to live good lives. They do it their way, I do it mine. I haven't heard them make any disturbing comments about other religions, premarital sex, homosexuality, abortion, etc. but I feel like I know what they would have to say on all these subjects and I'm pre-judging them to be judgmental. Oops. But seriously, why do they get to be on television? I've considered that there is a severe lack in "morality" on TV these days, but I just monumentally disagree with this way of living. TLC didn't ask me, though. 

Harumph. I have so much to say on this topic, but now I'm talking in circles and missing a mini-marathon of the better family. I'm referring, of course, to the fabulous Jon and Kate Plus 8.