So yes, I often I say I grew up in the same community as the Duggars, because IBLP was a tight-knit world and we all knew of each other. I did not understand that we obey God's Word (and only God's Word, not manmade additions to God's commands) from a position of ALREADY LOVED.

She repeatedly tells readers they shouldn’t deconstruct, but detangle their beliefs, not acknowledging trauma or other reasons someone may not be able, or want, to continue engaging with a Christianity. There's no deep exploration of how IBLP used her family nor how IBLP protected her brother's abuse and dad's control. His influence, along with the help of a pastor named Jeremy Vuolo, caused Jinger to see that her life was built on rules, not God's Word. She can use birth control since science shows it's safe and effective, but her church gleefully defied COVID-19 restrictions by the city and risked the health of thousands.With "deconstruction" unfortunately being a popular trend among Christians, I appreciate that Jinger uses the term "disentangling". However, only two members of her super-sized family came to the comments section to share their support. I also appreciated how Vuolo never faults her parents and is gracious with both them and her entire family. She zealously promoted the Basic Life Principles of Bill Gothard, Jinger, along with three of her sisters, wrote a New York Times bestseller about their religious convictions.

Not long after we settled into our new life, I found myself feeling anxious in social settings, including church,” she wrote. While her caption didn’t give too much away – other than it was “Day 1” in the studio – she took the time to answer some questions from fans in the comment section. When the show was on break, and the crews didn’t come around for a few months, I missed the energy and excitement of interacting with all the creative people.She and her siblings were raised in the Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP) religion – and realized that her “life was built on rules, not God’s Word. The Counting Onalum married Jeremy Vuolo in November 2016 after a whirlwind courtship, and the pair share two daughters: Felicity, now 4, and Evangeline, now 2. The book description goes on to state that after her realization about her religious upbringing, “Jinger committed to studying the Bible – truly understanding it – for the first time,” and what “resulted was an earth-shaking realization: much of what she’d always believed about God, obedience to His Word, and personal holiness wasn’t in-line with what the Bible teaches. So many times I hear about people growing up like this and end up deconstructing their faith and walking away from it all together and honestly it makes me so sad.