Duggars And Bates

Lexi. 20. Fundie watching.

[spurgie-cousin]

Do u think Jinger had the best bridal shoes?

Somebody find me a shoe compilation and I'll compare bc tbh, I do not like Jinger's wedding shoes lol. But I can't (quickly) find a good picture of the others, especially Jessa's and now I'm curious.

[fundieuniversity]

In the moment, they were everything. Looking back, definitely didn’t withstand the test if time.

[spurgie-cousin]

I KNEW Alyssa was lying when she said they're stopping at 4 🤣

[duggarsetal]

Between Evan’s stupid reel and Carlin choosing a name that is close to two sisters’ baby names (Kade - Tori’s first son’s name and Zane - the name Alyssa has mentioned several times will be her someday son’s name), Carlin and Evan are likely just offending siblings left and right 🙄

I don't know what carlin named her baby, but I assume this is a good point??

[fundiebible-deactivated20230220]

Carlin named him Zade.

I don’t think any siblings really have the right to be offended when there are so many of them. Especially Alyssa who is so adamant that they are done having kids. Can’t hold onto a name forever. Also, Alyssa named her kid Maci when Whitney has a Kaci already. Then there’s a Zoey and a Khloé.

[fundieuniversity]

I think there’s way too many of them for anyone to be upset

[fundieuniversity]

Thank you for your words re Lauren and her miscarriage. I had a miscarriage early on and i was devastated. It was my first baby. My friend is in her late 30s and has just had her first miscarriage also early on and she is heartbroken. I think when its ur first pregnancy, you dont already have a child to focus on and worry is it going to happen again, will you have children etc. I just wanted to say thanks to how you wrote it

I’m so sorry you and your friend had to go through that. I can only imagine what you went through. Thank you for sharing your experience and your kind words. I completely agree, and in Lauren’s case the added pressure of having to talk publicly about it and then having random strangers scrutinize her every move, I don’t know how she was able to get out of bed, I wouldn’t have been able to. Losing a child, at any stage, is one of the worst things I could ever imagine. I’m so sorry for your loss. Sending lots of love and prayers your way 🤍

[fundiebabynamebible]

I dont know how to write this really. I think what worries me about Lauren and Josiahs name theme is that if for example she calls her next baby D. Can u imagine the haters over speculation about her miscarriage. I like Lauren and i honestly dont blame her for wanting to go private as much as i miss seeing pics of them and Bella. The way she was treated online was awful and heartbreaking. It is also completely normal for women to name the babys they have lost 😪.

TW Miscarriage

I don't even 100% expect them to continue the alphabet theme. I'm working on their name predictions at the moment and always assume it could be twins so I'm doing C, D and other letter names.

I did wonder if Lauren had another miscarriage and that forced her to question whether she wanted her life to be public so she deleted everything off Instagram. I think you can archive stuff on there so it may not be gone forever.

TLC definitely exploited the miscarriage at some points though. It was brought up at every opportunity and she was constantly asked to speak about it. Lauren was new to being on camera and her emotions were often exploited. I wish Counting On was still on in a way so we could see how much Josiah and Lauren would be featured, if at all. A loss is a loss.

When Joy lost Annabell she wasn't made to sit and talk about it on multiple episodes like Lauren was. Joy was allowed to step back and heal. In fact I don't remember appearing on Counting On much the final 2 seasons. Annabell was an almost viable baby and in terms of loss would be seen as much 'sadder' than the loss of Asa as he was technically just a bunch of cells. Joy is under the authority of Austin so does what he says. I'm not saying Josiah is weak but he would listen to his father if he said the miscarriage had to be spoken about on camera. Austin strikes me as someone who can stand up to people and so he ensured Joy didn't have to go through the trauma Lauren did.

[fundieuniversity]

I know many people see it as a “bunch of cells” but it was a baby, their first baby, that they were so excited to conceive. Lauren was raised to be a mother that has been an expectation of her, for her entire life. So when she conceived her first baby and then lost it soon after she was obviously very devastated. And being made to speak on that trauma over and over again is really cruel. They both lost their babies. No one needs to compare the grief and trauma they went through. I sincerely hope they are both doing better. And hope time away from the spotlight has helped Lauren. People were ruthless to her for no reason. It was heartbreaking to watch people hate a woman so much that they didn’t know, feel that they had to now attack her baby, who in my opinion was one of the cutest babies I’ve seen. Anyways that’s my Lauren rant, it’s just hard to watch someone get treated so horribly for no reason from people who claim to be accepting of others 🙃 (this was all mostly Reddit).

[spurgie-cousin]

I am weirdly attracted to Kody Brown and I just want to not

That's a solid 5 years in horny jail for you, no bail 😂

[fundieuniversity]

NO BAIL

[keepingupwithfundies]

What do y'all think of the fundie YouTuber couple Paul and Morgan?

Have I ever directly watched one of their videos? No, no I have not.

I have seen commentary channels talk about them, and honestly, you know, they're classic fundie problematic influencers. But I always got the sense that neither of them were as happy as some of the other we follow (like the Girl Defined sisters, for instance). Morgan in particular. Don't know why I feel that way, I just do.

-T

[countingandsnarkingon]

So if I remember my "Paul and Morgan" lore right, Morgan had either just found religion when she met Paul or found it because of Paul. All that to say that she dramatically changed to fit his mold and expections and he heavily influenced her journey with religion. Not to mention their struggles with fertility, though they just announced they're expecting in September

[spurgie-cousin]

Didn’t Morgan also struggle with either depression or anxiety? And her husband’s solution was something like pray it away?

[fundieuniversity]

Morgan had sinned AKA had been with a boyfriend who she had sex with before marriage, I feel like she said it was an abusive relationship, could be wrong though. But she definitely was religious pre Paul, the hydrangea on her arm is covering up an infinity sign that said “until marriage”. I think she got it at 18? Obviously didn’t happen and she just thought it was dumb do she covered it. I think Paul helped her health through her trauma via religion of her past relationship though. She was into music and singing before they got married and did a lot of secular covers but also some Christian music as well!

[spurgie-cousin]

Super super random and not fundie related but are Floridians southern? My cousin is from Florida and she’s always like, “I’m from the south” or “I’m just a southern girl”. I guess Florida is southern technically but since it’s beachy, I don’t know if it still applies.

Ok I know for a fact I've gotten this very specific question before because I had the same answer lol; yes it's southern, it's as south as you can get and most of the state is not made up of beaches. Until you get closer to the Miami Dade area it's basically just an extension of Georgia that closer to the ocean.

Also, a lot of 'southern' states have beaches.

[fundieuniversity]

Geographically it’s southern, culturally I feel like it is 100% it’s own entity and does not count when people refer to “the south”

[spudandhashbrown]

Ok but how is Ellie suddenly a dark-haired mirror-image of Josie? The genetics in this family, man…

[totallyrobophobic]

schrodinger's bates daughter

[fundieuniversity]

That’s funny, I originally saw Carlin, but Josie too now

[undercoverduggarblog]

oliver and theo are the only ones i like

[granddaddycaldwell]

I almost named my son Oliver! I also like Theo but it doesn’t fit the theme we have.

She’s very into new age names it seems, I don’t think I’ve heard Arrow before

[fundieuniversity]

There’s a girl who won big brother (Nicole franzel in case anyone is curious lol) who just named her son arrow!

[blessedladyplexus]

Josie Balka IG

[fundieuniversity]

Omg hazel looks just like Layla

[duggardata]

Docuseries on the Duggars and Other Reality TV Families Coming From ‘LuLaRich’ Team at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)

After their successful collaboration on the “LuLaRich” docuseries, Amazon Studios has greenlit an investigation from the same filmmakers, ab

“On the heels of Josh Duggar’s explosive criminal trial, the untitled project will expose shocking connections between some of reality television’s most famous large families and The Institute in Basic Life Principles, a controversial fundamentalist organization and homeschooling empire. In addition, prominent commentators, writers, and social media voices will explore the broader zeitgeist of reality television, social media, faith, fundamentalism, patriarchy, and power.”

[undercoverduggarblog]

“The filmmakers’ investigation into the Institute in Basic Life Principles and the Duggars will also focus on two other large reality TV families: the Plaths, of TLC’s “Welcome to Plathville,” and the Bates, of UpTV’s “Bringing Up Bates.””

oh my god

[fundieuniversity]

It’s the whole trifecta

[funinfundies]

Fundie Reddit brought me here. All religion is bad including yours so fuck off. You’re no better than fundies.

You came all the way to my Tumblr ask box just to insult me instead of replying to me there?

And no. You are dead wrong.

I'm a Reform Jew. My sect was one of the first to come out in support of gays and lesbians in the 1970s, when most of the country still believed being gay was a mental illness. This later went on to include all of the LGBT spectrum, including transgender individuals.

Furthermore, my sect also has been pushing back against Orthodox Judaism's gender inequalities pretty much since it began. My congregation, as well as the other reform congregations in my personal network, are all led by women. Many of the women involved in my synagogue actively speak out against the religious right/GOP's attack on reproductive freedom, including yours truly.

Education is also important. Reform Judaism values wisdom and knowledge. Not only are congregants encouraged to seek higher education, but that education is a lifelong pursuit. We are strong supporters of local public schools, including donating school supplies to underfunded inner-city schools and encouraging participation in our congregants' children's PTAs to help out where needed. We also push for accurate medical and scientific information, including pushing back against COVID lies and conspiracies that threaten public health.

I am nothing like the IBLP or Christian fundamentalism, and neither is my sect. You don't know what you're talking about.

[fundieuniversity]

Imagine being such a hateful person you feel you have to tell other people that they’re horrible for believing something different t than you. I couldn’t imagine being so close minded.

[blessedladyplexus]

Carlin Stewart IG Stories

[felicity-fundie]

Aww Travis’ face while looking at Katie is heartwarming

[precious-and-neat-fundies]

Bates Family Instagram: December 16, 2021

Mostly here for the proof of the existence of Charlotte.

[fundieuniversity]

Wait Tori had a third kid?!

[spurgie-cousin]

Layla holding onto that Sun Chip is just the thing we needed this week😭❤️

I didn't even notice that the first time around 😭😭 all hail Sun Chip Layla

[precious-and-neat-fundies]

Seems like Whitney dropped out of Katie's wedding. I feel so bad for her. I wonder if Zach will still attend, I mean it is his sister after all? I also wonder if any Duggars will be at the wedding. Man, I was looking forward to the fun of following Katie's wedding but between Whitney's dad dying and all the Josh stuff, this has been a heavy week for the fundieverse.

It looks like Whitney did make it!

I know some people may think she was pressured to go, but I do think they would've respected her wishes if she didn't want to be there. They seem to be respecting not having Whitney in a lot of the photos Carlin and Josie have posted so far.

It's been a loaded week in fundie world.