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Granted, what Josh did many years ago as a young teen was wrong. However, his actions were addressed along with the females who were his victims (unless you were personally there, you can't speculate as to what truly happened for that is wrong in all levels). They are being judged on legal matter that should have never gone public due to being a minor at the time. It is clear someone had it in for the family to be able to pull this private matter to the public forefront and expose something that should have stayed sealed! TLC has opted to position itself in the interim as judgemental of a Christian family because it seems the PC thing to do.
The incident with Josh should never have been made public . It was handled, it was in the past, let it go! Josh faced God, repented & asked for forgiveness. He also faced his victims. He has grown into a model citizen. Jill said it best in her interview - " We are not a TV family, we're a family that happens to be on TV " .
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Much has been said that keeping this show on TLC will send the wrong message to abuse victims. I disagree that the message would be a negative one. TLC has a golden opportunity to send the message that there is hope and recovery after something like this: There is hope for victims to smile and dream and live in peace again; to feel well and whole and happy; that there is a moving beyond pain and confusion; that abuse does not have to define their lives. There is also hope for offenders to be honest, ask for help, receive help, and turn their lives into something better. Take this opportunity to be courageous and show the world an example of beauty from ashes and hope from defeat. That's a reality we all need to see.