Josh Duggar has released a statement on the Duggar family blog. He hit all the Christian talking points.
I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife. I am so ashamed of the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain and disgrace my sin has caused my wife and family, and most of all Jesus and all those who profess faith in Him. I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust. The last few years, while publicly stating I was fighting against immorality in our country, I was hiding my own personal failings. As I am learning the hard way, we have the freedom to choose to our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. I deeply regret all hurt I have caused so many by being such a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness. Please pray for my precious wife Anna and our family during this time.
Josh Duggar
Here’s the thing, you don’t really need our forgiveness. You’re a grown ass man. If you want to jack off to porn and cheat on your wife, jack off to porn and cheat on your wife. Just don’t do that while at the same time collecting a check to say all this is part of the gay agenda. And when you get caught, don’t blame porn. Also, “re-broken” isn’t a word. And “pray for your precious wife Anna”? Nah. She would probably rather consult with a lawyer than have all of us talk to ourselves. You can’t really cancel a child support subscription.
