The barrage of indictments against Josh Duggar—and, by extension, the rest of the Duggar clan—has been unrelenting. After news of Josh’s numerous online dating accounts surfaced (including a membership with Ashley Madison) and a porn actress came forward to allege that she had sex with the disgraced reality star, his parents announced that he’d be entering treatment. But new reports confirm that Josh’s rehab is a “Christian labor camp,” and what’s worse is that his wife Anna, who has already shouldered some of the blame for his infidelity, may not be able to leave him (even if she wants to) due to the strict beliefs she was brought up with.
As Gawker reported yesterday, Josh Duggar has been confirmed to be staying at Reformers Unanimous, a religious “treatment center” that offers no medical facilities, but instead approaches all problems from a spiritual standpoint that relies on both bible study and at least nine hours of hard work each day. While the center’s goal is to strengthen the resolve of men like Duggar, an unintended consequence of the fact that their methods aren’t evidence-based is that Josh may leave hating himself more and not understanding why his actions were wrong, only worried about going to hell after he dies and not recognizing the pain he’s brought upon others in a way that’s not about him.