The Duggalos: Jinger and the Holy Goalie

[GeeGolly]

Jeremy seems to have some script he's going by. An office filled with wooden shelves, hard cover leather bound books and a large desk with a leather insert. Old school, but very new and upscale pen and ink. A wooden and metal book holder. Brooks Brother's clothing, v-neck sweaters, suits, ties, colorful socks and nice leather shoes and we can't forget the hats.

Not sure of the roots of this script but I'm sure it includes a male heir mini-me, an upscale car and probably a maid. He best have solid plans to continue financing this script or before you know it he'll be following a script he never wrote and will be studying on the living floor with a kid climbing on his back.

[Churchhoney]

19 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Jeremy seems to have some script he's going by. An office filled with wooden shelves, hard cover leather bound books and a large desk with a leather insert. Old school, but very new and upscale pen and ink. A wooden and metal book holder. Brooks Brother's clothing, v-neck sweaters, suits, ties, colorful socks and nice leather shoes and we can't forget the hats.

Not sure of the roots of this script but I'm sure it includes a male heir mini-me, an upscale car and probably a maid. He best have solid plans to continue financing this script or before you know it he'll be following a script he never wrote and will be studying on the living floor with a kid climbing on his back.

Seems like he really really loves those kind of 40s and 50s New Yorker magazine and movie images of "the intellectual." ....

But clearly any real intellectual -- of any generation -- would NEVER stop taking notes to photograph the damn ink and pen. NEVER.........And I don't think Jer has any idea of that..........

I guess the question is whether he can get a high-paying job on just image alone and without much substance.....

Seems unlikely to me....How much is anybody really going to pay you to provide their institution with the image of a stereotypical intellectual wandering around?

And so far he doesn't seem to show much talent for anything else. His sermons are better than they were but still awful. If there's evidence of him really pastoring and connecting with people, I haven't seen it......Maybe somebody will deem his TeeVee and social-media fame salary-worthy? That seems possible, I guess. But how much longer are the Duggars going to have any serious cachet? And at this point his media fame is riding entirely on the backs of Jingle and her family. I don't see on what basis he'll be able to generate much of his own.

I think your script that he never wrote is a pretty fair prediction. 

[Lunera]

8 hours ago, JoanArc said:

Wait, is Jer still pastor of that Looks-like-a-former-crackhouse Church? The modest old converted house?

This is the new location. It used to be an Adult Day Care facility. 

A lot nicer compared to the tiny house.

[farmgal4]

15 hours ago, galaxychaser said:

Jeremy needs a pair of glasses to complete his look!

And a pipe.

[Christina87]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Jeremy seems to have some script he's going by. An office filled with wooden shelves, hard cover leather bound books and a large desk with a leather insert. Old school, but very new and upscale pen and ink. A wooden and metal book holder. Brooks Brother's clothing, v-neck sweaters, suits, ties, colorful socks and nice leather shoes and we can't forget the hats.

Not sure of the roots of this script but I'm sure it includes a male heir mini-me, an upscale car and probably a maid. He best have solid plans to continue financing this script or before you know it he'll be following a script he never wrote and will be studying on the living floor with a kid climbing on his back.

Right! If he were a cardiologist, I would find it kind of quirky and cute. As a pastor who tells everyone to be "modest," it's hypocritical and nauseating. As someone who will probably be back to poverty in the next few years (or at least not riches), it's downright stupid. Still think his family has old money. It's the only explanation for his behavior that makes sense!

Edited January 17, 2019 by Christina87

[Christina87]

9 hours ago, JoanArc said:

Wait, is Jer still pastor of that Looks-like-a-former-crackhouse Church? The modest old converted house? He's too damn pretentious for his station in life. No wonder he wanted a girl like Jing, everyone else can see right through him.

I agree with your statement, but she traded in a crappy, used, bought-at-a-thrift-store cage for a gilded one. Long term, I doubt Jer is gonna be the best partner. Shes an adult and could've done all of this herself.

No one wants to be Jill or Anna...

Yep, I see her being the next member in Jill and Anna's club. I could see him desperately trying to hold onto the vestiges of his wealth, trying to keep up appearances while his family does without. I wonder how far it would go. Would he buy a thrift store suit and tie if buying a new one meant they could only afford Ramen? It's an interesting question. I feel like Austin and Bin have too much pride for that, and would work at McDonald's if they had to, but Jeremy has too much pride to work just any job in order to get by. Joe would work hard IMO to not let Kendra go hungry, and I see lauren blantantly pushing Josiah into an okay job, or just being like, "to hell with it!" and taking one herself once the money dries up. Lauren will not live in poverty, and I think she'd fail to keep sweet to prevent it. Jinger, however, would just keep eating ramen and saying, "whatever you think is best, babe!"

[Ohiopirate02]

While I cannot begrudge Jeremy for trying to monetize his social media presence (this really is the new normal and won't be going away anytime soon),  I do wonder if he is thoroughly researching what companies he is partnering with.  They seem to fit his aesthetic,  but do they fit his politics?  He really does need to think about how these fit into the image he is creating and not just about his bank account.  Also, as a pastor he does need to remain neutral or risk losing parishioners.  If you have 3 plumbers in your church, then you need not recommend only one.  

[Sew Sumi]

2 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

And a pipe.

And a tweed jacket with elbow patches.

[Oldernowiser]

I so look forward to the day when “influencer” is no longer a career path.

[Absolom]

Wow, they seem to have increased the Sunday audience.  I'm a bit surprised.

[DangerousMinds]

4 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Wow, they seem to have increased the Sunday audience.  I'm a bit surprised.

Or they did for this picture. Who know what the truth is.

[jcbrown]

1 hour ago, Oldernowiser said:

I so look forward to the day when “influencer” is no longer a career path.

This to the nth.

[latetotheparty]

1 hour ago, Oldernowiser said:

I so look forward to the day when “influencer” is no longer a career path.

And the word monetize is stricken from the English language. 

[Vantraveller]

4 hours ago, Lunera said:

This is the new location. It used to be an Adult Day Care facility. 

A lot nicer compared to the tiny house.

Why is that woman outside by the water cooler when there is empty chairs inside? Has she sinned? It actually looks a bit like a  Mechelle outfit and she has the straggly hair too.

[Normades]

5 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

Seems like he really really loves those kind of 40s and 50s New Yorker magazine and movie images of "the intellectual." ....

I wonder if he knows that Alan Ginsburg and William Burroughs are considered intellectuals??  

Also, those people in his church look like they can totally afford Brooks Brothers ties and Jingle's foodie website.  

[Zella]

The thing that really chaps my ass about Jeremy and his intellectual pretensions is that he has never once demonstrated any true intellectual curiosity or original thought or even interest in actual scholarship. I see his hipster ink well and leather books and other stuff that, truthfully, I also enjoy from an aesthetic standpoint, but he seems to think liking those things makes him intellectual. Newsflash, Jeremy, it doesn't mean a fucking thing. 

I'd be much more interested in his intellectual posturing if he backed that shit up. As is, he's more interested in appearing to be an intellectual than doing any of the hard work actually associated with it. 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Zella

[madpsych78]

I would be more interested in his intellectual posturing if he had aspired to earn a doctorate and become a professor.

[EVS]

My kids would call Jeremy a poser. 

[galaxychaser]

16 minutes ago, EVS said:

My kids would call Jeremy a poser. 

Poremy!

[Zella]

27 minutes ago, EVS said:

My kids would call Jeremy a poser. 

He reminds me a bit of some of my classmates from a religious college. They wrote bad poetry full of big words, wore sweater vests, and thought they were really special because they read C.S. Lewis's non-Narnia books. One also seemed to think he discovered Monty Python and that this made him cool. This was in the early 2010s. 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Zella

[Sew Sumi]

31 minutes ago, EVS said:

My kids would call Jeremy a poser. 

Hell, I've called Jeremy a poser more than once on this board, and I am far from being a kid.

[McManda]

2 hours ago, AussiesRule said:

Why is that woman outside by the water cooler when there is empty chairs inside? Has she sinned? It actually looks a bit like a  Mechelle outfit and she has the straggly hair too.

I just assumed that was Jinger. Or is the pastor's wife supposed to be front and center?

[louannems]

1 hour ago, McManda said:

I just assumed that was Jinger. Or is the pastor's wife supposed to be front and center?

It looks like Jinger to me.  Maybe she's holding her baby.

[graefin]

So Jeremy posted a bunch of live videos to his Instagram stories from the G3 conference and it seems Ben and Jessa went along also.

 

[ChiCricket]

1 hour ago, graefin said:

So Jeremy posted a bunch of live videos to his Instagram stories from the G3 conference and it seems Ben and Jessa went along also.

"All I have is Christ" 

OMGoodness..what a BORING life.

[Lunera]

Jana was also there and I'm pretty sure that's Laura next to her. 

[floridamom]

I see that Jeremy got a bigger podium.

[GeeGolly]

Oh no, just what they need, a passionate energized crowd to help them double down on their beliefs. Will Ben feel compelled to Tweet? Will Jessa stop him? Thank goodness Derick didn't go.

[JoanArc]

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He best have solid plans to continue financing this script or before you know it he'll be following a script he never wrote and will be studying on the living floor with a kid climbing on his back.

He'll eventually write a book, banking on Jing's fame. 

Thanks all for the updates on the Church of the Holy Adult Day Center.

"All I Have is Christ" "Oh, and all I need is this Chair...

 

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Jana was also there and I'm pretty sure that's Laura next to her. 

*Lesbian courtship intensifies*

[Churchhoney]

6 hours ago, Lunera said:

Jana was also there and I'm pretty sure that's Laura next to her. 

Notice the #19kidsandcounting   and   #countingon    hashtags.   

If Jer (or Der or Bin, for that matter) DOES manage to rise at all in the Christian work worlds they're trying to enter, they'll definitely owe it to the Duggar fame.

Looks to me like a lot of people are probably thrilled to have the Duggar adjacents in their movement -- because they desperately want to grow their numbers. And these days "celebrity" (no matter how ridiculous or trivial) seems to be one of the few sure ways to do it. And celebrities who loudly and proudly embrace very conservative Christianity -- including its anti-gay and keep-women-in-their-place aspects -- aren't really a dime a dozen currently.

I expect these folks and others look at that "million" mark on Jingle's, Jill's and Jessa's social-media followings....say "hmmm"....then take a strong second look at the girls' not-very-impressive but "well connected" husbands.

(So, really -- Mission Accomplished, boys.)

Edited January 18, 2019 by Churchhoney

[Churchhoney]

Here's the guy all the Duggarling women are rushing to hear and take notes on and for whom all these people are crowding into the no-seats-left venue. Fucking John Piper on whether women -- who certainly can't be allowed in the pulpit because God said!!!! -- might nevertheless be allowed to teach a seminary course in, say, history or ancient Greek or something because they're highly educated and qualified in that single subject....

John's answer. NONONONONONONONONO ... BECUZ!!!!

"A Pastoral Vision:

"Let me put it another way in the form of a question. If it is unbiblical to have women as pastors, how can it be biblical to have women who function in formal teaching and mentoring capacities to train and fit pastors for the very calling from which the mentors themselves are excluded? I don’t think that works. The issue is always that inconsistency. If you strive to carve up teaching in such a way that it’s suitable for women, it ceases to be suitable as seminary teaching."

And, really, that's his entire reasoning right there. Logically compelling, no? 

Re: the bolded. What-the-everloving fuck?

https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/is-there-a-place-for-female-professors-at-seminary

8 hours ago, graefin said:

So Jeremy posted a bunch of live videos to his Instagram stories from the G3 conference and it seems Ben and Jessa went along also.

 

"All I have is Christ." But if my affiliate-marketing efforts work out as planned, I'll be getting much more than that....I already have this really expensive pen and ink and this leather notebook and this Brooks Brothers tie and....

Bitch, please.

And, no, he doesn't have to take a vow of poverty. But his focus seems to be in some pretty odd places, given what he professes. 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Churchhoney

[andromeda331]

11 hours ago, Zella said:

The thing that really chaps my ass about Jeremy and his intellectual pretensions is that he has never once demonstrated any true intellectual curiosity or original thought or even interest in actual scholarship. I see his hipster ink well and leather books and other stuff that, truthfully, I also enjoy from an aesthetic standpoint, but he seems to think liking those things makes him intellectual. Newsflash, Jeremy, it doesn't mean a fucking thing. 

I'd be much more interested in his intellectual posturing if he backed that shit up. As is, he's more interested in appearing to be an intellectual than doing any of the hard work actually associated with it. 

Me too. All he does is pose. Take pictures of himself. Of his books. Of his office. His pen. He's done nothing to back that up. Has he done any of the work? Opened any of those books? Shown any signs of being an intellectual?

5 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

"All I have is Christ" 

OMGoodness..what a BORING life.

Even Christ had more then that. 

[Normades]

1 hour ago, Churchhoney said:

And, no, he doesn't have to take a vow of poverty. But his focus seems to be in some pretty odd places, given what he professes. 

Yes, but don't you remember how Jesus and the apostles ran around wearing Brooks Brothers and waving expensive fountain pens??  oh wait...

[wilsie]

1 hour ago, Churchhoney said:

All I have is Christ." But if my affiliate-marketing efforts work out as planned, I'll be getting much more than that....I already have this really expensive pen and ink and this leather notebook and this Brooks Brothers tie and....

Bitch, please.

And, no, he doesn't have to take a vow of poverty. But his focus seems to be in some pretty odd places, given what he professes. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Churchhoney.

So much all of this.  There have always been hypocrites.  

[louannems]

Isn't Jeremy still a college student studying ministry?  Why in the world would a large conference of any type, and a minister of a tiny adult day care church, allow him to be a key speaker???

[Churchhoney]

24 minutes ago, louannems said:

Isn't Jeremy still a college student studying ministry?  Why in the world would a large conference of any type, and a minister of a tiny adult day care church, allow him to be a key speaker???

My guess would be: The Duggar Connection

I don't think it's an accident that they assembled more than one popular Duggar in that audience. 

ETA: Note the above picture where people are excited to meet Bin Seewald, another would-be church leader whose IQ and credentials are, let's face it, dwarfed by not only Jer's but Der's. The marriages have allowed all three of those guys to make their careers all about the Duggar celebrity.  If they manage to get anywhere, it'll be by riding the Duggar coattails. 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Churchhoney

[BitterApple]

12 minutes ago, louannems said:

Isn't Jeremy still a college student studying ministry?  Why in the world would a large conference of any type, and a minister of a tiny adult day care church, allow him to be a key speaker???

Because, Duggar.

[DangerousMinds]

“Standing room only” yet there are still seats available?

[Zella]

6 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

“Standing room only” yet there are still seats available?

That left me scratching my head, too. Jeremy's not as bright as he thinks he is. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

17 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

And a tweed jacket with elbow patches.

I almost feel as though we have already seen this...or is it so much part of the cliché that my mind automatically added it to the picture?

[bythelake]

50 minutes ago, Churchhoney said:

My guess would be: The Duggar Connection

I don't think it's an accident that they assembled more than one popular Duggar in that audience. 

ETA: Note the above picture where people are excited to meet Bin Seewald, another would-be church leader whose IQ and credentials are, let's face it, dwarfed by not only Jer's but Der's. The marriages have allowed all three of those guys to make their careers all about the Duggar celebrity.  If they manage to get anywhere, it'll be by riding the Duggar coattails. 

I think it’s true even with Jeremy’s little church. People are  attending  out of curiosity. Jinger and the baby are the draw, and if they’re lucky maybe the people will get to see some of the other Duggars.

 This will wear thin since Jeremy’s sermons are so boring, so unrelatable and sooooo long.

Jeremy loves material things, and thinks by showing his books,clothes, fountain pen and ink, it makes him an intellectual

Having his wife pose in a Harvard sweatshirt (😡)with a cup of tea and a book gives the impression that she is intellectual as well.

Their posing is like when you stage a house for sale. It’s all an illusion. It’s fake. It screams look at me! Look at me!

If you listen to his sermons, he’s as deep in the KoolAid as Ben and Derick only in a prettier package. When you get to hear the real Jeremy, it’s not very pretty or intellectual at all. Can’t wait to hear what he will preach at G3.

[Oldernowiser]

So he’s the headship...but he’s only getting “work” because of his wife, aka the lowly woman.

How do they square that circle?

[Churchhoney]

21 minutes ago, Oldernowiser said:

So he’s the headship...but he’s only getting “work” because of his wife, aka the lowly woman.

How do they square that circle?

Well, his wife only matters in the equation because she had her father's name, doncha know? lol

[Temperance]

10 hours ago, Lunera said:

Jana was also there and I'm pretty sure that's Laura next to her. 

Piper is one of the favorites speculated as name for Ben and Jessa' baby if the baby is a girl. (For those outside the USA, Piper is a popular girls' name here.) Since they name their kids after theologians, the thought is Piper after John Piper, and now they're hearing him speak. 

[jennblevins]

13 hours ago, graefin said:

 

... and Brady ... and Belichick ... 

[Brown eyed girl]

From Jessa’s IG story. 

[GeeGolly]

8 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

"All I have is Christ." But if my affiliate-marketing efforts work out as planned, I'll be getting much more than that....I already have this really expensive pen and ink and this leather notebook and this Brooks Brothers tie and....

Bitch, please.

And, no, he doesn't have to take a vow of poverty. But his focus seems to be in some pretty odd places, given what he professes. 

If you give a Jeremy a Jinger.

[Normades]

15 hours ago, JoanArc said:

"All I Have is Christ" "Oh, and all I need is this Chair...

@joanarc, you won the internets today with this post! And my heart.

[leighdear]

Jessa is never going to give that baby back......

[FizzyPuff]

22 hours ago, graefin said:

So Jeremy posted a bunch of live videos to his Instagram stories from the G3 conference and it seems Ben and Jessa went along also.

 

lol at this picture Jessa's face looks like shes in shock, she probably cant believe all the BS Jeremy talks.