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Duggar Family "Does Not Approve" of Extended Family Members’ Lifestyle, Sources Say

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar do not approve of their daughter-in-law Anna Duggar’s sister Susanna Keller and her liberal lifestyle, according to reports. Essentially, Susanna Keller has been ostracized from the family, and if they do come face-to-face with her, the single mom must follow a set of rules. A friend of the 22-year-old mother of Noelle, nearly 2, says the family was upset when the little girl started dancing at a Duggar family event last summer. While the younger Duggar siblings were singing in a Texas hotel room, Noelle began to dance. “She was dancing around, it was so adorable,” the friend says. But not to the 19 Kids and Counting clan: “The Duggars started laughing nervously. It was obvious that they felt very uncomfortable with me allowing her to dance.” The Duggars deemed dancing “too sensual.” Susanna’s parents Mike and Suzette have accepted their daughter’s decision to live a modern life as a single mother, unlike the pregnant Anna Duggar . Anna, who married Josh Duggar in 2009 and is now expecting their fourth child together, adheres to the Duggars strict Christian fundamentalist values. In other words … none of this stuff: 9 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family 1. Dates Without Chaperones The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain “accountability” and “keep things from going in the wrong direction,” per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave “moral danger.” When the parents aren’t available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair. According to insiders, the sisters rarely talk, but got together over Thanksgiving weekend at their parents’ Florida home, when their personalities clashed. Apparently, Susanna made plans to go on a date with a man she knew from church as a teenager, and Anna was upset because she doesn’t approve of dating. The Duggar family dating rules , as many who watch 19 Kids and Counting online know well, basically stipulate that there is no dating. Only “courting.” Also, the man happened to be nine years older and divorced, which didn’t help matters. “Anna had a terrible time with it,” the family insider tells Radar . Anna “begged Susanna not to go, and even tried to pay her to cancel the date,” but a headstrong Susanna met up with the man despite her pleas. The most awkward part? “When she got back, Anna acted like nothing had happened,” the source recalls. “She said, ‘Oh, I didn’t even realize you were gone!’” The Duggar family, you may recall, once welcomed Susanna with open arms, but shunned her when she left home at 18 and got pregnant out of wedlock. She now balances a full-time job at a chemistry company with raising her daughter on her own. Relations with Anna and family remain dicey at best. 13 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals 1. Jessa Gets Strapped Jessa Duggar and her then-boyfriend Ben Seewald began courting controversy almost from the moment they started dating, posing for photos like this one – a picture that now seems tame considering what they’ve been stirring up more recently.

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Kim Kardashian: Khloe Needs to Lose Weight and My Butt’s Too Big!

It was only a few weeks ago that Kim Kardashian’s nude Paper magazine photos “broke the Internet,” but it seems that unlike the rest of the world, Kim has gotten bored of her giant booty. If you watched Season 1 Episode 7 of Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons last night then you were probably just as shocked as we were to hear Kim disparage her famous badonkadonk and diss her little sis: Kim Kardashian: I Want a Flat Ass! “Khloe’s ass is so big, you guys,” Kim says, perfectly summing up what we imagine every Kardashian conversation to be like. “She needs to drop a couple lbs.” See, the sitting around talking about giant asses part didn’t surprise us, but Kim talking about giant asses as though they’re a bad thing?! Does she not know why she’s famous?! Scott is appropriately shocked, and he reminds Kim, “You guys are famous for big butts. You guys lose your butts, we might all lose our money.” At least someone speaks the truth in that family. But Kim’s got no time for Scott’s words of wisdom. She presses on with her anti-ass insanity: “I don’t care,” she says. “I want a flat ass now.” Yeah, it’s kinda like watching Lindsay Lohan pass up free coke or seeing Justin Bieber in a pair of pants that fit properly. We really don’t know how to process this.  You’re messing with our whole world, Kim. Watch Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons online to see what sort of shocking confession Kim will drop on the world next.

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Duggar Christmas Card Revealed: They Somehow Fit the Whole Family in One Photo!

We think it’s safe to say the Duggars are in the Christmas spirit. Earlier today, Jessa’s husband Ben Seewald crooned some holiday classics on Instagram, and now they’re offering season’s greetings to all their fans with a Christmas card featuring the entire population of Cincinnati: We kid! It’s just the Duggar clan – continuing to defy the laws of physics and photography as they cram more and more humans into the shot with each passing year. In 2014, the already sizable clan welcomed two new additions in the form Singin’ Seewald and Derek Dillard, and naturally they’ve got more on the way: Jill Duggar’s baby bump is featured in the pic, and it was announced last week that Anna Duggar is pregnant with her fourth child . They’re gonna have to start snapping the pic from space if this family keeps growing. As you might have guessed, Christmas is a big time of year for the Duggars and Mother Michelle explained how the family celebrates in a blog post she wrote last year: “It’s a huge celebration…we make it a really big deal,” Michelle wrote. “It’s a big birthday party for Jesus. We make banners and put them them all around the house…I think we do it a bit different in our family.” Yeah, we think that’s safe to say. As for the  fun secular parts of the holiday? Well, even the Duggars have time for Kris Kringle…kinda: “We explained to the children who Santa Claus was historically but focused on his good deeds and ministering to children.” Hey, whatever works. If we were buying presents for that many kids, we wouldn’t want to give some mythical fat man all the credit, either! Watch 19 Kids and counting online to see how the holidays are done Duggar style!

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10 Newsworthy Facebook Trends in 2014: Germany Wins, Humor Dies, Ebola Explodes

It was a year that saw the Seattle Seahawks destroy the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, along with Germany bring up another World Cup trophy. It was also a year in which we sadly said goodbye to an iconic comedian and, tragically, said hello to a group known as ISIS. Ebola resurfaced. Racial tension escalated. And celebrities across all industries dumped ice cold water on their heads in order to raise millions for an important cause. Below, we countdown the top 10 events that trended on Facebook in 2014, as we sit back and wonder: What will 2015 bring? 10 Most Newsworthy Trends on Facebook in 2014 10. ISIS Sadly, ISIS will likely continue to be a trending topic well into 2015. In related galleries from the past few days: Check out the 10 most popular celebrities  on Facebook over the past 12 months. And the 10 most buzzworthy TV shows on Facebook over the past 12 months. And the 10 biggest movies on Facebook over the past 12 months. Which events stand out the most to you from 2014? And what do you think will make this list one year from now? Sound off below!

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Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar Successfully Help Overturn Anti-Discrimination Law

Back in August, Michelle Duggar helped fight an anti-discrimination bill in her hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas by lending her voice to a robo-calling campaign urging residents to express their displeasure with Ordinance 119. The ordinance was designed to prevent businesses and landlords from discriminating against potential employees and tenants on the basis of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Michelle’s robo-calls stated that the bill would enable “males with past child predator convictions” to “enter private areas that are reserved for women and girls.” In addition to lending their names and celebrity status to the efforts to have the bill overturned, Michelle and Jim Bob donated $10,000 each to politicians who pledged to fight Ordinance 119. Earlier today, the bill was overturned in the Arkansas state senate by a narrow margin of 52-48. The Duggars involvement in fighting the ordinance resulted in an accusations of “LGBTQ fear-mongering,” and a popular petition to have 19 Kids and Counting canceled , due to perceived hate speech. Michelle launched a counter-petition to save the show, but given the Duggars growing popularity, it’s unlikely that TLC ever seriously considered axing what’s slowly become the network’s flagship series. Of course, there’s no way of knowing if the bill would have been overturned without the Duggars’ intervention, but given how close the final vote was, this seems to be yet another indication of the family’s growing political influence. Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to see how it all started for the simple family from Arkansas. SO Many Duggars 1. A Duggar Family Pic Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are still working on that 20th kid.

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Kourtney Kardashian BLASTS "Disrespectful" Kim Kardashian: Watch the Awesome Video Now!

The now-famous photos of Kim Kardashian’s naked butt may have taken over the entire Internet, but it’s important to bear in mind that at the end of the day, the owner of that famous ass is a wife, a mother, and a seriously annoying little sister. In a preview for Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons Season 1 Episode 3 , Kim attempts to pull a seriously shady move on her big sis Kourtney and gets busted in epic fashion. It seems Kim had planned to hold North West’s first birthday party at Kourtney’s house…even though Kourtney had already nixed the idea. Kim goes ahead with her plan, believing that Kourtney is still on the East Coast and…well, just watch: Kourtney and Kim Kardashian Fight on Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons Yes, today is one for the history books, folks. We finally have evidence that someone put Kim Kardashian in her place at least once in her life. “How did you think to have a party here, when I told you that you cannot?” Kourtney says, clearly fed up with her sister’s BS. “The fact that you think it’s okay to have a party at my house and that I wouldn’t know – you don’t have the respect for your older sister that you should. Kim’s response (“Is this really happening right now?!”) is pretty much klassic Kim, and she seems genuinely stunned that is pissed that someone is throwing a party at her house without telling her! But hey, it’s not her fault. Kim doesn’t live in the same world as the rest of us. She lives in a world where you can moon a cameraman and #BreakTheInternet. Watch Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons online to see more sisterly throwdowns! Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons Episode 2: Best Quotes 1. Arse Splinters Scott inspects Khloe and helps extract some wood from her rear end. Totally average day for these two.

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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar: We Will Always Stand For Truth and Values!

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out – with the help of scripture – in the wake of the controversy the couple recently sparked on Facebook. After posting a pictures of themselves reenacting Jessa and Ben Seewald’s kiss on Instagram, they invited married couples to submit their own kissing pics. They reportedly then deleted pictures of same-sex and interracial couples from their official page, a move that provoked serious backlash online. In response, the TLC stars posted a new message about remaining steadfast in their convictions, using a passage from the Bible to illustrate their point. Quoting Luke 6:27, they wrote, “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” “This is such a sweet scripture that we hold dear,” the Duggars wrote. “We will always stand for truth and the values we hold dear without compromise.” But, Jim Bob and Michelle said, “we will do so in love and kindness – treating others well even if we don’t agree with them and we will do so without hateful words.” “This verse is a reminder of how we must always carry ourselves,” they concluded of the Biblical passage, praising the “precious words from Jesus.” The Duggars’ post did not specifically mention the Facebook controversy, but the uproar and the timing make it fairly unlikely that it was a coincidence. Hey, at least they weren’t caught having sex at a wedding … arewerightpeople?? Duggar Family Marriage Tips Be available. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love that he has, and you always need to be available when he calls. – Michelle Duggar Permalink: Say yes to sex, even when you’re tired! Added: June 13, 2014 1. Say yes to sex, even when you’re tired! Be available. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love that he has, and you always need to be… “God designed marriage to be a loving, dynamic relationship between a husband and wife for a lifetime,” they wrote with their initial photo sharing invitation. “God loves marriage and it is supposed to be full of love, joy, fun, and romance.” So long as you meet certain criteria, some of their critics quickly noted. In any case, their response today looks to have cooled the tensions for now. As always, you can watch 19 Kids and Counting online to see the family at its wholesome best, then follow THG for the latest controversy they stir up.

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Ben Seewald’s Dad Defends Jessa Duggar, Says Her Critics Are "Hitler’s Doppelgangers"

Ben Seewald’s father, Michael, is weighing in on some of the criticism Jessa Duggar recently endured, calling out the critics of his soon-to-be-daughter-in-law. Specifically, he’s calling the critics of 21-year-old Jessa “Hitler’s Doppelgangers.” Yes, he said that. So how’d we get to this point, you ask? Here’s a refresher: After visiting Washington, D.C., Jessa commented on the Holocaust on abortion in an Instagram essay that resulted in some pretty significant backlash. The Duggars, as you know if you watch 19 Kids and Counting online , or read any celebrity news sites lately, are unabashedly religious and pro-life. Jessa also believes Earth is 6,000 years old , but that’s neither here nor there. Well, she’s marrying a young man in Ben Seewald that shares her convictions, as does his family. Michael Seewald proved this by going OFF on her detractors … “Bravo, Jessa, for daring to speak out against one of the great evils of our time even if it means that Hitler’s doppelgangers are enraged,” Ben’s father writes. “Maybe this is why Rush Limbaugh calls radical feminists ‘Femi-Nazis’.” Michael’s full missive describes in detail how he believes that “abortion also is the extermination of a certain class of people deemed unworthy to live.” Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Photos 1. Jessa Duggar Wedding Invitation This beautiful wedding invitation beckons you to the nuptials of Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald. If only we could go. “The powers that be have legalized murder just as they did during the Holocaust. Any woman who chooses to may go to an abortion clinic and have her preborn baby violently killed.” “In Hitler’s Germany there was legal discrimination against Jews. In our society we may legally discriminate against our own children and eradicate them.” “Tell me how this is not the same thing.” Some many view statements such as godly, and vital in terms of speaking truth to power. Others may think of Seewald’s rant as hate speech in and of itself. Jessa Duggar, for her part, did not go nearly as far when lamenting the human rights atrocities she was so moved by when she visited the Holocaust museum. The controversy isn’t likely to wane anytime soon, whichever side you’re on. As the criticism intensifies, the Duggars and their supporters keep digging in. Will comments from Ben Seewald ‘s family and the like hurt the popularity of the TLC family? Or only make fans more inclined to tune in, whether they agree or not? 9 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family 1. Dates Without Chaperones The Duggar parents often accompany their children on dates in order to maintain their “accountability” and “keep things from going in the wrong direction,” per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave “moral danger.” When the parents aren’t available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.

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Jana Duggar: Exhausted From Lifetime of Helping Raise Siblings, Source Says

During a recent episode of 19 Kids and Counting, fans of the show took to social media to express their outrage at the mistreatment suffered by Jana Duggar , the eldest daughter of Michelle and Jim Bob. In the episode, Jana was forced to work tirelessly in preparation for Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard’s wedding , while the rest of the family enjoyed an afternoon tea party.  The incident gave credence to rumors that Jana is planning to break away from her family in order to start a life of her own, in which she won’t be forced to shoulder the burden of helping to raise her sixteen younger siblings. “It’s absolutely ridiculous how much the family makes Jana and the older siblings do,” a source close to the Duggars tells Radar Online. “Jim Bon and Michelle have totally transitioned a lot of their parental responsibilities on to her.” “Ever since she was young, she would have to watch the house while Michelle and Jim Bob would go out on date night alone.” “She looks so tired and worn down sometimes,” the insider adds. “You can’t help but feel bad for her, having to take on that responsibility at such a young age. It’s like she’s been a parent ever since she was 13!” With one of Jana’s younger sisters already married, and Jessa Duggar engaged to Ben Seewald , many fans have speculated that Michelle and Jim Bob have sabotaged Jana’s love life in order to keep her at home. According to the strict Duggar courtship rules , suitors must be hand-picked by Jim Bob, and the patriarch doesn’t seem to be making much of an effort to find a suitable partner for Jana. Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to decide for yourself if Jana is unfairly burdened or if she’s just pitching in to help her huge family. 9 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family 1. Dates Without Chaperones The Duggar parents often accompany their children on dates in order to maintain their “accountability” and “keep things from going in the wrong direction,” per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave “moral danger.” When the parents aren’t available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.

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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald: LIVING TOGETHER Before Wedding?!

Earlier this month, we learned that Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald got engaged . It was assumed that they would be subjected to the same Duggar courtship rules as Jessa’s older married siblings, but now it looks as though Jim Bob and Michelle have lightened up a bit in their old age, as they’re allowing Ben to live in their guest house. They’re still the Duggars, of course, so as Jim Bob explains in this clip from the September 2 episode of 19 Kids and Counting, Ben’s time with the Duggars will be closely chaperoned with a curfew and side-hugs strictly enforced: Ben Seewald Moves in With the Duggars! “By midnight every night, we need to make sure everyone is back in their place,” Jim Bob says. “Jessa and Ben have set up their own courtship standards. Just like Jill and Derick , they will be saving their first kiss for their wedding day.” Ben seems happy to follow the rules, but concedes that living in such close proximity to Jessa will make it “more difficult to maintian courtship standards.” Seewald had previously lived five hours away from the Duggars in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Jim Bob says he permitted Ben to move into the guest house only because he’d hired his future son-in-law to do some work in the area.  Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Photos 1. Jessa Duggar & Ben Seewald: So in Love Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are now engaged to be married after an 11-month courtship. Here’s a gallery of photos of their love!

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