Jinger Duggar may be free from the Institute in Basic Life Principles now, but the church she and her husband are a part of still holds some pretty patriarchal beliefs. Despite that, Jeremy Vuolo still appears to be allowing Jinger to be the breadwinner in their family … even though it goes against what he's preaching to his congregation.
Jeremy's church has been under a microscope lately in the wake of Jinger's book release.
It would seem that Jinger escaped one cult-like religion only to end up in another one at Grace Community Church, where Jeremy is a preacher. The church follows the teachings of controversial leader John MacArthur.
And as Duggar critic Katie Joy of Without a Crystal Ball recently pointed out in an Instagram post, the seminary that Jeremy attended makes the role of housewives clear: They are to be stay-at-home moms and to focus on caring for their husbands and families while the men are the leaders and the breadwinners.
Jinger and Jeremy's financial situation has been made clear.
When members of the family had to share depositions as part of a lawsuit that Jinger and some of her sisters filed in Arkansas after Josh's molestation scandal from years earlier went public, Jeremy was forced to clearly outline their family's income.
According to him, he wasn't paid to be a research assistant or to work with the church's college ministry, and he admitted that Jinger was bringing in the cash with her online brand deals, bringing in about $200,000 the previous year all by herself.
Now, it appears Jinger is writing books to keep her family afloat.
It seems as if Becoming Free Indeed has been a huge success, which is good news to hear, because it sounds like her family will be depending on that income.
"In Jinger’s book, she says her idea to write this book came in mid-2021. With Jeremy in seminary and not taking steps to provide financially for the family, she is seemingly writing books to support their lifestyle," Katie Joy wrote. "They drive a Lexus & recently bought a $830k home. Which is money that Jinger earned."
Jeremy seems to be going directly against what his church says men should do.
"His church teaches that men are to be the providers in the family. It seems odd that a man so driven by patriarchy would be so content to allow his wife to be the head of their household," Katie Joy pointed out.
So does this mean that Jeremy doesn't believe that strongly in what he preaches, or is he content to break the rules so he doesn't have to worry about bringing in income?
Two-income households are the norm in the United States now.
But it's never been the norm in Jinger's family — in fact, all of her sisters are stay-at-home moms, including the ones like Jill who have also broken away from the IBLP.
All the more power to Jinger for being the breadwinner, but we do have to wonder if this has any impact on Jeremy's standing in the church.
