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Ron sez "Why do you think they are 'vile'?" Waysider replies (on point :-) ) "The show began in September, 2005, as "14 Children and Pregnant Again!". It has since gone through an evolution that included name changes. In 2006, Oprah Winfrey planned to feature them on her show. During the week she and her staff spent interviewing and taping them, the situation came to light. She immediately contacted a child abuse hotline who in turn contacted Arkansas state authorities. She then canceled production and the show never aired. Law enforcement agencies became involved with the situation almost immediately. That was 2006. It's now 2015. During the years between, there have been about 230 episodes/specials aired under various titles. We are just now finding out about the situation. The essence of the controversy is much larger than the molestation, itself. It's about sweeping things under the rug and hiding them for the sake of continuing the show while millions and millions of dollars continued to change hands. It's about promoting themselves as examples of purity while simultaneously practicing deliberate deception. It smacks of The Way's "lockbox" policy and keeping silent "lest the ministry be blamed". And I agree totally with his rendering as to why it's vile. ... ((sigh)) Must be the liberal in me, perhaps. ... ;-) Just curious, Ron. Do you think it's vile? ... ;-)

That's what I meant when I referred to their cognitive dissonance. edit: I didn't state that clearly. I meant that not as a condemnation of homosexuality but as a condemnation of their reasoning process.