Based on the number of people who watch 19 Kids and Counting online each week, the Duggars represent one of America's most beloved families.
But also one of the country's most controversial, and polarizing.
Over the past several months, we've documented a number of Duggar family scandals, from various takes on abortion rights to transgender rights.
Clearly, they are never afraid to speak their minds about anything they feel passionately about, as this list of 13 notable Duggar quotes illustrates ...
Your hubby comes home after a hard day's work, you get the baby to bed, and he is going to be looking forward to that time with you. ... 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
A couple of weeks after we went to the Holocaust Museum, it dawned on us that there is a holocaust taking place right here in America!...More than 56 million lives have been destroyed in our country! That is over 4,000 babies being killed and 4,000 women being wounded each day. - Michelle
You may not wanna push the wedding date out too far, as those natural God-given desires with too much time between engagement and marriage can make it harder to remain pure - Jill
You cannot get un-pregnant. If you are pregnant, take responsibility and take care of yourself and your baby and God will take care of you. - Jill, Jana and Jessa
It would allow men - yes, I said men - to use women's and girls' restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping areas and other areas that are designated for females only. - Michelle
I walked through the Holocaust Museum again today... very sobering. Millions of innocents denied the most basic and fundamental of all rights: their right to life... We must be a voice for those who cannot speak up for themselves. Because EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS. - Jessa
I know a lot of Catholics who are great people. What I DO have a problem with is the teaching that man can merit God's favor through his own works or the works of other fallen men ... Where [Catholics] depart from Scripture, I will in no way support, but will call them out because I love them and desire that they be turned from their deadly errors. - Ben Seewald
After deleting photos of gay people kissing on Facebook, Michelle and Jim Bob shared this quote from Rick Warren: Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. Second is that to love someone means that you must agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
The idea of overpopulation is not accurate because, really, the entire population of the world, if they were stretched shoulder to shoulder, could fit within the city limits of Jacksonville. - Michelle
There's also been controversy stemming from young kids holding guns and the Duggar children saying there's an ongoing Holocaust in America.
The Arkansas natives oppose birth control and same-sex marriage, and have even waded into the debate revolving around evolution versus creationism.
In November, a petition to have 19 Kids and Counting axed by TLC drew tens of thousands of signatures after Jim Bob and Michelle sparked controversy.
The longtime partners asked other married duos to send in their kissing photos to the family Facebook page, then deleted gay couples doing as requested.
How can one family say and do many things that can get them into so much hot water? And what sort of things do these famous relatives say?
Check out the above (and below) gallery to find out!
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.
The plight of maligned, put-upon sister Jana Duggar has hit home with fans in recent months, with 19 Kids and Counting episodes showing her doting on Jessa and Ben, and amid rumors that she is not allowed to marry because Jim Bob and Michelle force her to take care of all the younger kids.
Ben Seewald's Facebook page is again a source of controversy. Jessa Duggar's boyfriend found himself the target of a barrage of criticism after psting a status update in which he criticized Catholicism.
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have entered into an extreme sort of marriage. Under the terms of a "covenant marriage," it's almost impossible to get a divorce.
Jim Bob Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting doesn't just not believe in using birth control, he feels it's something that actually causes miscarriages and abortions.
A guest at the wedding of Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald claims the newlyweds were caught having sex at their own wedding reception. The guest has called the couple out on her blog.
Jessa Duggar took a trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky recently. Unfortunately, she then shared her version of scientific facts with her many Instagram followers.
Michelle Duggar expressed her shocking views on the the transgender community in a recent audio recording. The Duggar matriarch conflates transgender people with sexual predators.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have asked married couples to post photos of themselves kissing to the family's Facebook page. They've been accused of deleting photos from gay and interracial couples.
The future of 19 Kids and Counting may be in question. A petition written with the goal of having the show taken off the air has now received 123,000 signatures.
The Duggar family is a symbol for wholesome family values. However, several former cult members have now come forward to claim the Duggars are involved in something far more dangerous than they realize.
Susanna Keller, the sister of Anna Duggar, is reportedly being shunned by the famous family for getting pregnant outside of wedlock, according to reports.
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