Jinger Duggar goes against family’s strict dress code by stepping out in JEANS – as she breaks her silence on why she refused to take part in sister Jill’s shocking Amazon documentary about their ‘cult-like’ religion

Jinger Duggar rebelled against her family’s strict dress code by stepping out in skinny jeans.

The 29-year-old was spotted walking with her husband of seven years, Jeremy Vuolo, 36, in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The TV star opted for a low-key ensemble for the outing, but her outfit violated her religious family’s dress code, which she adhered to while growing up under the influence of the Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP).

It comes after Jinger broke her silence on why she refused to take part in Sister Jill’s shocking documentary about their “cult” religion.

Jinger looked in good spirits as she walked alongside Jeremy, whom she married in 2016 before the couple welcomed daughter Felicity.

She wore blue jeans, a black sweater and a pair of sneakers for the outing – a combination that goes against IBLP guidelines, which encourage women to dress modestly, wear skirts that reach above the knee and pants are strictly prohibited.

The outing comes after Jinger vulnerably opened up about the real reasons she didn’t participate in the docuseries Shining Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.

She sat down with Jeremy for their YouTube. row on Monday to express the truth about why she decided not to get involved.

The Prime Video docuseries was released on June 2 and features victims and survivors in the Christian IBLP sector.

Ginger said that one of the main reasons she turned down the project was that she grew up being on television and in the public eye, and was very aware that “once you talk about something, it’s kind of like sit down (and) record something on someone else’s platform, there are practically no editing options.”

She admitted she was “a little unsure” about the documentary production company and didn’t know what content would stay and what would be removed.

Ginger gave an example of how editors may have used passages in which she says specific quotes that would relate to something the person said before her that she might not agree with, so she decided not to “talk to IBLP in this context.”

The wife mentioned that during the filming of the documentary series, she was already working on writing her own book called “Becoming Truly Free” and in it she analyzed “the dangers of IBLP.”

She ultimately decided that “it would be better” to tell her “own story the way (she) wanted” and admitted that her goal was for it to “be in (her) own words.”

Ginger also added that since she “knew it wasn’t necessarily going to be a Christian documentary,” she was “more worried about it.”

She went on to explain that it’s unclear whether the docuseries will have “the offsetting factor of what actually happened.”

“Bill Gothard’s teachings were terrible and so deceptive because they were mixed.

“There were elements of truth in Scripture and then it just took a turn that was very damaging, and so when a documentary does something like that, I was afraid that maybe it wouldn’t be handled the way I wanted.” . be, and that’s why I didn’t go further.”

The husband told her during the conversation: “TIt was a burden for you to have a “redeeming factor.”

She agreed with him and said, “Yes, of course, because that is what will actually help anyone who is stuck in these teachings to come out, or anyone who has been harmed by them to see the person who is not a Christian.”

However, Ginger believed the documentary successfully “captured the rise of Bill Gothard.”

Pretending to be a bystander, Ginger imitated viewers watching documentaries and said, “Wha.oh, how would people fall for this” and “oh, this is crazy, how would you get involved in this?”

She answered her own question and said that “once you go back to the beginning and see how Bill Gothard’s teachings evolved into this, what IBLP was and what (it) is today, it’s wild.”

“It’s been quite a journey for all these families, and I think they’ve followed it really well, talking about how good it sounds at first.

“You live with your family, you have this community, your children are protected and protected from the world.

“They will be perfect. God has an amazing plan for your family: to be a light to the nations, to have as many children as possible, (to) be able to penetrate many different areas of government.”

Ginger (moved on to express her candid reaction to the victims portrayed in the docuseries.

“It was heartbreaking to see the pain they went through and that even they were vulnerable to get on Shiny Happy People and share their story.”

“It was really impressive and I’m grateful to whoever did it, and I just think there was so much truth in that documentary.”

Ginger also revealed what she didn’t like about the docuseries.

“I will say this about the documentary: I don’t want it to sound like I don’t think it’s good.

“I’m definitely very grateful to all those people who shared their stories, and I don’t take it lightly.

“Having spoken out, I know that maybe a lot of their families are still in it and they’re going to have a lot of criticism for everything they said, and so I don’t want to write it off either.

“And yeah, I guess I just wanted to share my perspective on the Christian side of things.”

Jinger Duggar released her book, Get Really Free, in January 2023.