Duggar Divorce Scandal: Anna"s Sister Ditches Husband, Outrages Family

At this point, it’s clear that Anna Duggar will never divorce Josh Duggar, the seemingly unrepentant sexual predator who went to great lengths to cheat on his loving years after he was caught molesting his younger sisters.

In fact, there have been reports that Josh and Anna’s relationship is stronger than ever following his six months in “faith-based” sex addiction treatment.

These days, Anna is pregnant with the couple’s fifth child, and sources say she actually prefers life away from the constant glare of the TLC camera crews.

But it seems not everyone in the Keller clan (Anna’s side of the family) has such a sky high tolerance for mistreatment.

Radar Online is reporting today that Anna’s older sister Rebekah McDonald and husband, Joshua McDonald, have called it quits after several years of marriage.

In some respects, the Keller’s are even more conservative than the Duggars, so it’s difficult to imagine that Rebekah’s parents would be okay with her pulling the plug on the marriage.

Unless, of course, Joshua engaged in some sort of abuse or infidelity.

And considering Rebekah not only filed for the divorce, but also requested full custody of the couple’s two kids, that seems like a very real possibility.

The reasons she cited for terminating her marriage – “discord” or “conflict of personalities” – are frustratingly vague for those seeking insight into what’s considered acceptable grounds for divorce in the fundamentalist, patriarchal world inhabited by the Duggars and the Kellers.

Insiders say the divorce was recently settled, but only after Rebekah agreed to less punitive terms.

She and Joshua will now split custody of their children.

So Rebekah is now an unencumbered single woman, but it remains to be seen if she’ll be welcome at future family event.

After Anna’s sister, Susanna Keller, had a child out of wedlock, she was reportedly shunned by her immediate family.

These days, sources say she’s been welcomed back into the fold, but only after proving her piety and getting engaged to a man her parents approve of. 

If Rebekah cares about continuing to be accepted by her parents, she may have a long road ahead of her.

Watch Counting On online for more glimpses into the curious belief system of Anna’s ultra-conservative family.

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Jill and Jessa Duggar: Radio Silent on Josh and Anna"s Pregnancy Announcement

Sometimes, silence really can be deafening.

On the Duggar family’s official website Friday, Josh and Anna Duggar announced that they are expecting a fifth child together this year.

His younger siblings, who are typically quick to gush over each other’s life milestones, aren’t exactly rushing to congratulate him.

The news that Josh and Anna Duggar are having a fifth child was shared via a simple blog post Friday, in which the couple said this:

“For nearly the last two years, we have quietly worked to save our marriage, focus on our children, and rebuild our lives as a family.”

“Doing so is never easy after a breach of trust.”

“We have learned that a life of faith and rebuilding a life together is simply done one day at a time,” Josh, 29, and Anna, 28, continued.

“As we continue our journey as a family and rebuild our lives, we are delighted to share that we are expecting a new baby boy later this year.”

“Beauty comes from ashes and we cannot wait to see and kiss the face of this sweet new boy! [Signed] Josh & Anna.”

Members of Duggar Nation need no reminders of the fact that the road by which Josh got Anna pregnant again was a long and bumpy one.

So bumpy, the wounds have not yet healed for some members of his family, even if Anna has moved past Josh’s infamous sex scandals.

Sisters Jill and Jessa Duggar were among the five child molestation victims Josh violated when he was a teenager in the early 2000s.

While they put on a good front after that scandal was exposed in 2015, they’ve kept a distance from him ever since – including now.

The duo, typically active on social media – and especially so in the wake of big family news – has been radio silent for two-plus days.

The echo chamber pretty much says it all.

Jill’s last Instagram update came one week ago, featuring her husband Derick Dillard in Central America on the couple’s mission trip.

Jessa was active as recently as Sunday evening, sharing with fans new pictures of her adorable sons Spurgeon and Henry Wilberforce.

Not a word about Josh and Anna’s news.

While you may not think the absence of public comment is a huge deal, consider that it rarely if ever happens with the married sisters.

Jessa and husband Ben Seewald immediately shared a video following the announcement of Joseph Duggar courting Kendra Caldwell.

And after Joy-Anna Duggar got engaged to Austin Forsyth this winter … and Jinger Duggar got engaged to Jeremy Vuolo last year.

Lest you think that pregnancies don’t necessarily warrant congratulations, Jessa made mention of Jill’s second just a few months ago. 

Like Josh and Anna, Jill and Derick Dillard (already parents to son Israel) recently announced they are expecting a baby boy this summer.

Unlike with Josh and Anna, Jessa is thrilled.

For their part, both Ben Seewald and Jeremy Vuolo have voiced … opposition to The Shack, a controversial movie currently in theaters.

The degree of bad blood between the Duggars and Josh has been the subject of debate for two years, and isn’t definitively known.

Clearly, we won’t know everything that goes on behind closed doors, and they’re never going to throw any shade (at Anna especially).

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Still, considering their silence on social media and the way TLC went out of its way to scrub Josh out of Jinger’s wedding footage (above)?

It feels safe to say his past behavior, anathema to pretty much all that they stand for, makes everyone at least a little uneasy to this day.

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