This March, Homeschoolers Anonymous turned three. I found the site several weeks after the launch, on April 12, 2013. I still remember it, because I was in a meeting for the student newspaper on campus and one of my fellow editors, Cynthia Jeub (now known as Artemis Stardust), had sent me the link earlier thatContinueContinue reading “Happy Third Anniversary, Homeschoolers Anonymous!”
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Book Review: The God Gene by Dean Hamer
A couple of summers ago, I checked out a few non-fiction books from the library. One of them was The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes by Dean Hamer, a molecular biologist who studies behavioral genetics. His premise was basically this: you can take this research either as proof that God existsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The God Gene by Dean Hamer”
Why Joy Williams’ new music video defies purity culture
Joy Williams has left purity culture. Like, in a major way. Last year, she released a new music video for the song “Woman (Oh Mama).” My first thought was: if the contemporary Christian music scene shunned Jaci Velasquez for her underwear scene in Chasing Papi, what will they ever do with Joy Williams’ nude music video? ForContinueContinue reading “Why Joy Williams’ new music video defies purity culture”
Narnia is evil. Because scripture. | What one Christian fundamentalist preacher said about C.S. Lewis
So last summer, I read this book that one of my friends let me borrow called Cameras in Narnia: How the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Came to Life. The author gives an inside perspective since he was on set for almost the entire filming process, and I enjoy reading about how movies areContinueContinue reading “Narnia is evil. Because scripture. | What one Christian fundamentalist preacher said about C.S. Lewis”
Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids
I took a social media break last month. I still blogged and kept in touch with a few friends, but I stopped reading my Facebook and Twitter feeds all the time. That’s not what my social media breaks used to look like. My social media breaks used to be the way that I covered forContinueContinue reading “Recognizing and supporting isolated fundamentalist homeschool kids”
Eleanor Skelton 