Source: Konachan.com. Image links to source. Content note: domestic abuse, suicidal ideation, disordered eating Get out your guns, battle’s begun, are you a saint, or a sinner? If love’s a fight, then I shall die, with my heart on a trigger. – The Cab, Angel with a Shotgun (Nightcore remix) “Eleanor, my best friend’s parentsContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: Being an angel with a shotgun”
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When your fundamentalist Christian parents stalk you
Stalking is usually applied to a romantic relationship gone bad. This is why people hesitate to believe me when I say I’ve been stalked by my parents. After I moved out, my parents showed up unannounced at work or on campus, asking me to reconsider and go to Bob Jones University. The first time itContinueContinue reading “When your fundamentalist Christian parents stalk you”
‘Are you sure you aren’t exaggerating?’ | How we respond to homeschool abuse victims
You just decided you had a terrible childhood after attending a liberal college, right? You got influenced by the Secular Humanism. Actually… no. I kept journals growing up. Eleven of them, to be exact. Some were diaries, some were prayer journals. Diary 1: August 1998 to December 2000Diary 2: December 2000 to December 2010Diary 3: June 2011 toContinueContinue reading “‘Are you sure you aren’t exaggerating?’ | How we respond to homeschool abuse victims”
Alecia Faith Pennington, you are not alone
Homeschool alumni Alecia Faith Pennington’s Help Me Prove It campaign went viral on social media this last week. She explained that she can’t vote, can’t get a job and can’t get a driver’s license, all because she can’t prove that she was born in the United States. Because she was born at home and herContinueContinue reading “Alecia Faith Pennington, you are not alone”
What happened when we protested former BJU counseling director Jim Berg
Editorial note: I wrote this opinion and organized this protest in a personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views or positions of any of my employers. A couple of weeks ago, I organized a group to protest Jim Berg’s “Christian Growth BibleContinueContinue reading “What happened when we protested former BJU counseling director Jim Berg”
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