Source: BJU.edu Editorial note: I wrote this article 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. Recent investigations by the organization GRACE revealed last December that Bob Jones University hasContinueContinue reading “Discredited BJU counseling director Jim Berg to speak in Colorado Springs”
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Why my parents aren’t villains
The morning I moved out, I texted my research professor who was helping me leave that my parents weren’t letting me take the heirloom violin, but left me an old laundry basket, a case of canned green beans, and a pot they didn’t like. She replied, “That sounds like Harry’s birthday presents from the Dursleys.”ContinueContinue reading “Why my parents aren’t villains”
Why do you say you left fundamentalism?
A van with the Bob Jones University logo in the parking lot of Grace Bible Church in Colorado Springs, spring 2013 | Photo: Eleanor Skelton The biggest question that surfaced during the series on why I left fundamentalist Christianity was: “What do you mean when you say you left fundamentalism?” I’m mostly referring to theContinueContinue reading “Why do you say you left fundamentalism?”
#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1
Source: UnusualYoung.com, Tumblr. I’ve been trying to erase myselfBy trying to be someone elseThey say there’s no hope for meI guess this must be hell… – TFK, In My Room “I have to go, my dad’s calling me again.” I head for the door of the campus library. My friend rolls her wheelchair closer toContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1”
Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years
Maybe I’ll try church again. Two years ago, I’d been exiled from my church home four months before. One Sunday, I went to a service at a local megachurch, hiding myself in the crowd. And I asked God why I hadn’t found a spiritual home yet, if I ever would. And in the dimmed lightContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years”
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