Liz was part of our network that helped Racquel and Ashley as they left the cult environment of the First United Pentecostal Church of Colorado Springs. Here is her perspective. Photo: Wil C. Fry, creative commons license. Image links to source. Nearly two years ago, I received text messages from Eleanor about a friendship betweenContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: Defecting from a cult”
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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”
#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”
Eleanor Skelton 