‘No Longer Quivering’ webmaster thinks speculating about LGBT Quiverfull kids is okay

In January 2016, Vyckie Garrison, one of the founders of No Longer Quivering, started a public thread asking for speculations about the Duggar family for 2016. Her followers started guessing about the sexual identity of the Duggar children still living at home. The comments turned vicious, involving threats of violence towards other survivors and stalking. ReadContinueContinue reading “‘No Longer Quivering’ webmaster thinks speculating about LGBT Quiverfull kids is okay”

‘But for us, God is not that tiny’: Why I’m #withMalala

Usually the documentaries I enjoy are about religious fundamentalism and cults or evangelical culture. I watch to learn and for research. The other night I rented two movies from Redbox: the new live action Cinderella and He Named Me Malala. I thought I’d learn something from Malala. More about the culture of Pakistan and theContinueContinue reading “‘But for us, God is not that tiny’: Why I’m #withMalala”

Outside the Box: Recovering from obsessive guilt

“i am still learning that i am allowed to be human out hereinside it was not allowedthose things made a bad thing happenso i still feel that. any tiny mistake… ” ~ anonymous friend Obsessive guilt is no longer my religion. But for many years, it was, and the scars left by it still lingerContinueContinue reading “Outside the Box: Recovering from obsessive guilt”

Child abuse prevention in the church is not big government

Back in high school, I used to love Andrée Seu Peterson’s columns. I read her pieces first when our copy of World magazine arrived in the mail every week. She always made me think because she was less conservative than my homeschool textbooks, and I admired her writing style. I’m pretty sure that other homeschoolContinueContinue reading “Child abuse prevention in the church is not big government”

How the War on Christmas lost me

I used to wear one of those little buttons that the American Family Association (AFA) distributes every year, the ones that say something like “Keep Christ in Christmas” or “Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” Little old ladies greeting customers at Sam’s Club in Colorado Springs wore them, too. Back in high school andContinueContinue reading “How the War on Christmas lost me”