So I’ve been wanting to write more about literature produced by cults and high control groups. The stuff that the insiders read, reinforcing their feelings of belonging. The arguments that convince them that they’re right and everyone else is wrong. When I was a teenager, I read books from Vision Forum about dutiful daughterhood andContinueContinue reading “Cult literature confuses me and that’s a good thing”
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Happy Third Anniversary, Homeschoolers Anonymous!
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!”
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”
My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt
Most people seem to either love or hate Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Two of my study buddies during my senior year of college couldn’t stand watching it because they don’t like awkward humor. And there are some problematic elements in the show. But nearly everyone agrees that I am basically Kimmy Schmidt. They watch the showContinueContinue reading “My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt”
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”
Eleanor Skelton 