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July 2017

July 24, 2017

A New Zealand school openly flouted corporal punishment law for years and no one cared

Drury Christian School continued to advertise corporal punishment ten years after it was banned

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Even conservative experts know Christian ‘discipline’ is abuse

About that '50 year study' on the effects of spanking...

May 27, 2015

Ray Comfort’s fans line up to normalise child sexual assault

In the wake of the news that Josh Duggar sexually assaulted his sisters—sometimes while they...

March 2015

March 11, 2015

Republican gave his daughters to a rapist because they were “possessed by demons”

Have you been following the story of Rep. Justin Harris, the Arkansas Republican who adopted...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Why is Christian Education Europe promoting child abusers?

Previously on this blog, we've looked at the history of spanking in Accelerated Christian Education...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

ACE: aiding and abetting child abusers

If you've been following my series on Christian reform homes, you'll have noticed the name...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Children: Don’t believe a word

I've blogged before (more than once) about how ACE's policies put children at risk of...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

Ungodly discipline at Hephzibah House

I've recently posted a lot about Christian reform schools, but most of the ones we've...

October 05, 2013

Questions abound as more horror stories emerge from New Bethany Home for Girls and Boys in Arcadia and Longstreet

You also need to read Jo Wright's comments. She is one of Ford's victims; the...

October 03, 2013

Religious exemption at some Florida children’s homes shields prying eyes

Excerpts from a Tampa Bay Times article, by Alexandra Zayas, October 26, 2012. Read it in full,...

October 02, 2013

Neil Riser campaign worker linked to defunct church girls’ home, accusations of sexual abuse by father-in-law minister

In America, there was a string of "Christian" (I use the term loosely) reform homes,...

October 02, 2013

Christian reform homes: An introduction

There's a trend I've long noticed on this blog: Articles which involve creationism and/or fundamentalists...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

Kidnapped for Christ

If you've read Cat Givens' harrowing guest post for this blog, The Dogma That Followed Me...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

A step-by-step guide to beating children, by ACE

Last week, I finally got my hands on something I've been trying to get for...

August 2012

August 17, 2012

Vlog: When I was a Creationist

Another scary vlog to show you today. My slight concern with this vlog is that...

August 03, 2012

Top 3 ACE School of Tomorrow Survivor Stories

I've spent a lot of time digging up ACE survivor stories on the net. These...

July 2012

July 20, 2012

Psychological Abuse, Torture, and Other Fun Bedtime Stories

One thing has become obvious since I started this blog: I got off lightly. I...

July 10, 2012

Physical Abuse in Fundamentalist Schools

Today I am guest blogger at Bruce Gerencser's The Way Forward blog. I'm writing about...

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