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January 2016

January 21, 2016

Demons and the Consequences of Feeding Children’s Fears

So, demons. I've written on this topic before, but it's been a while, and when...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

“Daddy, Is the Devil Real?” A Response

A reader recently sent me a post from a blog on the progressive Christian channel...

June 2014

June 15, 2014

What’s More Terrifying than Left Behind?

I remember the movie very clearly. We watched it some church event or other, which...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

I Am Not a Child

I'm really not completely sure how to fix this, but watching Hillary made me realize...

February 2013

February 13, 2013

Growing Up Evangelical at the End of the World

"Dad, when do you think the rapture will happen?" "Oh, probably in the next five...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

The Purity Culture and Trust

I'm afraid I rather made my husband Sean miserable during our engagement and early marriage....

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Fear and the Fundamentalist Child

Today is Halloween. Sally is giddy with excitement. I'm taking her trick-or-treating this evening, and...

October 01, 2012

“This is the most important election of all time!” (again)

If you listen to leaders on the Right it sounds like this election is the...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

The UN, the Antichrist, and a Global Takeover

Fred Clark of The Slactivist recently put up a post about how evangelicals' beliefs about...

August 25, 2012

The Mark of the Beast

Evangelicals in a school district in Louisiana are objecting to a palm scanner that kids...

August 16, 2012

The Purity Culture and “Lust”

Growing up, "lust" was a big no no. No lusting allowed! Absolutely none! Lust was...

June 2012

June 23, 2012

Courtship, Part 3: They Said He Would Leave Me

The whole reason I was sold on the idea of participating in a parent-guided courtship...

June 19, 2012

In which Sally masters grace and I relax

As you may have noticed, I can sometimes be a bit angsty about raising my...

June 09, 2012

Heritage Defense: An HSLDA for the Family

I just today found out about something called Heritage Defense. Do you remember what I...

June 06, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Struggling with Questions

What did you struggle with most when you were in the midst of questioning and

June 05, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Asking the First Question

What first made you question the beliefs you were raised with? Was this initial questioning...

May 2012

May 24, 2012

Christian Patriarchy: Fear, fear, FEAR

I keep meaning to write a post or two about why I would have been...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

I’m still scared of public schools

I realized something the other day. I'm still scared of public schools. I'm not talking...

April 17, 2012

Oh the Dangers of Daycare!

I grew up being taught that daycare was the place where selfish moms go to...

April 07, 2012

“I don’t like those loud voices”: Children and Demons

"Mommy, I don't like those loud voices." I turned to my daughter, sitting in her car-seat behind...

March 2012

March 17, 2012

“There’s something I need to talk to you about”

When someone says "there's something I need to talk to you about" to me, my...

March 16, 2012

Next they’ll come for our Bibles!

The Friendly Atheist recently posted a story about the rise of unregulated faith-based daycares in...

March 13, 2012

HSLDA, the CPS, and fear: Quick, kids – hide!

I grew up afraid of the CPS (Child Protective Services). My parents carefully instructed us...

March 10, 2012

Authoritarian Parenting and Adult Children

This is part of a series in which I am re-posting a number of posts...

March 10, 2012

Spanking, Fear, and Privileging Obedience

This is part of a series in which I am re-posting a number of posts...

March 09, 2012

“For your own good”: The insidiousness of spanking

This is part of a series in which I am re-posting a number of posts...

March 04, 2012

I used to think aliens were demons, and other musings

Growing up, I was taught that there was no possibility that there was actual extraterrestrial life out...

March 03, 2012

How the purity culture made me afraid of men

Growing up, I was taught that there was one thing guys my age would want...

March 02, 2012

Salvation Anxiety and the Unforgivable Sin

There's one thing that always used to bother me as an evangelical. Well, there are...

March 01, 2012

Tarot Cards and Me

This is a slightly edited repost from last summer that I thought my readers might...