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January 2021

January 06, 2021

“So Your Problem with Christianity is the Jesus Parts?”

I'll stop now, but again, I'm trying to figure out what Bible Kelly is reading,...

January 04, 2021

The “Man Code”

Um. You guys. This happened. Yes, right-wing radio host Jesse Kelly really wrote that....

November 2020

November 02, 2020

Lindsey Graham: There Is Only a Place for Women Who Follow Traditional Family Structures

Anyone claiming that conservatives can't be sexist because they appointed a woman to the Supreme Court...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

What do evangelicals and Nazis have in common?

If your imagery and messaging can be turned into Nazi imagery and messaging by tweaking only a...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

Evangelicals Don’t Do Opposite-Gender Friendships (Here’s Why)

If you spend much time reading evangelical literature---and I have---you'll find that evangelicals cannot talk...

September 17, 2020

Manly Men of the Bible

Biblical manhood, to many evangelicals, means not what men actually did in the Bible (a la David),...

August 2020

August 17, 2020

Jerry Falwell Jr. and the Evangelical Playbook for Wealthy Well-Connected White Men

Jerry Falwell Jr. was in a position of power because of nepotism, and nepotism alone....

August 11, 2020

A Patriarchal Blogger, Nakedness, and the Goddess Hera

I Peter 3:3 does not say don't put clothes on. It says don't put sexy clothes on. It's...

August 10, 2020

“What kind of man wants to have sex with his mother?”

In modern America, wives are expected to be managers. Unpaid managers. Wives are expected to...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Do Face Masks Violate Evangelical Anti-Modesty Standards for Men?

It's funny how twitter feeds can prompt certain connections---connections that might not otherwise have been...

June 29, 2020

Patriarchal Blogger Doesn’t Understand Employment

Patriarchal blogger Lori Alexander recently wrote a blog post about a comment that she received...

May 2020

May 05, 2020

Patriarchal blogger: Women are now happy at home!

Many women would rather stretch themselves and try to do everything than wheedle a husband...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

Why It’s Unproductive to Frame PMS as a “Fight with the Flesh”

I don't know how much of our understanding of PMS-induced mood swings is based in...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Someone Is Missing from This Table…

Ya'll. It's 2020. That's why we get to see pictures like these. Do you notice...

January 08, 2020

“Make Women Great Again” Conference Promises Women “Unlimited” Babies

What the hell is this?! Say what now? Is this "Make Women Great Again" conference...

November 2019

November 18, 2019

On Answers in Genesis’ Woefully Misplaced Priorities

But no! Answers in Genesis isn't concerned about ensuring that world policies relative to population...

August 2019

August 26, 2019

How Lara Spencer’s Laughter Limits Boys

Spencer's laughter---and that of other women like her---serves to constrain boys' choices, to keep them...

August 05, 2019

All the Christian Martyrs — I Mean Mothers

In evangelical circles, fathers are expected to be involved with their children and are considered...

June 2019

June 06, 2019

It turns out the Bible is not so clear as all that

The problem with fundamentalism is that it takes words written in a different language in...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Learned Helplessness

If a woman believes she is soft, trusting, and nurturing---and gullible---guess what? She probably will...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Marie Kondo Has Made Homemakers of Us All

I almost spit out my drink earlier this week when I read a headline on...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance and Evangelicalism

By this point you can perhaps see why I become frustrated when people suggest that...

October 10, 2018

Men Are Wired That Way, and Other Things Conservative Women Believe about Harassment

A recent Harper's Bazaar article bore the headline "Why Conservative Women Are Ok with Harassment."...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Why Do Women Stay? For Many Reasons.

Evangelical teachings about gender roles offer women who stay home with their children a way...

September 11, 2018

Work, Home, and the World of Proverbs 31

Do you know what I think? I think that culture shapes religion as much as...

July 2018

July 23, 2018

I was a debt-free virgin without tattoos, but Lori Alexander still wouldn’t have approved

For Lori, it's not actually about staying debt free. If it were, she would advise...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Some Thoughts on Gender, Toxic Masculinity, and Role Models

We need heroes of every gender who embody a variety of characteristics---nurturing and caring, assertiveness...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

The Appeal of a Well-Tailored Suit

What would it look like for men like Gallups and Shoesmith to take men's clothing...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

On the Self-Worth of Evangelical Girls

I appreciate Stetzer's concern about the negative effect our society's emphasis on beauty has on...

August 2017

August 15, 2017

Protestant Masculinity and Catholic Female Space

Because the Catholic Church only allows male priests, and because its leadership is dominated by...