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September 2012

September 26, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Chryssie’s Story

"I don’t remember when my parents first came in contact with Bill Gothard, Michael/Debi Pearl...

September 24, 2012

Raised Evangelical: Kacy’s Story

"I was raised an Evangelical Baptist in the “Bible Belt.” The church we attended was...

September 21, 2012

CTBHHM: Michael Pearl’s Stamp of Approval

When evangelical or fundamentalist women like Debi Pearl write marriage advice manuals for good Christian...

September 10, 2012

Raised Evangelical: Angie’s Story

"I am Angie, a 24-year-old recent college graduate who is married. When I was around...

September 02, 2012

“Suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man”

The Friendly Atheist recently posted an the results of a survey on women in the church,...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Kiery’s Story

"My parents sort of came to Quiverfull beliefs on their own. When I was about...

August 18, 2012

Why I’m Glad I’m Not a Christian Feminist

There are plenty of amazing Christian feminists fighting for female equality within the church, but...

August 14, 2012

“Women and Children First”: An age-old anti-feminist myth

I've written a lot about Vision Forum, and about their fetishization of the Titanic, and this...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Anne’s Story

"I think my parents were first influenced by the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements back...

July 18, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Skarlet’s Story

"My parents were both christians before they got married, but after five years of attending...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Sierra’s Story

"I was not born into fundamentalism. My mother was an ordinary evangelical and my extended...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Sarah’s Story

"My parents were already slipping into PF/QF teachings by the time I was born. They...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Melissa’s Story

"When I was 5 my parents decided to homeschool me. At around age 8 some...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Mattie’s Story

"My parents consider themselves to be first-generation Christians. They were heavily influenced by Mary Pride...

June 29, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Lisa’s Story

"Both my parents grew up in moderate Christian families. They first got involved with the...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Libby Anne’s Story

"My parents were originally fairly ordinary evangelicals, but after they started homeschooling me (for practical,...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Latebloomer’s Story

"My parents have always been fairly traditional and conservative, but their participation in the local...

June 28, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Joe’s Story

"When I was seven, my parents divorced. This was 1987, the sort of peak to...

June 25, 2012

Science: It’s a girl thing?

No, just no. I appreciate the effort, but I'd like to think that we can...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: A Gendered Childhood

In what ways were boys and girls in your family expected to dress or act...

May 14, 2012

Raised Quiverfull: Siblings and Responsibilities

How many siblings did you grow up with? Did responsibilities in your family differ by...

April 2012

April 14, 2012

Legos and Gender

Like a lot of people, I am pretty horrified by Lego's new "Friends" line, which...

February 2012

February 11, 2012

Respect: I do not think it means what you think it means

I grew up hearing that men needed to "respect" women, and that one of the...

February 07, 2012

Abortion, “God’s Plan,” and “Selfish” Women

I've often said that when I was pro-life it was because I honestly believed the...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

The Problem with “Gender Roles”

Here is an excerpt from a comment recently posted by a reader going by the...

November 2011

November 15, 2011

Gender Blind Spots

Sometimes I think that being raised the way I was I notice things that others...

September 2011

September 25, 2011

Beautiful Girlhood v. Courageous Boyhood

Remember how I centered my story, The Beautiful Girlhood Doll, on Vision Forum's qualities of...

September 04, 2011

Men and Women in Christian Patriarchy: Masters and Slaves or Equals?

My parents always taught me that men and women were equal. Indeed, I was never...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

Hollywood Pay Gap

I came upon this article in The Guardian today and found it fascinating. It really...

August 03, 2011

Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls

I just came upon an excellent New York Times article,Hers: Why Boys Don't Play with...