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June 2013

June 15, 2013

Vision Forum and “Historical Revisionism”

American history today isn't what it once was. There was a time when American history...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

A New York Times Op-Ed on Illegal Abortion

Last week the New York Times published an op-ed on the history and reality of...

January 17, 2013

Jane Austen, Mr. Collins, and Rape Culture

What we call "rape culture" is nothing new, and its roots go deep. The "no...

January 16, 2013

Removing the Romance from Pride and Prejudice

As the leaders of Christian homeschool movement embrace the (supposedly) virtuous past as a contrast...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

The Newton Shooting and the Roman Empire

During the Crisis of the Third Century, many Romans came to believe that the growing...

December 15, 2012

“Legitimate Rape” and the Good Men Project

By now you have probably heard about the Good Men Project's recent putting its foot...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Seven Recent Articles on Abortion Worth Reading

I have been impressed over the last week at the outpouring of interesting and thought-provoking...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Was Slavery a Good Thing? Examining Doug Wilson

It seems like just when we think something is settled and obvious - "slavery was...

October 09, 2012

Fixing the Relationship between Faith and Politics

What's right - and wrong - with the role of faith in politics today? In...

September 2012

September 03, 2012

The Merger: Evangelicalism and the GOP

Growing up, I knew there was a close alignment between my family's evangelical religion and...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

The Christian Homeschool Movement and Nostalgia

When I was eight or ten, my mom was really interested in finding a particular...

August 28, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: The Bible, Inerrancy, and Interpretation

In case you've missed it, there has been some excellent discussion of the Bible, inerrancy,...

August 27, 2012

Evangelicals Admit Confirmation Bias for David Barton

So you may remember that a few weeks ago Thomas Nelson pulled David Barton's book, The...

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...

August 10, 2012

David Barton’s The Jefferson Lies pulled by publisher

I wasn't going to write about this but I think I need to. I was...

April 2012

April 12, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: More on Vision Forum and Titanic

Julie Ingersoll is at it again, this time taking on Vision Forum's Titanic 100: International Centennial Event,...

March 2012

March 21, 2012

Vision Forum, the Titanic, and “Honor and Protection”

Doug Phillips of Vision Forum has just announced details for a celebration of the 100th...

March 18, 2012

Remembering the fights that were fought

One of the things I really loved about turning to feminism and embracing gender equality...

January 2012

January 25, 2012

A Fractured Church, Part 1

Fellow blogger Darcy recently wrote a post in which she chided her friends and family...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Founding father worship and gay marriage

Today I read this Romney quote on Blag Hag: "At the time the Constitution was...

December 08, 2011

Rick Perry’s Latest Ad

Commentary to follow, but first, the transcript: I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a...

October 2011

October 19, 2011

David Barton, Pseudohistorian

My parents were always big fans of David Barton and his organization, Wallbuilders. We actually...

October 15, 2011

Vision Forum and Titanic Worship

Vision Forum just sent out it's 2012 catalog. (Sidenote: I find it incredibly insidious that...

September 2011

September 21, 2011

Michael Pearl in 1831

Michael and Debi Pearl's child rearing methods are not new, but are rather a return...

September 20, 2011

Vision Forum: Fixing Problems by Turning Back the Clock

I've been doing some thinking about Vision Forum lately, and I've realized something. Vision Forum...

September 11, 2011

What I Learned in College

College was incredibly important for me. It gave me room to learn, grow, and try...

August 2011

August 17, 2011

A Transition in Motherhood

I'm thinking about starting a new series here on my blog consisting simply of snippits...