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June 2012

June 11, 2012

Fast Cars and Misogyny: How Girls are Prevented from Learning “Masculine” Skills

I recently read Teach Your Children to Succeed by Putting Obstacles in Their Way by Eric...

June 11, 2012

Survival Songs: U2, Walk On

When I got to college, the very first "worldly music" album I purchased was U2, All...

June 10, 2012

Rachel Held Evans: Is Patriarchy Really God’s Dream for the World?

Rachel Held Evans has just followed up the discussion linked in my last post with the literary...

June 09, 2012

Christian Patriarchy and Complementarianism: “Separate But Equal” Puts on Lipstick

Complementarianism is a lie. Yeah. It's fake. It doesn't exist. What does exist is patriarchy in...

June 08, 2012

A Pro-Life Rally that Kills Me Inside

Today, I walked past a rally to take away my rights. I walk past a...

June 08, 2012

Azizatu Nafsiha: Coming Into My Own

Saliha at Azizatu Nafsiha has begun to write a beautiful, thoughtful series about wrestling with faith and...

June 07, 2012

New Spiritual Abuse Survivor Network at No Longer Quivering

Over the past year, survivors of spiritual abuse have been slowly connecting with one another,...

June 06, 2012

Christian Fundamentalist Homophobia, Part Two: The Argument is in the Eyebrows

Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people...

June 04, 2012

Feminist Mormon Housewives: A gender identity story

Those who read Melissa's story at Permission to Live will probably be interested in this story,...

June 03, 2012

Funny Quote of the Day

Fundamentalists use the Bible the way a drunk uses a lamp post: always for support...

June 02, 2012

Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project: The Questions!

Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project If you are interested in participating in a blog series...

June 01, 2012

Modesty and False Empowerment

Wearing the hijab or dressing modestly (no low necklines and leaving miniskirts to models) can,...

June 01, 2012

Modesty, Body Policing and Rape Culture: Connecting the Dots

Definition: The “modesty doctrine” is the belief that women need to cover their bodies to prevent...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Permission to Live: A Church Where We Are More Than Just Queer

Melissa at Permission to Live has just written a beautiful post about her family's first...

May 30, 2012

Christian Fundamentalist Homophobia, Part One: Generalized Anxiety and Images of Depravity

Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people...

May 30, 2012

5 Phrases Christians Should Say More Often

Reluctant Xtian has written a follow-up to his previous post, which I linked here. 5...

May 29, 2012

5 Phrases Christians Shouldn’t Say

I just ran across the wonderful article below and heartily recommend it: Reluctant Xtian: 5...

May 28, 2012

Memorial Monday’s Massive Modesty Media Mention

I know, I know, I got carried away by the alliteration automobile. Here's a definition...

May 27, 2012

Christian Fundamentalist Homophobia: It Really Is About Fear (Introducing a New Series)

Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people...

May 26, 2012

Libby Anne: Raised Quiverfull Project

If you haven't checked out Libby Anne's "Raised Quiverfull" project yet, you're missing out! Raised...

May 26, 2012

Fundamentalist Aesthetics

Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. -1 Samuel 16:7 Clothes...

May 25, 2012

Quick Hits: Modesty, LGBTQ, and “Honoring” Women

A North Carolina pastor's anti-gay tirade has gone viral on youtube. He proposes sending all...

May 25, 2012

When Modesty Makes No Sense

Whenever I punish myself by reading evangelical-fundamentalist blog posts about modesty, I run into images...

May 24, 2012

The Last Name Project

From Two to One and The Feminist Mystique are co-hosting a series called The Last...

May 23, 2012

Oh, “Brother.”

When I was a kid, I had a really hard time with titles. I felt...

May 22, 2012

Group Identity and Child Abuse

A little while ago, Libby Anne wrote a great post called Sex Abuse, the First...

May 21, 2012

A recent article on Religion Dispatches takes on the question few people bother to ask...

May 21, 2012

Eagle Cry Radio Cries Some More

Joseph Branham's reactionary letter to the WHAS11 news story on William Branham and the Message...

May 20, 2012

Libby Anne: Christian Patriarchy and Bodily Ownership

(Note: This is cross-posted from Love, Joy, Feminism. The original is here.) By Libby Anne...

May 18, 2012

Joseph Branham’s Reactionary Letter

I was alerted to Joseph Branham's written response to the WHAS11 news story on his...

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