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April 2013

April 20, 2013

Sexism, Judgment Day and Forgetting as a Survival Skill

Sometimes, my mind goes through a litany of abuse that I can't stop. From my...

April 02, 2013

Daughter of the Patriarchy, epilogue: What does leaving fundamentalism look like?

Occasionally, I get asked whether or not I ever actually left my old fundamentalist church....

January 2013

January 02, 2013

We thought modesty made us timeless

I grew up wearing "holiness." I'll wait for a moment so you can finish making jokes....

December 2012

December 14, 2012

Columbine, martyrs, and growing up NRA at the end of the world

This morning, a deranged attacker opened fire in a Connecticut school, killing tens of children...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

I Voted! (Suck it, Mr. Branham.)

Growing up fundamentalist, I was reminded on a near monthly basis that I shouldn't be...

September 2012

September 09, 2012

Nature’s God

I'm often asked what I believe now, and I often answer that I'm blissfully uncommitted....

August 2012

August 22, 2012

On Identity and Political Christianity

When I was growing up, I believed our church to be mostly apolitical. This was...

May 2012

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 18, 2012

Joseph Branham’s Reactionary Letter

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

May 15, 2012

“Prediction” vs. “Prophecy”: Nitpicking to Salvage a Lie

In the WHAS11 News coverage of William Branham and the Message, they aired a video...

May 14, 2012

The WHAS11 Louisville News story on William Branham and the Message: a review

I am very impressed with Mr. Wasler's coverage of the Message on WHAS11. It could...

May 14, 2012

Breaking: William Branham on the news

A friend just sent me a link to WHAS11 News, a Louisville program airing a...

May 13, 2012

Christian Zionism and the Holocaust

My church was obsessed with Israel. We believed that Israel becoming a state in 1948...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Contradictions: Who’s the Visual-est of Them All?

Fundamentalists argue that women should dress conservatively because men are visual. This is supposedly something...

November 2011

November 14, 2011

From Holy Days to Happiness

I've been having great fun with the holidays this year. I made a Halloween costume....

September 2011

September 16, 2011

A Historical Puzzle: Branham, the Apostles, and Vision Forum

Message of the Hour believers claim that William Branham was the last of seven prophets...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

Reading Recommendation: A Logical Refutation of Branham’s Message

I received an email today from Nathan Rivera, a former believer who was born and...

May 19, 2011

It’s (not really) the end of the world as we know it (again)

The internet is abuzz with the fact that tomorrow is evidently going to be the...

April 2011

April 21, 2011

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn…

What makes people believe the Message? What makes them keep believing even when it's become...

December 2010

December 22, 2010

NLQ series update

Another installment of my (Sierra's) story is now posted at No Longer Quivering: Daughter of...

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