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April 2013
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....
December 2012
December 20, 2012
You can’t stop the reign of guns and patriarchy without talking about religion
Americans have come to expect certain conversations after public shooting incidents. It's a stain on...
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...
October 2012
October 24, 2012
Sexuality Project: Sex Education and the Body, Q. 2
The following is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. Read the previous...
October 20, 2012
Jeremy Lott, Rachel Held Evans, and Taboos in the Evangelical Christian Culture Industry
In the attempt to track down sales figures for the evangelical Christian marriage book market,...
August 2012
August 30, 2012
Ann Romney’s Gendered Martyrdom: “Women and Children First”?
Credit isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm not talking about your credit score...
July 2012
July 27, 2012
Doug Wilson Continues Attention-Seeking Rants Against Rachel Held Evans, Feminists
I blame Libby Anne for sharing this link and making me write despite my sore wrist!...
July 21, 2012
Misogynist Pastor Doug Wilson Continues Gaslighting His Critics
Gaslighting is a term derived from the 1944 film Gaslight. Here's an excerpt from the...
July 20, 2012
Femina has been lighting up like a Christmas tree since The Gospel Coalition blog post that...
July 19, 2012
Anybody remember these? A couple of people apparently found my blog using the following google...
July 19, 2012
Doug Wilson’s Daughters Defend Him by Attacking Rachel Held Evans
Them's Fightin' Words and Daddy Issues are the responses of Bekah and Rachel (Lizzie), daughters of Doug...
July 18, 2012
Sexuality Project: Life Outside the Bubble, Q. 2
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 16, 2012
Sexuality Project: Life Outside the Bubble, Q. 1
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 15, 2012
Sexuality Project: Questioning, Qs. 4 and 5
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 14, 2012
Sexuality Project: Questioning, Q. 3
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 13, 2012
Sexuality Project: Questioning, Q. 2
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 11, 2012
Sexuality Project: Questioning, Q. 1
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 09, 2012
Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 5
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 08, 2012
Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 3
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 06, 2012
Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 2
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 06, 2012
Wifely Submission and Honoring, Cherishing and Loving Your Wife as Your Own Body
Leaders of the Christian Patriarchy Movement and their disciples (minor pastors who covet their attention)...
July 05, 2012
Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 1
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 03, 2012
Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 4
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 02, 2012
Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 3
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
June 2012
June 23, 2012
Review: Pixar’s Brave is Braver Than it Looks
Pixar's Brave is every fairy tale and none of them. It's every trope and none of them....
June 21, 2012
The Incredible Helplessness of Men: Lust Edition
I just accidentally ran across this piece of weird voyeurism on the internet. (How I...
June 18, 2012
Sexuality and Spanking in Religious Fundamentalism: Two Projects to Join!
Sarah at Who I Am Without You is starting a project on the harmful effects...
June 17, 2012
Survival Songs: Of Verona, The Enemy
The following song was an incredible help to me during the worst of my conflict...
June 15, 2012
Modesty, Body Policing, and Empowerment: The Hijab (Part One)
The Guardian recently published an article by Nadiya Takolia titled "The hijab has liberated me from...
June 14, 2012
Christian Fundamentalist Homophobia, Part Three: Finding Unconditional Love Outside the Church
Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people...
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