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October 2012

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 16, 2012

Libertarians, Welfare and Private Charities: Why Haven’t They?

I've written a little about the fact that my best friend in my teen years...

July 04, 2012

Libertarianism, Patriotism, and Starting Points: How I Apparently Became a Pinko Commie

I was seventeen when Ayn Rand captured the hearts of my best friend, Sven and...

July 04, 2012

Millennial Problems and What to Do About Them: Let’s Talk Economy

To date, I've received loads of (probably rhetorical) questions from readers of my millennial post,...

July 01, 2012

Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 2

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 1

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

June 29, 2012

Sexuality Project: Sex Education and the Body, Q. 7

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

June 28, 2012

Sexuality Project: Sex Education and the Body, Q. 6

This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...

June 22, 2012

The Incredible Helplessness of Men: Lust Edition, Epilogue

Following up my last post about the John Edwards and Rielle Hunter affair, have a...

June 21, 2012

Dear Evangelicals: Stop Talking about a “Culture of Death”

I am pro-choice. I don't revel in death. I don't advocate for it. I don't...

June 20, 2012

Modesty, Body Policing and Empowerment: The Hijab (Part Two)

Note: This is my second post in response to Nadiya Takolia's article in the Guardian....

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 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 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...

September 2010

September 11, 2010

The Eagle Scream

William Branham delivered nearly all of his messages in a bellowing, screaming voice. Message believers...

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