About Cindy Brandt

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Cindy Brandt writes about faith in the irreverent, miracles in the ordinary, and beauty in the margins. She is more interested in being evangelized than evangelizing, a social justice Christian, and a feminist. She blogs at cindywords.com, tapping words out from the 33rd floor of a high rise in Taiwan, where she lives with her husband, two children, and a miniature Yorkie. Her first book is Outside In: Ten Christian Voices We Can't Ignore. She is the founder of Unfundamentalist Parenting blog, Raising Children Unfundamentalist Facebook Group, and is working on her second book which will be about parenting.

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Don't Unload your Spiritual Baggage on your Children

A new baby brings us such hope. They are so pure, their... read more

When Your Christian Family is Not Perfect

The Perfect Christian Family You know the one, Dad is a well... read more

If Trump Swears, Can the Children?

Donald Trump called for NFL league owners to fire any “son of... read more

6 Ways Fundamentalists Need to Grow up

Fundamentalism shows a lack of development-- here are 6 ways it needs... read more

How Children Rescue Us From Fundamentalism

I have decided that what makes fundamentalism so vile is not that... read more

Five FAQs - Parenting While Deconstructing

Deconstructing, disillusionment, faith shifting—these are all terms to describe the tumultuous process... read more

My Daughter Loves Jesus. Is That Okay?

Anonymous asks, My 7yo daughter loves Jesus a LOT, and to be... read more

Back to School and Child Shaming

Of course, parents love their kids. But are viral rants, memes and... read more

7 Spiritual Child Protection Policies

Not everyone who grew up in fundamentalism become indoctrinated. Some are natural... read more

How I'm Raising My Son a Feminist

This morning, I drove my children to their bus stop wearing my... read more

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