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November 2017

November 28, 2017

Don’t Unload your Spiritual Baggage on your Children

A new baby brings us such hope. They are so pure, their slate so clean,...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Training for Motherhood: Learning to Be Invisible

It’s no secret that most fundamentalists place a strong emphasis on complementary gender roles –...

October 04, 2017

My Grandfather Was Racist, and I Loved Him

My grandfather used to take us fishing on his speedboat and buy big sacks of...

October 02, 2017

When Your Christian Family is Not Perfect

The Perfect Christian Family You know the one, Dad is a well respected elder in...

September 2017

September 25, 2017

If Trump Swears, Can the Children?

Donald Trump called for NFL league owners to fire any “son of a bitch” who...

September 20, 2017

6 Ways Fundamentalists Need to Grow up

Fundamentalism shows a lack of development-- here are 6 ways it needs to grow up.

September 14, 2017

How Children Rescue Us From Fundamentalism

I have decided that what makes fundamentalism so vile is not that it perpetuates bigotry...

September 13, 2017

A Parenting Shift From Fear to Love

An excerpt from the book Adopting Grace: A Parenting Journey from Fear to Freedom As...

September 12, 2017

Five FAQs – Parenting While Deconstructing

Deconstructing, disillusionment, faith shifting—these are all terms to describe the tumultuous process through which we...

September 08, 2017

My Daughter Loves Jesus. Is That Okay?

Anonymous asks, My 7yo daughter loves Jesus a LOT, and to be honest, I'm not...

September 06, 2017

No, John Piper, Kids Do Not Delight to Fear Dads

“Kids delight to fear good Dads," a sermon by John Piper. It has long been established...

September 05, 2017

Back to School and Child Shaming

Of course, parents love their kids. But are viral rants, memes and jokes about their...

September 01, 2017

Break the Cycle: Spiritual Abuse and the Conversion of Children

I’m in a tiny, sleepy Indiana town. It's 1984. It's where I was born, where...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

7 Spiritual Child Protection Policies

Not everyone who grew up in fundamentalism become indoctrinated. Some are natural born dissenters, pushing...

August 21, 2017

How I’m Raising My Son a Feminist

This morning, I drove my children to their bus stop wearing my Wonder Woman headband....

August 16, 2017

Should I Have a Kid?

“Did you always know that you wanted to be a parent?” A few weeks ago...

August 15, 2017

Parenting with Shifting Faith – Kathy Escobar

"When you read the Bible, you are wondering how in the (expletive) am I supposed...

August 14, 2017

Six Problematic Christian Parenting Phrases

If you grew up Christian, or even outside of Christian subculture, you may have heard...

August 08, 2017

Help! My Child Got “Saved” at VBS

Stacy asks: Help! My 9 year old daughter was "saved" at a VBS tonight that...

August 03, 2017

What if My Child Becomes an Atheist?

“What will happen to the faith of the next generation if we criticize and interrogate...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Don’t Recruit Your Children for Culture Wars

Left vs. Right. Liberal vs. Conservative. Gay Rights vs. Religious Liberty. Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life. Evolution...

July 26, 2017

The Prodigal Mom

I am thirty-three years old. I am holding my baby. I have come to worship....

July 24, 2017

Raising Children Without the Evangelical Savior Complex

“People need the Lord ~~” I can’t tell you when I first heard this emotionally...

July 19, 2017

Teen Vogue, Anal Sex, and the Christian Response

I started following Teen Vogue back in the fall, when it first became clear that...

July 17, 2017

I Miss Pride Month

I miss PRIDE Month already. I miss Facebook’s rainbow emoji’s, the vibrant colors and encouraging...

July 07, 2017

Family Drama, Bad Religion, and Shit Happens

Family life is unruly. And I’m not just talking about the teenager’s bedroom, I’m referring...

July 02, 2017

Don’t Ask Your Child to Forgive

Growing up fundamentalist, forgiveness was an indispensable part of Christian life. Embedded in the gospel...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

VBS Alternatives for UnFundy Parents

Summer is upon us. For parents, this means day camps, pool days, and for church...

June 23, 2017

Parenting Without Spanking

In two recent posts, I took issue with the practice of corporal punishment against children....

June 21, 2017

Is it Possible to Maintain Healthy Relationships with Fundamentalist Family?

E asks, Hello, Cindy! I was hoping to receive some advice regarding creating and maintaining...

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