About Suzanne Calulu

Vision Forum & Defending Parental Rights at the Expense of Children

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Calulu It seems that HSLDA isn’t the only weapon in the evangelical world against the wicked world supposedly persecuting them. This morning as I was reading through Doug Phillips of Vision Forum’s blog, dodging the pleas for money and the ads for all the crap Vision Forum sells,

Filed Under: Accountability, Announcements, Atheists, Bible Interpretation, Biblical Chastisement, Biblical Culture, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Biblical Science, Big Happy Family Vision, Blaming the victim, Botkin Syndrome, Boundaries, Bounded Choice, Child Abuse, Child Protective Services, Child Training, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Complimentarianism, Confession, Control, Controlling Emotions & being cheerful always, Dangerous People, Demanding Abuse Answer from HSLDA, Demonic Influences, Demons everywhere, Dominionism / Christian Reconstruction, Doug Phillips, Drinking the Koolaid, Elitism, Emotions, Father Worship, Fear Based Theology, Fear of Government, Fear of Hell, Fear tactics, Feminists, Formulaic Religion, Fruit of the Spirit, Fundamentalism, Heritage Defense, Homeschool, Honoring Parents, Hot Topics, HSLDA, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Isolation, Issues, Judgementalism, Learned Helplessness, Legalism, Maintaining Appearances, Male Headship, Mandatory Happiness, Manipulation, Markers of a Cult, Marketing "Biblical Family Values", Mental / Emotional Health, Must Read! ~ NLQ Readers Choice ..., Mutuality, NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, No Spank Parents, Non-Evangelical Christians, Old Paths, Other Religions, Parentification of Children, Patriarchy, Perfectionism, Personal Autonomy, Public Schools, Quiverfull, Quiverfull & the Bible, Quiverfull Counterculture, Quiverfull Discernment, Quiverfull in the News, Quiverfull Leaders, Quiverfull Ministries, Quiverfull Topics, Recovering from Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma Syndrome, SASBN, Self-Abnegation / Martydom, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, Spiritual Issues, The "Rod", The Godly Woman, The Myth of Teenage Rebellion, The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network, Vision Forum (Doug Phillips), ¼ Inch Plumbing Supply Line Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment

Learning The Words: Introduction and Request For Guest Posts

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Samantha During my first two years in college, I had to take courses in musical theory. I sat in a room full of people who had a hard time picking up on things like V-7 chords, borrowing, figured bass, the circle of fifths, chord progressions…

Filed Under: Announcements, Atheists, Biblical Chastisement, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Big Happy Family Vision, Botkin Syndrome, Boundaries, Bounded Choice, Child Training, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Confession, Control, Controlling Emotions & being cheerful always, Demonic Influences, Drinking the Koolaid, Emotions, Father Worship, Fear of Hell, Feminists, Formulaic Religion, Friendships with Christians, Fruit of the Spirit, Fundamentalism, Group Think, Homeschool, Honoring Parents, How Did I Get In This Mess?, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Isolation, Issues, J.O.Y (Self Denial), Judgementalism, Learned Helplessness, Legalism, Life Stories, Like-Minded Fellowship, Maintaining Appearances, Mandatory Happiness, Markers of a Cult, Mental / Emotional Health, Must Read! ~ NLQ Readers Choice ..., NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, NLQ Stories, Non-Evangelical Christians, Other Religions, Patriarchy, Personal Autonomy, Quiverfull, Quiverfull Counterculture, Quiverfull Discernment, Quiverfull Topics, Recovering from Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma Syndrome, Samantha, SASBN, Self Esteem, Self-Abnegation / Martydom, Self-Righteousness, Sheltering Children, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, Spiritual Issues, Submission, Teen Missions, The Godly Woman, The Myth of Teenage Rebellion, The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment

Quoting Quiverfull: Explaining Oklahoma’s Tragedy?

May 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Jay Younts of Shepherd Press from “Mommy, will a tornado come to our house?” Your children may have questions about the destructive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma this past Monday.  Your answer to these questions will impact the way your children think about God.

Filed Under: Accountability, Atheists, Bible Interpretation, Biblical Culture, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Big Happy Family Vision, Blaming the victim, Botkin Syndrome, Child Training, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Confession, Control, Controlling Emotions & being cheerful always, Cultural vs. Normative, Demonic Influences, Dominionism / Christian Reconstruction, Drinking the Koolaid, Elitism, Father Worship, Fear Based Theology, Fear of Hell, Fear tactics, Formulaic Religion, Fruit of the Spirit, Fundamentalism, Group Think, Honoring Parents, Hot Topics, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Isolation, Issues, Judgementalism, Legalism, Markers of a Cult, Mental / Emotional Health, More from NLQ ..., NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, Non-Evangelical Christians, Oklahoma Tornado, Patriarchy, Perfectionism, Quiverfull, Quiverfull & the Bible, Quiverfull Counterculture, Quiverfull Discernment, Quiverfull in the News, Quiverfull Ministries, Quiverfull Topics, Quoting Quiverfull, Religious Trauma Syndrome, Self-Righteousness, Sheltering Children, Shepherds Press, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Issues, Using Scripture to support narrow worldview Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment

Bill Gothard has negatively affected my life: Part 2

May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Shadow Spring My twin sister flopped down on her bed, a dreamy look on her face. She was clutching a beautiful down parka to her chest, hugging it like a teddy bear. I sat tentatively on the edge of the bed, swinging my feet that were snugly encased in my new leather boots

Filed Under: A Woman's Choice, Accountability, Advance Training Institute (ATI) / Institution for Basic Life Principles (IBLP) (Bill Gothard), Alienation, Atheists, Biblical Chastisement, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Big Happy Family Vision, Bill Gothard, Blaming the victim, Bounded Choice, Child Abuse, Child Training, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Confession, Control, Demonic Influences, Drinking the Koolaid, Elitism, Fear Based Theology, Fear of Hell, Fear tactics, Feminists, Formulaic Religion, Fundamentalism, Group Think, Honoring Parents, How Did I Get In This Mess?, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Issues, Judgementalism, Legalism, Life Stories, Mandatory Happiness, Manipulation, Markers of a Cult, Mental / Emotional Health, Motherhood, Must Read! ~ NLQ Readers Choice ..., NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, NLQ Stories, Non-Evangelical Christians, Overbearing Mothers, Patriarchy, Personal Autonomy, Quiverfull Counterculture, Quiverfull Discernment, Quiverfull Leaders, Quiverfull Ministries, Quiverfull Topics, Religious Trauma Syndrome, Self Esteem, Self-Righteousness, Shadow Spring, Shame, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, Spiritual Issues, Submission, The "Rod", The Godly Woman, The Myth of Teenage Rebellion Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment

Quoting Quiverfull: Who is to Blame For Tornadoes?

May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Today is a random list of various ministries and others laying the blame for the recent Oklahoma tornadoes to all sorts of things. Pat Robertson of “The 700 Club”

Filed Under: Accountability, Answers in Genesis - Ken Ham, Atheists, Believing Illness Caused By Stress or Not Being Right With God, Bible Interpretation, Biblical Culture, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Biblical Science, Big Happy Family Vision, Blaming the victim, CBN - Pat Robertson, Coercive Religious Groups (Cults), Confession, Control, Demonic Influences, Demons everywhere, Drinking the Koolaid, Elitism, Father Worship, Fear Based Theology, Fear of Government, Fear of Hell, Fear tactics, Formulaic Religion, Fred Phelps, Group Think, Isolation, Issues, Jennie Chancey, Judgementalism, Ken Ham, Kobayashi Maru ~ The No-Win Scenario, Ladies Against Feminism, Ladies Against Feminism by Mrs. Lydia Sherman and Mrs. Jennie Chancey, Legalism, LGBT, Markers of a Cult, Mental / Emotional Health, More from NLQ ..., NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, Oklahoma Tornado, Old Paths, Other Religions, Pat Robertson, Quiverfull, Quiverfull & the Bible, Quiverfull Counterculture, Quiverfull Discernment, Quiverfull Leaders, Quiverfull Ministries, Quiverfull Topics, Quoting Quiverfull, Religious Trauma Syndrome, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Issues, Using Scripture to support narrow worldview, Westboro Baptist Church - WBC Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment