Does Evangelical Christianity Cause Emotional Damage? Part 1

February 26, 2013 By 10 Comments
KneelingAtTheCross

by Bruce Gerencser Evangelical Christianity teaches that humans are, by nature, sinners. Humans do not become sinners, they are sinners. Humans are born with a sin nature. From the very moment they come into this world they are sinners. This is the lot of

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Quoting Quiverfull: Protecting The Sanctuary?

February 26, 2013 By 7 Comments
Quoting

by Doug Wilson in his book “For a Glory and a Covering” page 48 “A husband must also be vigilant to protect his wife from spiritual harm. This is what Adam failed to do in the garden, and what Jesus faithfully did for us. A priest is one who guards and protects the sanctuary, and [...]

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I’m Coming Out

February 25, 2013 By 6 Comments
beating

by Cindy Foster Ok.  I am finally coming out! I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time.  It won’t be much of a surprise to many of you since I have posted links to articles

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Quoting Quiverfull: Is Insurance Sin?

February 25, 2013 By 16 Comments
Quoting

by Jonathan Lindvall at Bold Christian Living What particularly struck me the other day was the principle of surety. Is insurance surety? Proverbs 11:15 says, “He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being

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Love

February 24, 2013 By 7 Comments
god-is-love

by Samantha After my family left our fundamentalist cult, and my life turned upside down –many of the things I’d been told were “true” started unraveling. I started seeing patches of my life, of the way I had been taught to think, were hideously wrong

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