Adoptees: Human and Animal

May 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
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by Calulu A few weekends ago Vyckie forwarded to me a link from Mother Jones magazine involving a book written by Kathryn Joyce. Her new book is about the adopt craze among the evangelical churches and is titled “The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption”

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Mitt Romney Tells College Students To Fill Their Quivers

May 4, 2013 By 3 Comments

by Calulu Recently failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney showed up in my state to speak to the graduating class of Southern Virginia University.  Turns out that the school near Lynchburg

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Come To Jesus?

May 2, 2013 By 4 Comments
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…or How Not To Witness To An Atheist/Agnostic – by Calulu As I’ve said before I wasn’t raised Quiverfull or even as a fundamentalist or believer. Through the years I kept being subjected to people trying to witness to me, giving that old altar call, tap dancing towards salvation, come to Jesus sonny boy father [...]

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Jimmy Swaggart and Me

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Calulu Crossposted from My Cult Life Warning! Salty language & disrespecting of religious leaders ahead! When I was younger I worked for an air freight contractor that had contracts

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Preying on Those Most Vulnerable

April 15, 2013 By 32 Comments
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by Calulu Last week someone sent a link for a sect that calls itself “Biblical Families”. At first glance they seem like the usual patriarchal fundamentalist flavor of Christianity, like a thousand other versions of Christianity. In fact, this is how they describe themselves -

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