The Gender Issue

January 30, 2013 By 3 Comments
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by Wendy Leifeld (Editor’s note: The link for this article came into my email box (thanks Frank!)  and while it was written & originally published back in 1992 it illustrates the same struggles over gender roles occurring in churches and in

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Unconditional Respect = Participation Trophies?

January 9, 2013 By 3 Comments
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by Love. Learning. Liberty. Growing up I always had a special attraction to World War II stories.  I was taught to lionize Corrie Ten Boom and others who stood up against the Nazis, risking their lives to protect others.  I fell in love with Dietrich Boenhoffer.  I read Alexander

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You can’t stop the reign of guns and patriarchy without talking about religion

December 21, 2012 By 10 Comments
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by Sierra Americans have come to expect certain conversations after public shooting incidents. It’s a stain on our national discourse that we have such a thing as a “generic” response to mass murder, but we all know what it is. Gun control and mental health are

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Quoting Quiverfull: Giving?

December 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
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QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let’s keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers

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Quoting Quiverfull: Men of Courage?

December 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
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QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let’s keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers

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