NLQ FAQ Revisited: How can I help my “Quiverfull” friend?

August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Vyckie   Q: How can I help my “Quiverfull” friend? I have a good friend who is really into the quiverfull/patriarchy lifestyle. She is always careful to appear cheerful and happy with her family life, but I have often suspected that things are not quite as rosy as she wants everyone to believe. After [...]

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Biology 101 Anyone?

August 20, 2012 By 23 Comments
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by Calulu When I first read the headline this weekend I was incredulous. I sat there dumb founded just staring at the screen, not believing what I was reading, this newest cannon volley that is the  war on women and women’s reproductive rights. Sadly it wasn’t a joke. This is what I saw – Republican [...]

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Millipede Part 22

August 19, 2012 By 6 Comments

by Millipede Amidst all the craziness with the alcohol, there was yet another worrying development which had crept up. As I mentioned before, my marriage had developed two fronts;one being my husband’s self destructive propensities and the second which came later, that being his embrace of religious Patriarchy. The booze crisis came in with a [...]

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The Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Authoritarian Religion

August 17, 2012 By 13 Comments

by Bruce Gerencser (Cross posted from Bruce’s blog The Way Forward) Over the past few years I have met countless people who have escaped authoritarian religions like the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) church movement or your every day garden variety Evangelical church. Authoritarian ecclesiastical structures and authoritarian pastors dominate the lives of those who come [...]

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Newslinks – August 16,2012

August 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Lots happening around the blogosphere so every Thursday I’ll be posting links to the most interesting or intriguing news in the world concerning NLQ. Turns out that the sixteen year old girl Jack Schaap stands accused of abusing was also a student at Hyles-Anderson College. Looks like the majority of the First Baptist Church of [...]

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