I’m Coming Out

February 25, 2013 By 6 Comments
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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: Do Parents Destroy Children Without Trying?

February 21, 2013 By 11 Comments
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by Michael Pearl of ‘No Greater Joy’ Six Ways Parents Destroy Their Children Without Trying – December 14, 2012 God promises, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Parents,

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Standing Up to Spiritual Abusers via Social Media Today #WhoWouldJesusSue

February 21, 2013 By 4 Comments
WhoWouldJesusSue

by Vyckie Garrison Survivors of spiritual abuse are making a push today to call attention to the outrageous tactics employed by pastors and other religious leaders to silence their victims – specifically, we’re calling attention to Calvary Chapel pastor Bob Grenier’s lawsuit against his adult stepson, Alex Grenier who came forward to report that he was physically abused [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Chastening Children

February 20, 2013 By 16 Comments

Quiverfull leader, Jonathan Lindvall’s “consistent chastening sequence” … guaranteed to make every instance of “biblical discipline” last an hour or more. ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Step #1: Immediately Send Them to Privacy Step #2: Require a Confession

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Corporal Punishment and The End of The Red Stick

February 19, 2013 By 9 Comments
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by Becoming Worldly This picture could be anybody’s little sister blindfolded and hitting a piñata at her Dad’s house for another sibling’s birthday. But it isn’t. It’s my little sister. She lives in a different world than I did. One with her own bedroom and court-ordered visitation and Christmas presents from a kind stepmother. She [...]

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