Review: I Fired God: My Life Inside–and Escape from–the Secret World of the Independent Fundamental Baptist Cult by Jocelyn Zichterman

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I Fired God

by Calulu When I first received this book I chuckled over the title, “I Fired God” because it seemed both humorous and sacrilegious at the same time. Firing God? How is it even possible? I quickly found out that the author should have fired her IFB God much sooner. Before reading “I Fired God” my [...]

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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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Quoting Quiverfull: Mom Has Her Jobs When Not Wacked Out On Psychoactive Drugs?

May 2, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Mary Pride of Homeschool World in “Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy” Traditional Christian cultures understood this quite well. Mom had her jobs, and Dad had his. If Dad tried to meddle in Mom’s work, she would shoo him away.

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Quoting Quiverfull: Addicted to Counseling?

May 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Bart Janz of Holly Ridge Baptist Church from the sermon “When Men Don’t, Women Do” 2007 We are addicted to counseling in America today and we’ve got to get over it. Do you know why we’re addicted to counseling, because you’re not reading your Bibles, that’s why. Comments open below

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Quoting Quiverfull: Psychiatric Drugs Witchcraft?

April 8, 2013 By 12 Comments
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by Coach Dave Daubenmire of Pass The Salt Ministries Do the adults realize that the word pharmacology is derived from the Greek word “pharmakeia” which is translated as “sorcery.” Adam Lanza took “meds.” Millions of mostly-little boys do. Is it possible that pharmacology alters the natural balance of the soul and spirit? “Come on Coach,”

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