Quoting Quiverfull: What is Betrothal?

March 22, 2013 By 18 Comments
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by Jonathan Lindvall at Bold Christian Living In the story of Christ s birth we have an interesting illustration of the practice of betrothal. Joseph was deliberating what he should do with Mary, his betrothed wife, having learned

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Jack Schaap Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison

March 20, 2013 By 17 Comments
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Guessing that all those identical letters from IFB Schaap followers didn’t help him much after the FBI called them  “ Sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” in the sentencing memorandum. Apparently the federal sentencing guidelines

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Personal Values and Quiverfull Social Guilt

March 20, 2013 By 5 Comments
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by Becoming Worldly So I’ve been thinking a lot about guilt and shame lately. I think they are important components used to control people’s actions, particularly in the kind of movement I grew up in. I’m sure lots of people have more

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Homeschoolers Anonymous

March 19, 2013 By 2 Comments
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We’re excited to take part in a new community, Homeschoolers Anonymous, a venture put together by some of our bloggers joining together with others who’ve experienced abuse during their homeschooled years. Here is more information from Homeschoolers Anonymous! Former homeschoolers rally against abuse March 16, 2013 A group of former homeschoolers

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Quoting Quiverfull: Raising Kids the World Will Hate?

March 19, 2013 By 14 Comments
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by Adam Griffin of  The Village Church Flower Mound “Raising Kids the World Will Hate” Trigger warning – This is one with the type of abusive views that might trigger some. I have a strong, and certainly not uncommon, desire for my child to be validated by the love

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