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: Making Men Successful?

December 21, 2012 By 6 Comments

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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Fearing God at The End of the World

December 20, 2012 By 28 Comments
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“The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” ― Oswald Chambers by Vyckie Garrison Even though I’m 99.9% sure that December 21, 2012 is not the Last Day, I’m having an End of the World party at [...]

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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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