Mama’s Choice – Part 1: For the Bible Tells Me So

September 20, 2012 By 4 Comments
What does the bible say about birth contol?

by Vyckie Garrison  Get out a concordance (or search online) and look up the words “contraception,” “birth control,” “condoms,” “the pill,” “natural family planning,” “sterilization,” … no results? That’s because the bible does not directly address the topic of birth control. Do a Google search for “the bible and birth control,” and you might be [...]

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Mama’s Choice … Whose Choice?

September 17, 2012 By 28 Comments
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by Vyckie Garrison “A Woman’s Choice” is a central issue in contemporary American culture, religion, and politics. Our society values Choice as an imperative freedom. Although “liberated” women would never personally choose to forego birth control in favor of welcoming each and every pregnancy as an unmitigated blessing from God, and even though privately feminists [...]

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Ann Romney’s Gendered Martyrdom: Women and Children First?

August 31, 2012 By 56 Comments

by Sierra Ann Romney cooking – you know, like she has to. Because she’s a lady. Credit isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’m not talking about your credit score or the plastic in your wallet. I’m talking about public accolades. I’m talking about the river of molten gold that comes out of the [...]

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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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My mom is going back to school!

August 18, 2012 By 2 Comments

by Sierra (Editors note: Thank you NLQ readership for your part in making this happen! ) Some of you may remember this post, in which I described the frustration of discovering that a clerical error had cost my mom her chance to go back to school for her bachelor’s degree. Leaving for school and realizing [...]

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