Millipede – Part 34 How Did I Get Here Part 5

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by Millipede The woman traveling the road to Patriarchy has a large pit in front of her. She doesn’t know it, although at this point in the game, she is starting to get little hints of the not so nice side of patriarchy. She’s finding out that she must give up rights, a few here [...]

I Voted! (Suck it, Mr. Branham.)

by Sierra I voted. Deal with it. Growing up fundamentalist, I was reminded on a near monthly basis that I shouldn’t be allowed to vote. It was inescapable. Central to the Message of the Hour theology was a set of seven prophecies by William Branham that were supposed to usher in the end of the [...]

Things I Have Learned Not to Fear

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by Kristen Rosser When I was a young Christian in charismatic evangelicalism (Assemblies of God, followed by Maranatha Campus Ministries), 2 Timothy 2:7 was frequently preached: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and a sound mind.” Other verses emphasized the point: “For ye have not received [...]

The Parenting Project: School & Parenting

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If you’d like to participate in the Parenting Project please take a look at the Introduction and Childhood Questions. Today’s questions deal with the way you were parented or disciplined during your school years and your parents interaction with the school rules. Were they on board with the ways in which your teachers tried to [...]

The Main Thing is to Keep the Mane Thing the Main Thing

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by Mari Within a few days of my youngest brother’s birth, my hair turned curly. I had had wavy hair since I actually got hair at about age 2-1/2, but as soon as little Timmy made his appearance, those waves turned into a full head of spiral curls. No, I didn’t get a perm.