I just don’t like Above Rubies magazine

October 25, 2012 By 14 Comments
Above Rubies Magazine

By Vyckie Garrison My bulk subscription to Above Rubies recently arrived in the mail. Even though I left my Quiverfull beliefs and lifestyle over five years ago, I never bothered to remove myself from Nancy Campbell’s mailing list – so periodically, I still receive five copies of the magazine which claims to be “Strengthening Families Across [...]

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Millipede Part 32 How Did I Get Here? Part 3

October 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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by Millipede In my case, the path started when I became involved in various “patriot” groups. Ironically, I was at first very careful to weed out the chauvinists and the misogynists. How women were viewed and treated was a make or break issue with me. My husband at the time was like most “average” guys [...]

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Why I Find Perverse Pleasure in the Sexual Peccadilloes of Evangelical Leaders

October 20, 2012 By 10 Comments

by Bruce Gerencser I am quite indifferent to the sexual peccadillos of others. What consenting adults do sexually is none of my business. I think so-called sexual “sins” like adultery and fornication find their foundation in the Bible and I reject the Bible as a moral or ethical standard. We are sexual creatures. Desiring to [...]

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Duggar Family Singing on the Campaign Trail of Todd Akin

October 19, 2012 By 5 Comments

Matthew 12:35 “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”  by Calulu  Today some of the more popular media outlets like Buzzfeed, finally picked up on the story that the holier than holy Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar family had started stumping for Todd Akin. They’ve been with Akin and others trying to [...]

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Evangelical Christian Marriage: Hawking the Product

October 18, 2012 By 9 Comments

by Sierra In evangelical Christian culture, marriage is a commodity. Marriage books are sold like gardening manuals or cheat sheets for the SATs. The sales pitch for marriage in Christian culture is more intense than any you’ll ever experience on a used car lot. Christians are made to believe that they’re God’s designated curators of [...]

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