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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News Links September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There really wasn’t much this week that crossed my desktop to post here so today I’m going to be featuring links to some great pieces written by our members of The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network. Libby Anne at Love, Joy, Feminism has a slew of interesting things she’s blogged on this week – I [...]

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NLQ FAQ Revisited: Does Patriarchy Glorify God?

August 25, 2012 By 3 Comments

by Kristen Rosser ~ aka: KR Wordgazer   Q: As a Quiverfull couple, we practice headship and submission to strengthen our marriage and bring glory to God.  But you are saying that Patriarchy hurts the husband and belittles God.  Please explain. What does “glorify” mean when we’re talking about God?  A simple definition can be [...]

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“Don’t Talk About It”

August 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
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by Kristen Rosser (Cross posted from her blog Wordgazer’s Words) I was in college, living in an ex-fraternity house made over into a Christian boarding house for members of Maranatha Campus Ministries.  It was 1983 or 84. The leaders of Maranatha, Bob Weiner and Joe Smith, had come up with another new revelation that they [...]

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Updated FAQ: The Bible & Birth Control

July 30, 2012 By 6 Comments

Note:  Before reading this, please read the “Quiverfull and the Bible” FAQ.  Like the “nobleminded Bereans” (Acts 17:11), we are entitled to study for ourselves, so that we may read the Biblical text in an informed manner.  That FAQ provides the background for the method of informed Bible reading used here. by Kristen Rosser aka [...]

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