How I (Barely) Survived Home Schooling

June 11, 2013 By 4 Comments

Cross posted from Homeschoolers Anonymous How I (Barely) Survived Home Schooling: Jonny Scaramanga’s Story Jonny Scaramanga blogs on Accelerated Christian Education and leaving fundamentalism at his blog, Leaving Fundamentalism. He is building a resource on ACE here, and collects survivor stories from students with experience of ACE.

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Why Are We Leaving the Church?

June 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The Dragons [I originally wrote this for Christianity Today's her.meneutics after my pitch was accepted, but they have decided not to publish it, so I've decided to post it here.]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Star Trek Equals Bestiality?

June 9, 2013 By 10 Comments
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by Kevin Swanson of Generations of Virtue in “Star Trek Into Darkness Promotes Bestiality” He said the movie “implicates the good guy

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Quoting Quiverfull: Denying Homeschooling Causes Riots?

June 9, 2013 By 1 Comment
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by Vaughn Ohlman from Persevero News “The Wrath of God vs Sweden” The wrath of God has been revealed in Sweden. And as it is in Sweden, I believe it will be in Europe.

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CTBHHM: Created in the Image of Man

June 8, 2013 By 4 Comments
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by Libby Anne cross posted from her blog Love Joy Feminism Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 75-76 In this section Debi argues that there are three basic “types” of men,

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