Pray It Away

November 13, 2012 By 8 Comments
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by Calulu One of the saddest legacies of Fundamentalist Evangelical Patriarchal Christianity is that of the way mental illness and other serious issues are treated. Instead of being urged to seek appropriate help for serious conditions such as depression, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, or autism most of the

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Join the NLQ Support Group on Facebook

November 11, 2012 By 1 Comment

NLQ Support is a “closed” and “private” group associated with No Longer Quivering – a gathering place for those escaping and healing from spiritual abuse. We offer personal, non-judgmental support along the journey of recovery. The group is a safe place to discuss and process our experiences with high-control,

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Help Out a Quivering Daughter

November 11, 2012 By 20 Comments
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An escaping daughter from a Quiverfull family is trying to win a scholarship through WyzAnt Scholarships. In order to get a scholarship she needs people to vote on her essay. Her essay is entitled ‘Quiverfull Freedom’.  Jennifer from Charlotte, North Carolina has written about how

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News & Links Saturday – November 9, 2012

November 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Most of today’s links have to do with missteps by the Religious Right and the Evangelicals and the election. If you’re sensitive to political talk then please don’t click the links. Most of them are examining why pushing the religious agenda in the Republican party has been a failure.  America soundly rejected the ideas put [...]

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The Parenting Project – Teen Years

November 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The next set of questions for the Parenting Project has to do with how you were parented as a teenager and how that affected your future parenting. 1. Did the type of parenting or discipline change as you moved into your teenage years? 2. Were you rebellious as a teen? How did your parents react [...]

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