Does Evangelical Christianity Cause Emotional Damage? Part 1

February 26, 2013 By 10 Comments
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by Bruce Gerencser Evangelical Christianity teaches that humans are, by nature, sinners. Humans do not become sinners, they are sinners. Humans are born with a sin nature. From the very moment they come into this world they are sinners. This is the lot of

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Spiritual Abuse: A Victim’s Guide to Recovery

January 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Review by Vyckie Garrison Lisa Kerr, who blogs at My Cult Life, has written a brief (60 pages), but jam-packed victim’s guide to recovery from spiritual abuse which is currently available via Amazon digital services. While not specifically geared toward the Quiverfull worldview, Lisa’s guide is an NLQ-recommended

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Resources For Recovery From Spiritual Abuse

January 7, 2013 By 4 Comments
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Many of the emails we get here at No Longer Quivering involve asking for help, either asking for help dealing with the fall out of leaving an abusive cult-like situation or asking for advice or help to get someone else out. Because of the flood of emails coming in asking for help

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Tea Party Nation’s Despicable Sandy Hook Article

December 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
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by Incongruous Circumpspection I am livid over this article. First, the author, Timothy Birdnow, nonchalantly makes a joke about the elementary school being named “Sandy Hook”: …the ironically named Sandy Hook –

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Jack Schaap: The Mess at First Baptist Church in Chicago Magazine

December 10, 2012 By 15 Comments
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by Calulu The most popular post here at NLQ isn’t necessarily a Quiverfull story but one that examines how the Independent Baptist Churches and pastors seem to have a problem with a high percentage of their leadership straying into sexual abuse of women and children. It named two known IFB pastors that ended up

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