As Innocent As Babes

March 17, 2013 By 11 Comments
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by Calulu One of the big stumbling blocks for me during my time in the Fundamental/Evangelical church was the belief in original sin in babies. Sure, it’s possible to be conceived of sin and born of that same sin, but I could never believe that a newborn

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Quoting Quiverfull: Manipulate or Instruct?

March 5, 2013 By 7 Comments
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by Jay Younts at Shepherds Press – February 28, 2013 All’s well that ends well is one of those proverbial threads that form the tapestry of conventional wisdom.  In this case the tapestry is threadbare in spots. This thought leads to the idea

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Quoting Quiverfull: Do Parents Destroy Children Without Trying?

February 21, 2013 By 11 Comments
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by Michael Pearl of ‘No Greater Joy’ Six Ways Parents Destroy Their Children Without Trying – December 14, 2012 God promises, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Parents,

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Standing Up to Spiritual Abusers via Social Media Today #WhoWouldJesusSue

February 21, 2013 By 4 Comments
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by Vyckie Garrison Survivors of spiritual abuse are making a push today to call attention to the outrageous tactics employed by pastors and other religious leaders to silence their victims – specifically, we’re calling attention to Calvary Chapel pastor Bob Grenier’s lawsuit against his adult stepson, Alex Grenier who came forward to report that he was physically abused [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Chastening Children

February 20, 2013 By 16 Comments

Quiverfull leader, Jonathan Lindvall’s “consistent chastening sequence” … guaranteed to make every instance of “biblical discipline” last an hour or more. ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Step #1: Immediately Send Them to Privacy Step #2: Require a Confession

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