Speaking Strongly While Female

June 14, 2013 By 1 Comment
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by Kristen Rosser cross posted from her blog Wordgazer’s Words I don’t generally watch Fox News.  But this discussion hosted by Megyn Kelly at Fox News in response to this Fox News discussion hosted by Lou Dobbs,

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Jimmy Swaggart and Me

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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by Calulu Crossposted from My Cult Life Warning! Salty language & disrespecting of religious leaders ahead! When I was younger I worked for an air freight contractor that had contracts

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What About “Women Be Silent in the Church”?

April 22, 2013 By 8 Comments
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by Kristen Rosser So far on this blog I have addressed nearly every Bible verse used to restrict women or keep them under male authority– except 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 The passage states: The women should keep silent in the churches.

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Betrothed: A Love Story

February 5, 2013 By 14 Comments
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Looks like the Christian Culture War is currently alive and well in the Indie film world. There’s a fund raiser going on right now on the Indiegogo.com website to fund a film about courtship named “Betrothed: A Love Story”. It’s being billed as a documentary film and a romantic comedy. Here’s a short synopsis of [...]

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