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I\u2019ve had a few new readers lately from a variety of sources, and I wanted to take a moment to explain some of the things I blog about. Reading my \u201cabout<\/a>\u201d tab would probably be instructive as well. While most people have heard of\u00a0the emphasis on sexual purity<\/a> in conservative circles, the prominence of Christian Right politics<\/a>, and evangelicalism and fundamentalism<\/a>, all of which I grew up with and have since questioned, rejected, and now blog against, not as many have heard of the Quiverfull and Christian Patriarchy movements<\/a>, so I want to touch on that for a moment.<\/p>\n

I grew up in a large (think double\u00a0digits) homeschool<\/a> family that was influenced by the Quiverfull<\/a> and Christian Patriarchy<\/a> movements. Having a large family was seen as a mission from God, raising up a quiver full of \u201carrows\u201d to be shot out into the world to influence it for Christ. In addition to this, gender roles were held up as extremely important: husbands were to lead and wives were to submit; husbands were to protect and provide and wives were to keep the home and train the children. I was carefully prepared for my future role, which was of course to be staying home, birthing a quiver full of children, and being obedient to my husband. Now\u00a0obviously, I\u2019ve since left this\u00a0course (read my story<\/a> to learn more). For more on the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I spent a good deal of my blogging time blogging against the Quiverfull and Christian Patriarchy movements. I do this by laying out my experiences, offering sharp criticism, and shedding light on the movements and the problems they cause. I am currently in the middle of the Raised Quiverfull<\/a> project, in which I have brought together nine young adults who were raised in Christian Patriarchy\/Quiverfull homes and have since questioned and left to share their experiences by answering a series of questions. The first post<\/a> went up this morning, after my introductory post<\/a> yesterday. This project will involve three to five posts per week, which I will then supplement with my ordinary posting.<\/p>\n

Oh, and as a young mother I also blog about parenting<\/a> and reproductive rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"