One of my friends recently pointed me toward a review of Act Normal. It has one of my favorite observations. The author, Kristy Burmeister, was brutally honest, even when it meant she looked like shit….
Posts tagged Evangelical
Christian Purity Culture Survivors Speak
Last week, I asked a question on social media. For anyone not familiar with purity culture, it’s common within Christian circles. While Christianity has traditionally promoted chastity (as it should), purity culture placed the emphasis…
A Male Supporter’s Guide to #MeToo
It’s been five months since #MeToo was trending. At the time, I saw a lot of men expressing support and asking what they could do. I don’t see those questions being asked now. Women haven’t…
This Post is Definitely, Absolutely, Positively Not About Mike Pence
I don’t normally jump on the latest topic that’s flying around on social media. And I’m not going to jump on Mike Pence. (I mean. I’m a pacifist. Jumping on people is frowned upon.) What…
Murderous Theology
When I was eighteen years old, I broke the law and was condemned to a violent death. I would burn for my sin. I wasn’t a time-traveling witch or heretic. I was just a church…
A Halfway House for Post-traumatic Church Disorder Survivors
I haven’t had a “home church” for about 15 years. I’ve sporadically visited several different churches during that time. So far, I’ve been to: Normal Mennonite churches A hippie Mennonite church Non-denominational evangelical churches A…
When I Was a Thing
MINE One word, scribbled across the picture of a bride he’d ripped out of a magazine. It was one of many “presents” he’d been leaving me. A pair of stolen underwear, generously returned to me…
No Going Back
How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand, there is no going back? There are some things that time…
Evangelical Christians & Sex
About a month ago, I “met” Rachael Prensner. She is currently working on her honors thesis which focuses on, “women who are (or were) part of an evangelical community [and] messages they receive about sex, sexuality, and…