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 Fundamentalism
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…
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…
Christian Assholes
Let’s get real. There are a lot of Christians out there. There are also a lot of assholes out there. You get some crossover between those two groups. But it’s cool though, right? Because…
Asking for It
Angela lent me a dollar to buy this composition book. I told her it’d be a journal—and that wasn’t a lie—but two self-indulgent entries later and I’m tracking research in it instead. You’re asking…
What Does Being Stalked Look Like?
If you’re interested in the whole story, I wrote a book about that. If you want to know what being stalked looks like, it looks like this. If you scrolled all the way down here…
MST3King My Death Threats
Two nights ago, while sorting through old pictures, I found some folded up sheets of paper tucked into a box. I grabbed the stack and unfolded them, figuring it was a poem my sister or…
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…
(Creepy) Vintage Bible Illustrations
I love old book illustrations. Yesterday, I was looking for some Bible-related illustrations and found the La Vista Church of Christ’s website. They host some beautiful illustrations from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among…