solid gawker-esque shit right here Read more

no, he’s not, all of these men did horribly shitty things, but it’s hard to describe that nuance to biblical literalists Read more

Do you think even Biblical scholars would call Solomon an adulterer when he had 700 wives? Or would they just say “those were different times, they had a different lifestyle”? I am not accusing you of sexism, but I find people tend to be more outspoken and offended by “adultery” when it’s the woman who has more than… Read more

Isn’t.. isn’t adultery cheating on your spouse? Everyone is on board. Don’t compare adultery and polyamory. And in the article, I mentioned I don’t believe in Biblical inerrancy regardless. You Read more

I went to a Christian college and have a minor in Bible; have read it through several times and read it daily on my Bible app. I grew up in a conservative Pentecostal church and went twice a week. Please, for the love of God, don’t mansplain the Bible to me. Your KJV English literalist interpretation probably is least… Read more

<3 this is wonderful. Read more

Good point — I’ve dated someone who is non-binary, so I should’ve been more inclusive. Read more

No kidding. It’s outstanding. Read more

Christian humanism is also a thing. I believe in Jesus; hell, I believe he’s the manifestation of God. Am I still magically an anti-theist? Read more

what in the hell? How many sexy Halloween costume slideshows are there online in the privacy of your own home? Read more

I wouldn’t. And I know; the article states his contract wasn’t renewed. The goal of this piece was to prevent other women from going through what our family went through. Not to “get back” at anyone. God bless you and your family, Tricia. I’m praying for you all, so that love fills your life and the church instead of… Read more

I don’t want to waste my time or money on them any further. They’ve hurt our family in irreparable ways and immediately stopped caring about us as soon as the contract was not renewed, which by the way, is what it says in my article instead of the word “fired.” I’m in a really good place now. Read more

Sure. But there are churches hurting people. There are churches hurting women, in particular. And yes, women ARE the church. If I’m not defending them, I’m defending a meaningless institution that tries to hurt oppressed groups. No church should function like that. I’m not going to feel guilty for speaking out against… Read more

Hah! Richmond isn’t so bad. I’ve had a lot of Richmond defenders respond to me in this article but I want to be like, trust me, I don’t think a single church in your community is the same thing as growing up in a crazy ultra-conservative environment where everyone is like that, which I did for majority of my formative… Read more

FYI - Link is broken. (happens sometimes when typing links from memory!) Read more

Out of the greys. I hope people see this! I don’t know if this is against the advertising rules (I hope not) but I very strongly believe in the need for these kinds of organizations!’ Read more

Nope. I had no idea. I'm pretty familiar with Gothard, too, but I didn't know this image originated with him. Read more

Yes! VERY different denominations! http://www.ucc.org/ Read more

I love Richmond! When we both lost our jobs, my parents wanted us to move to Nashville where they are, but I really wanted to stay here and I’m glad it worked out for us to do so. This isn’t Richmond; this is just a corner of people who hole themselves away from the rest of the city. Read more

That’s a question I’ll have to live with for the rest of my life. All I can do now is try to expand horizons and help students from hereon out. Hopefully the more I write articles like this, the more people will be willing to come forward and step out. Read more