The whites of their eyes?
Today, I am an angry Witch. It’s the kind of anger that is born out of hope, the anger that is twin to courage. If you don’t want to join me in anger, I invite you to join me in courage. Star Foster...
View ArticleFounder of NAR tells some of the truth
C. Peter Wagner, one of the founders and leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation, was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air program recently. While he partially succeeded in deploying some new vocabulary as...
View ArticleAuthority and apocalypse
The interesting thing in Wagner’s interview on NPR that is pretty obscure to people who haven’t been intimately acquainted with this subculture is the view of authority. I’ve mentioned before that the...
View ArticleHate groups helping sway voters towards theocrats
Known anti-gay hate groups sponsored a major gathering in DC at which multiple Republican nominees will speak. One pastor there has already urged evangelical Christians to vote for Rick Perry – and he...
View ArticleFeelings in a marriage should include fear?
As the reproductive health care battleground becomes criss-crossed with trenches of advancing legislation, I have been remembering a conversation about the Catholic position on birth control that I had...
View ArticleYou’re not doing me any favors
In the midst of a wonderful and spirited discussion on social and political matters this weekend, the following exchange took place: Someone mentioned the “Mormonism is a cult” news splash. The lady...
View ArticleWhen you fight reality, you lose
This is how the world is supposed to work: When you say something false, and you are corrected on it, you recognize that you have to conform to the facts, not the other way around. If you really...
View ArticlePassing children through the fire for Moloch
TW: violent homophobia and homophobic language, violence to children, suicide “It is well known that the homosexual agenda is just an insidious plot to prevent gay teenagers from dying.” – Stephen...
View ArticleAt Forging Futures: Choice and the Goddess
Over at Forging Futures, I’ve written about why I think honoring the feminine divine means that we must trust women to make their own choices about their bodies – especially the choice to have an...
View ArticleCuccinelli v All Acts of Love And Pleasure
My religion encourages oral sex. Ken Cuccinelli, candidate for governor, wants to outlaw it. Why am I not the new face of the brave fight for religious liberty? Image courtesy of the blogger’s partner...
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