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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Feminism to Blame for Whatever is...
God didn’t give men high sex drives so they could watch porn and masturbate, commit fornication with multiple women, or delve into homosexuality and pedophilia. No, God gave men high sex drives so...
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Hustling for Jesus: Christian Home-Based Businesses
Suzanne, who blogs at Every Breaking Wave, had this to say about her experiences with home-based Evangelical Christian businesses: One of the things that the ladies kept trying to pound in my head...
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How the IFB Church Turned My Wife Into a Martyr
Polly Gerencser, late 1990s, carrying water from the creek to flush the toilets. An ice storm had knocked out the power. My wife, Polly, and I were raised by parents who believed Independent...
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Why Evangelical Beliefs and Practices are Psychologically Harmful — Part Two
Part One Evangelicalism is dominated by Bible literalism. God said it, and that settles it. There can be no debate or argument on the matter. An infallible God has spoken, and his infallible words are...
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Lori Alexander Tells Women How to Become...
I am increasingly convinced that Christian Fundamentalist Lori Alexander’s blog is actually operated by her patriarchal husband, Ken. “Lori” says stuff that no rational, thinking, self-aware woman...
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Women Duty Bound to Give Their Mothers...
We have too many friends our age (in their 60s) who have children that are either not married or are not having children. These friends WANT grandchildren desperately, but their children aren’t...
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: “Godly” Husbands Have the Right to...
Facebook quote by Israel Wayne I’m not sure I agree with this. There are times that someone’s conscience is so misguided that it would be wrong to follow it. For example, suppose the wife is pregnant...
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Family Driven Faith — Part One
Bruce and Polly Gerencser with son #2, 1981, at Bruce’s mother’s home. Gotta love that porn stache. 🙂 This article was first published in 2011 on the blog No Longer Quivering. Corrected, revised, and...
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Family Driven Faith — Part Two
Bruce and Polly Gerencser 2008 This article was first published in 2011 on the blog No Longer Quivering. Corrected, revised, and updated. Family Driven Faith — Part OneFamily Driven Faith — Part...
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How Evangelical Preachers Demean and Harass Female Congregants
Cartoon by David Hayward Many (most) Evangelical churches are hierarchical in nature: male God, male pastor, male church leaders, married men, and then women and children. God, of course, comes first....
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Evangelical Man Looking for a Wife
My name is Daniel. I reside in North Carolina. And I am a virgin man. Yes, I am. My mom taught me to not have sex until I was married and by the grace of God, I kept to this commitment. I was...
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Epically Bad Advice for Evangelical...
When you meet a man you may be interested in and he wants to go out with you, go out for a few coffee dates to see if he may be marriage material. Find out if he is even interested in marriage and...
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Christians Say the Darnedest Things: Feminists are Unhappy, Unmarried,...
God’s will for women is to marry, bear children, and guide the home (1 Timothy 5:14). This is God’s perfect path for us, yet feminism has steered women in the opposite direction so that they end up...
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Short Stories: Go Get in the Car, I’ll be Right Out
$200 beater. Polly HATED this car. My wife, Polly, and I are the parents of six children — four boys and two girls. We have two distinct families: our three oldest sons, then our two daughters and...
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When Did Opening a Door for a Woman Become Offensive?
As a child, I was taught to be polite, defer to others, and respect personal space. Polly and I taught our children to do the same. It has come to light recently in counseling that these things are so...
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