Deconstruction
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The Shred Box
CW: Death of a child, Miscarriage Recently I was talking with my spouse, and I realized that I had completely erased a traumatic event that happened early in our marriage. We were talking about all of the things that we’ve been through together, and she brought up a particular week very early in our marriage.…
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It’s the End of The World as We Know It – And I Feel “Meh”
Discussing personal feelings of impending doom / end times. CW for discussion of end times theology.
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"Inverting" Gender
“Happy Pride Month” from a homophobic family member CW: Homophobic language, conspiracies, and discussion of gore / death (animal). Yesterday I woke up to a text from my father. The practice of “inverting” a child’s sex is a SATANIC RITUAL element within the occult. No context. No more information or any conversation after that. Just…
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Conclusion (Autobio Part 6)
It’s not a simple ending no great conclusion or plot wrap-up. The disfunction in my family continues. And in many ways, I went on to perpetuate the disfunction started in my childhood. I went on to struggle with my mental health and anxiety in college. Gave patriarchy a try and even tried corporal discipline on…
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Highs (and Lows) of High School Ages 15-18 (Part 5)
CW: SA, SI, Depression, Purity Culture A bit of Background The Deckerville First Baptist church was in the middle of a church split when we first started attending. Context of the church split, a mother had approached the new lead pastor Jed Willis about her son who was “living in sin.” What was this man’s…
Adventures in Odessey, Bible, Bible Church, CCM, Cedarville University, Christian, Christianity, Church, CPS, David Lee, Deckerville Bible Church, Deckerville First Baptist, depression, DnD, Evangelical, Faith, Family Force Five, Focus on the Family, God, Guilt, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, HSLDA, Isolation, Liberty University, Lori Alexander, Pensacola Christian College, quiverfull, Satanic Panic, Shame, SI, System of a Down, Vision Forum
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John Macarthur and Mental Health
The Christian war against mental health. (Minor mentions to disability)
adhd, Anxiety, Belief, Big Pharma, Christian Fundamentalism, CW SA, depression, Faith, Fundamentalism, Greg Locke, John Macarthur, Macarthur, Medication, Mental Health, mental-illness, neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodivergence, PCC, Pensacola Christian College, Samantha Field, Scripture, sin, suicidal ideations, suicidal thoughts, theology
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Set Up for Failure (The Gospel Hall Part 3)
The author’s post reflects their experience transitioning from an independent Baptist church to a conservative religious group, the gospel hall assemblies. They sought community and friendship and were initially drawn to the communal sharing within the group. However, they discovered restrictive gender roles and oppressive teachings, leading them to feel marginalized and unwelcome. The harmful…
Belief, Believers Hymn Book, Bible, biblical patriarchy, Brethren, Children, Christianity, cult, Ethnos 360, Faith, Glory of the man, Gospel Hall, Head covering, Headship, Hillside Gospel Hall, John Nelson Darby, New Tribes Bible Institute, Open Brethren, Patriarchy, PCC, Plymouth Brethren, Religion, The Brethren, Women
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The Safety of Christian Colleges
It’s disappointing to see that every single Christian college I was pointed towards at a teen now has had some major sandal regarding SA or mistreatment of abuse. These were the colleges that I was suppose to be safe at. The “secular” colleges were suppose to be the scary ones. I was pushed away from…
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The Problem of Certainty
Exploring the extreme certainty fundamentalists often place on the authority of the bible. Big words such as infallible and inerrant are mentioned.
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Self Worth and Sin
Despite what your church may teach, you are not worthless nor are you wicked.
Freedom From Fundamentalism 