Freedom From Fundamentalism

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A blog about finding my way out of Christian fundamentalism.

  • Watching and Waiting

    The author expresses deep concerns about the implications of Trump’s presidency, highlighting issues such as hostility towards minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, and immigrants. They emphasize the potential harm caused by Trump’s potential policies on education, health, and reproductive rights and urge individuals to support marginalized communities and speak out against injustice and fear-mongering.

    November 11, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    NJ’s Posts, politics
    abortion, American Politics, Democracy, Donald Trump, Freedom, Homeschooling, Immigration, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ Rights, obedience to authority, Parenting, politics, Private School, Public School, Racism, RFK Jr, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., School, Traditional Gender Roles, Trans Rights, Trump
    Watching and Waiting
  • Anderson and Abuse of Parental Authority

    Abuse of authority and the New Independent Fundamental Baptist and IFB.

    October 29, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Church, Family, NJ’s Posts
    Abuse, Anderson, authoritarian parenting, Bible, Child Abuse, CW Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Faith, Faithful Word Baptist Church, IFB, Jack Hyles, John R. Rice, New IFB, Obedience, obedience to authority, Parenting, Pensacola Christian College, Scripture, Steven Anderson
    Anderson and Abuse of Parental Authority
  • Steven Anderson and Child Abuse

    The New Independent Fundamental Baptist movement and child abuse in the Anderson home. And parallel thoughts about abuse within my own fundamentalist childhood.

    October 5, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Church, Family, Independent Fundamental Baptist, NJ’s Posts
    Anderson, Child Abuse, Child Parent Relationships, Corporal Punishment, Correction, CW Child Abuse, Faithful Word Baptist Church, IFB, John Anderson, John R Rice, John Rice, Miriam Anderson, New Fundamental Independent Baptist, New IFB, NIFB, Parent child relationships, Parenting, Physical Punishment, Rod of Correction, Scripture, Steven Anderson, Zsuzsanna Anderson
    Steven Anderson and Child Abuse
  • Going Low Contact

    Stepping away from harmful generational cycles.

    September 16, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Family, NJ’s Posts
    Abuse, authoritarian parenting, CW Child Abuse, Dobson, exvangelical, Family, Family dynamics, Gary Ezzo, Growing Kids God’s Way, Me? Obey Him?, obedience to authority, Religion
    Going Low Contact
  • Politics and Vaccines

    RFK Jr. has dropped out of the race (kind of….) and endorsed Trump. One of RFK Jr.’s talking points has been his opposition to vaccines and especially the COVID vaccine. Trump has also recently seemed to escalate this same type of rhetoric in his own speeches vowing to defund schools that require vaccines for admission.…

    September 8, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Family, Homeschool, NJ’s Posts, politics
    Alex Jones, Belief, Conspiracies, COVID, Deckerville First Baptist, depression, Donald Trump, God and Vaccination, Immunity, Immunizations, Mental Health, Religion, Robert F Kennedy Jr, School Shooter, Trump, turn the freaking frogs gay, Vaccination
    Politics and Vaccines
  • Was it a Choice?

    Discussing choices in Christian fundamentalism and how they can be influenced by those around you.

    August 4, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Family, NJ’s Posts
    authoritarian parenting, authority, Ballerina Farms, Bible, choice, Christian Fundamentalism, Christian Patriarchy, Corporal Punishment, Educational Neglect, Freewill, Fundamentalism, Gary Ezzo, gender roles, Growing Kids God's Way, Hannah Neeleman, Latter-Day Saints, LDS, Mormon, neglect, Obedience, obedience to authority, Patriarchy, Pensacola Christian College, quiverfull, SAHM, Stay at Home Mom, submission, Tradwife
    Was it a Choice?
  • Trump’s Rhetoric on Christian Persecution in America

    Discussion of Donald Trump’s divisive statements at the Turning Point Believers Summit.

    July 28, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    NJ’s Posts, politics
    abortion, America, American Politics, Catholic, Christianity, Deport, DOJ, Dominionism, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Faith, FBI, Fundamentalism, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, IRS, January 6th, Jewish, Joe Biden, Johnson Amendment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Boebert, Leftist, Marxist, Paulette Harlow, Persecution, Persecution Complex, politics, Public School, Racism, Religion, Religious, Religious Persecution, Religious Rights, School Funding, Seven Mountain Mandate, Trans Rights, Trump, Turning Point, William Wallace
    Trump’s Rhetoric on Christian Persecution in America
  • God’s Protection (of Trump)

    God’s divine appointment and protection of the GOP’s chosen candidate. And some of the dangerous religious fervor associated with Donald’s Trump’s campaign

    July 24, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    NJ’s Posts, politics
    Armor of God, Barney Bornhoft, Ben Carson, Chuck Wichgers, Cyprus, Donald Trump, Friendly Atheist, Joel Tenney, Laura Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Johnson, politics, Trump
    God’s Protection (of Trump)
  • Casual Violence

    A discussion of violence (towards children and pets) in my early childhood and now in the lives of my family members.

    July 20, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Family, NJ’s Posts
    Abuse, authoritarian parenting, Children, Corporal Punishment, Empathy, Obedience, obedience to authority, Parenting, Patch the Pirate, Trauma, Violence
    Casual Violence
  • Joshua Generation

    I grew up fully indoctrinated and entrenched in the idea that I would be a part of a new generation that was “on fire for god.” One that was going to take back America for god. And while that lofty idea (of the “Joshua generation”) has mostly fizzled out. It seems like at least a…

    June 26, 2024

    N.J. McConnachie

    Homeschool, NJ’s Posts, politics
    Abeka, Children, Christian Nationalism, Dominionism, Donald Trump, Doug Phillips, Faith, Gary Ezzo, Growing Kids God’s Way, Homeschool, Homeschooling, James Dobson, Joshua Generation, Michael Farris, Nancy Campbell, Nationalism, Parenting, Patriarchy, politics, quiverfull, R.L Stollar, Religion, Trump
    Joshua Generation
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