obedience to authority
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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.
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Anderson and Abuse of Parental Authority
Abuse of authority and the New Independent Fundamental Baptist and IFB.
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Going Low Contact
Stepping away from harmful generational cycles.
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Was it a Choice?
Discussing choices in Christian fundamentalism and how they can be influenced by those around you.
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
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Casual Violence
A discussion of violence (towards children and pets) in my early childhood and now in the lives of my family members.
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Obedience / To Train Up a Child
The content discusses experiences and reflections on abusive child-rearing practices advocated by Michael Pearl and Gary Ezzo, emphasizing the damaging effects of instant and complete obedience training on children’s emotional well-being and relationships with their parents.
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Set Up for Failure (Part 2 Pensacola Christian College)
The author discusses their experience at Pensacola Christian College, highlighting the college’s authoritarian and manipulative use of religious authority. They note the enforcement of strict rules, manipulation through guilt and fear, and instances of abuse and trauma inflicted on students. The lack of autonomy and the punitive structure hindered academic and personal growth.
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Set Up for Failure / Authoritarian Parenting (Part 1)
Fundamentalist families set children up for failure by teaching blind obedience to authority figures, equating parental authority with divine authority. This stifles critical thinking.
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Growing Kids God’s Way – Part 8
Peers, Property, Nature, and Obedience. Chapters 8 and 9 of Growing Kids God’s Way.
Freedom From Fundamentalism 