Do You Love God More than You Love Your Children?

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Jon Grainger. Editorial note: The following is reprinted with permission from Libby Anne’s blog. It was originally published on March 30, 2016. I’ve written a lot about the evangelicalism I grew up in. I’ve written about patriarchal ideas about male leadership and female submission, and about what it was like to believe demons were literal beings I might encounter.

Escapes and Rescues: A Call for Stories

For our next open series, we invite homeschool alumni to share their stories about leaving cults and controlling households.

Awkward But Determined: Darcy’s Story

At my homeschool graduation ceremony, I received around a thousand dollars in gifts from friends and family. I decided right then and there that I would spend it on the first month of classes at the community college in the city. I didn’t have a plan, I only knew I had to do something, had to get out of our

QuiverFull is an Ideology, not a Movement or a Cult.

QuiverFull is the Christian version of pronatalist ideology, not a singular movement or an organized cult, that is shared by most fundamentalist religions.

When Your Parents Stalk You

Fundamentalism doesn’t teach consent, it teaches you to respect authority.

The Day They Stole My Brave: Chantelle Chamberlain’s Story

“I’m taking back my Brave. One day at a time. Bit by tiny bit.”

In Which Children Are People Too

“I guess the question we need to ask ourselves is this: What is my parenting goal?”

Life in the Dollhouse: Stay At Home Daughters, by Lea

“As little girls play with dolls in dollhouses, so Christian fundamentalist parents play house with their daughters, teaching them from a young age that women are to be homemakers- any college degree or job outside the house being considered prideful or sinful.”

The Myth of Teenage Rebellion?

“I was constantly reminded that the increasing teen rebellion in America and elsewhere was the direct result of parents abandoning these ‘Biblical’ child training principles. Imagine my surprise to discover that there are entire cultures of people who use exactly the opposite of ‘Biblical’ parenting, yet produce teenagers who are cooperative and contributing members of society.”

When Home Is Worse Than Rape: Cora’s Story

“My first memories are from when I was 3 or 4. We were living in Little Rock, Arkansas. I remember every detail about that house. We had a cocker spaniel named Lacey. She was the only person/animal that I was ever emotionally attached to for many, many years.”