Purity Culture and My Sexuality

Humans are beautiful to me – whether they’re male, female, or non-binary.

Painting One-Dimensional Abusers

“I refuse to excuse what’s been done, but I also refuse to paint a one-dimensional, inhuman face onto my abusers.”

UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Cynthia Jeub’s thoughts)

Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 15, 2015, and is reprinted with permission.  < Part Eleven Here are Cynthia Jeub’s concluding thoughts. Rescuing people from cults is not an item to check off of a to-do list.

UnBoxing Project: Cynthia Jeub’s story

Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 10, 2015, and is reprinted with permission.  < Part Six I introduced Racquel and Ashley to my friend Cynthia Jeub shortly before they left the church. Here is her perspective. Mouth

UnBoxing Project: The trouble with freeing people

Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published as “The Underground Railroad: Intro” on Eleanor’s blog on March 5, 2015, and is reprinted with permission.  < Part One Continued from Being an angel with a shotgun. “Eleanor, does your church teach the doctrine of

UnBoxing Project: Being an Angel with a Shotgun

Eleanor Skelton blogs at eleanorskelton.com, is the news editor of the UCCS student newspaper, and is majoring in English and Chemistry. The following was originally published on Eleanor’s blog on March 4, 2015, and is reprinted with permission.  Get out your guns, battle’s begun, are you a saint, or a sinner? If love’s a fight, then I shall die, with my heart

Drinking From the Final Straw

“Alcohol was the breaking point. It’s what made me realize that I had so few allies in my family.”

On Death (And Life)

“The emphasis my parents put on dying and going to heaven always bothered me.”

Freeing Self-Deceived Fundamentalists

“When you’re willing to die for something, it’s very hard for people to reach you.”

Born to Breed

“We were quiverfull, and we were proud of it.”