I am the thing I was taught to hate

This post is about discovering I am the thing that we were told to scorn.

Why “Not All Homeschoolers” and “No True Christians” Silence Dialogue

Let’s be honest here. We use these arguments to protect ourselves.

Child Abuse Prevention in the Church is Not Big Government

Peterson argues that background checks for church child care are equivalent to Nazi Germany’s laws against Jewish people.

How “The Village” Illustrates Isolated, Fear-Based Homeschooling

“Forgive us for our silly lies, Ivy, they were not meant to harm.” No, it was not meant to harm. But it did.

When Your Parents Stalk You

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

Beka Horton’s Theology: Eleanor Skelton’s Story

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Ryan Hyde. By Eleanor Skelton, HA Editorial Team. Eleanor also blogs at The Girl Who Once Lived in a Box. Beka Horton wrote and edited most of the A Beka Academy curriculum, produced by Pensacola Christian College. And she’s also the reason I started questioning fundamentalism. Christianity seemed so simple in the early days. I was

UnBoxing Project: Surviving and Thriving on the Outside

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 April 7, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Thirteen I came from an upper middle class, well-educated family. I was privileged. I moved out as a college student

UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Eleanor Skelton’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 April 6, 2015, and is reprinted with permission. < Part Twelve When we became “conductors,” we learned that getting out and finding freedom is messy, and everyone’s situation is different.

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: Self-care during activism

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 14, 2015, and is reprinted with permission.  < Part Ten Cynthia Barram was the first friend I met in college who helped me start my own moving out process before helping