Never a Helpmeet Part 2: The Cult of Lifestyle Christianity

A doctrine that requires complete 24/7 immersion with no outside input is no longer faith — it’s brainwashing.

I Grew Into A Culture Warrior: Lauren Woods’ Story

I laughed at hearing how my parents think I am too political, because they raised me to be so involved in current events.

How Christian Homeschool Leaders Have Addressed Domestic Violence Isn’t Ok

What popular homeschool leaders have said about domestic violence might surprise you.

Which One of You Have We Wronged?

“To the James Dobsons and Mike Farrises of the world who literally want a civil war over gay rights and gay marriage, I ask this.”

James Dobson on Domestic Violence: Women “Deliberately Bait” Their Husbands

According to James Dobson, some women are just “begging” to be hit by their husbands.

Hurts Me More Than You: Christine’s Story

“The stories of others in similar situations have been a life raft in my most troubled waters.”

Michael Farris Recommends Child Training Manual That Promotes Beating Dogs and Spanking Infants

“At the end of Michael Farris, Sr.’s recent white paper, he recommended James Dobson’s The New Strong-Willed Child.”

The Secrets of the Birds and Bees: Iris Rosenthal’s Story

“I would fake a period every month so that I wouldn’t get in trouble. I didn’t get my first real period until I was 13. Even then I wasn’t any more ready for it than I was when I was ten.”

Falling from Family Dysfunction into Nightmares Realized — Another Story of Homeschool Abuse: Lana Martin’s Story, Part One

“The HSLDA promotes a certain image of the average homeschool family, a cozy picture which convinces thousands of parents each year to withdraw their children from public school… My experience as a neglected homeschool student growing up in an abusive, dysfunctional family is testimony that this scenario does not always unfold so neatly. My mother was encouraged by HSLDA propaganda to homeschool me, and my parents were enabled by lack of regulatory oversight to proceed with little consideration for my needs.”

I Didn’t Want to Be Broken, I Wanted to Be Whole: By Neriah

“I began to believe that my anorexia was a punishment from God intended to turn me toward him and my parents. It was my ‘pride’ and ‘haughtiness’ and my ‘lack of honor’ that caused me to come into such problems. Thus, if I listened to what God was trying to teach me, the hardships and pain of anorexia would be instrumental in my walk with God— and my depression and guilt and shame would go away.”