Josh Duggar Blames Porn and Satan in Public Statement

When you obsess over sex, you shouldn’t be surprised when sex becomes an obsession.

How I Became a Disillusioned Homeschooler: Elisheba’s Story

“I used to be a good homeschooler. I used to be a good Christian. I used to be a model daughter. Then something happened.”

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.”

Rethinking Purity

It’s time to rethink what we’re teaching children about “purity.”

Queer in a Courtship: Charis’s Story

“So I’m gay. Like super gay. Discovered boobs and my-life-was-changed-forever gay. How in the world did I end up in a heterosexual, super religious courtship?”

How Modesty Teachings Hurt Men, Too

I continue to see the effects of such teachings as the boys I grew up with are now men.

On Crushes

“Our mothers jumped straight from simple attractions on our part to the possibility of marriage. We did too.”

“To the Ladies of Patrick Henry College”: A 2006 Email from 2 Male PHC Students

“You might be interested in publishing this lovely piece of misogynistic bullcrap. This email was sent to all PHC students by two male students on March 15, 2006.”

I Am Learning To Love Myself: Mara’s Story, Part Three

“I had grown up very sheltered — I hadn’t been around an addict or drunk before. Unless they had a bottle in their hand, I had to be told when someone was drunk. I didn’t know what a bong was, I didn’t know what a pipe was. Nursing school and the internet had taught me what sex was and I used urban dictionary to pick look up references my friends or patients made.”

Allowing the Devil to Undress You: The Slut-Shaming of a Former Homeschooler

“A disgrace. A destructive force against families. Homeschool dropout. A rat turd. These are but a number of phrases used on HSLDA’s Facebook page in reference to Teresa Scanlan, a former homeschooler attending Patrick Henry College. These are not phrases used by HSLDA…They are coming from fans (or at least previous fans) of HSLDA.”