I listened and watched for over twenty years as the people who said they were God’s mouthpieces spewed the “if you died today, do you know for sure you’d be in Heaven” sales-pitch, scare tactic, 123-repeat-after-me, manipulative, skeezy lines. I used to believe in the pious, creepy, condemnation and arrogance-laden, self-righteous shit shows solemnly (gleefully) …
Silence Is Not An Option
Saved from the silence. What does that really mean? Well, for many survivors of oppression, it means that our voice is not optional. It is not a choice. Rather, it is a sacred calling and solemn responsibility. We don't get to choose when to break the silence. We don't get to decide whether it will …
Official Statement Regarding Ezer Rising
Hello, community: One of the greatest things we have all come to learn in our fight for Feminism, Egalitarianism, and other affiliated deconstruction topics, is the ability to fully and safely express ourselves, be true to who we are, and freely follow Jesus in the way He has convicted our hearts is absolutely integral to …
Peacekeepers
Peacekeepers. On the surface, the term might look innocuous. They prevent disturbance, preserve the status quo, keep the rebels in line. But when it comes to peacekeepers within interpersonal relationships and faith community environments, there's a vast difference between enforcing the status quo and creating true, lasting peace. A peacekeeper protects the rules and the …
Did God Die?
One of the many hypocritical flaws of radicalized, fundamentalist, Christian religion is its very assumption that the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-encompassing Creator of the Universe has trouble doing the job. The reality remains that: God. Doesn’t. Need. Help. Enforcing. Any. Rules.