Posts Tagged ‘children’
Is Evangelism to Minors Predatory…or Not?
Evangelism using coercion, violent stories, and wielding economic and cultural power over parents of children is predatory.
Read MoreTen Reasons The Original Sin Doctrine is Damaging for Children
Original Sin relegates behaviors that are developmentally normal as proof that children are rebellious instead of exploring children’s psychology and healthy development.
Read MoreThe Big O
Words and stories that are true ought to transcend age.
Read MoreShould I Raise my Kids in Church?
Our goal should simply be to provide a safe environment for our children to live out their inherent spirituality.
Read MoreParents, It’s Okay if you’re Still a Recovering Evangelical
we carry wounds from a childhood of toxic religiosity that are easily triggered as we relive some of our childhood through our own kids.
Read MoreWhen Believers Do Not Believe
I have come to think people of faith are the most unbelieving bunch. In everyday parenting, there comes situations when I have to question my children on what they have done or not done, said or not said. If they sense that I have any trace of disbelief in their answer, their plea for me…
Read MoreFundamentalism is Boring
Let death be what takes us, not lack of imagination. ~ BJ Miller As I continue to work on my Raising Children Unfundamentalist project, concocting antidotes for the toxicity of bad religion, among the most potent ingredients found in my brew is that of imagination. I have decided that what makes fundamentalism so vile is…
Read MoreInconspicuous Hope
“Whenever I’m approached by an evangelist – by a Christian missionary – I know I’m up against someone so obsessed and narrowly focused that it will do me absolutely no good to try and explain or share my own value system. I never want to be rude to them, of course, but never have any…
Read MoreRaising Children Un-Fundamentalist – Part II
This is part 2 of my blog series where I attempt to sort out the complexities of parenting as a Christian with an evolving faith. How do we pass on the good bits of our faith while leaving out the bad? I lay the foundation of the series by addressing the disparity of power between adults…
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