Racism, Dehumanization, and Trayvon Martin
Trigger Warning: Racism, dehumanization, discussion of racial violence and the George Zimmerman case I’ve spent a few blog posts recently talking about the way that the patriarchal mindsets in some...
View ArticleMaybe God is a “bitch”
In the months following my decision to leave fundamentalism for good, I began to shy away from the idea of God as a God of wrath. No, how could God be wrathful? God is love. God isn’t angry at us. God...
View ArticleIf Jesus is Lord, then Caesar is not.
Last night at church, my pastor talked about the phrase “Jesus is Lord,” and what that phrase means. After church, a fellow church goer was wanting to start a conversation about what “Jesus is Lord”...
View ArticleResurrection and the Surviving God
Content Note: brief description of a suicide attempt This past year, around Easter, I planned on writing some posts about crucifixion and resurrection. I found I couldn’t really get past the former. I...
View ArticlePrivilege in Christian Pacifism: My Life is Not Your Thought Exercise
I wrote this post a few days ago and had it scheduled for today, but since h00die_R is hosting a synchroblog at Political Jesus on the topic of pacifism, I thought I’d link up! Check it out and see if...
View ArticlePrivilege in Christian Pacifism: What Counts as Violence?
This is my third piece in a series about the problems that privilege brings to Christian pacifist movements. I’m linking this series up to h00die_R’s synchroblog on the topic–The New Pacifism. Be sure...
View ArticleWhat if God cares more about sexism than about how much you masturbate?
“You may think your sins don’t hurt anyone…but it hurts GOD.” If you grew up in an evangelical or fundamentalist church, there’s a good chance you heard this phrase growing up. I know I did. This was...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of the Baby Jesus?
Content note: brief mentions of child abuse, Christian patriarchy, Sovereign Grace Ministries I remember a sermon I heard during chapel at my old Christian college around Christmas time. The speaker...
View ArticleLove And R-E-S-P-E-C-T
As regular readers know, I’ve recently read the Christian marriage book, Love and Respect (which was supposed to be included in my “You Are Not Your Own” series, but had to be cut due to time...
View ArticleProverbs of Ashes and suffering to save our oppressors
I’m currently reading through Proverbs of Ashes by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker. In the chapter I’m reading, Parker shares some thoughts about several different theologies of suffering...
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