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Vyckie Garrison started No Longer Quivering to tell the story of her “escape” from the Quiverfull movement.
Over time, NLQ has developed into a valuable resource of information regarding the deceptions and dangers of the Quiverfull philosophy and lifestyle. Several more former QF adherents are now contributing their stories to NLQ and our collective voice makes these Quiverfull warnings impossible to dismiss or ignore.
NLQ is a gathering place for women escaping and recovering from spiritual abuse.
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- Julie paradox: The link is broken: oooh, now that's weird. The link is fine in the full article but wrong in ...
- Madamoyzelle: Kristen, it never occurred to me at all to put that verse cultural context and norms of the day. And ...
- Karin: Some lovely trash talking going on there above. It's too easy to hide behind a computer screen. I sense ...
- abba12: I've never heard that verse explained that way, that's really interesting, thank you!
- Kristen: Madamoyzelle, Peter says men are to respect their wives, and I don't think Paul would contradict him. 1 Pet. ...
- Madamoyzelle: Hi Wordgazer! ' "Sorry, something went wrong there! The phrase was supposed to read, “It is very difficult to continue to ...
- Madamoyzelle: Hi Jenny, Probably "work" was too strong a word. It goes back to the "Boy-Girl Theory." It goes like this: A ...
- KR Wordgazer: Followed by, "If anyone teaches their spouse to be a doormat. . . "
- KR Wordgazer: Sorry, something went wrong there! The phrase was supposed to read, "It is very difficult to continue to love ...
- KR Wordgazer: I agree. I don't think adding male stereotypes helps. I think that even when a person isn't an ...
- Jenny Islander: I wouldn't put it that way. My husband doesn't have to work to keep me. He has to ...
- abba12: Or maybe we could just refer to them as bad homeschoolers or people who shouldn't be homeschooling in the first ...
- Linda: When you discuss homeschooling please refer to it as Christian Homeschoolers or Christian Homeschooling. Always insert that Christian peice ...
- Madamoyzelle: Well. Yuck. Just--yuck. I have taught my daughter over and over again: "If you get a vibe off people, LISTEN TO ...
- abba12: I'm so glad you were able to recognise that what they had was by no means biblical submission, what a ...
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Michelle says, Never enough babies!What the quiverfull movement doesn't have is satisfaction. It casts itself as only looking for "blessing" but in many cases it seems to go far beyond that to reach the collectors' mentality which bespeaks more of greed, grabbing for every child you can, and if you don't do that, you fail spiritually. It's an insidious teaching and my only regret in accepting my atheism is knowing that there will be no ultimate reckoning where those who promoted and gained from this teaching do not face what they have created and see it for what it really is. The quiverful movement claims to welcome every child, but it never allows you to be happy with just what you have already. Satiety and peace are foreign to it.
~ NLQ forum member, JemandNLQ Unique Visitors Since March 7, 2009
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I really loved hearing Kiery’s story. I have spoken with her and she agrees that her family is almost identical to my husband & his family in fact the way that she talks about her dad is like my husband. my husband is in an online cult since jan 07. last summer i hired a cult interventionist/exiter for us and he informed me that my husband’s been in a cult all his life with his family. i’ve known him for almost 20yrs and we met @ 20 so i’ve been in this stuff too but not quite like my husband. he did not exit the cult yet. anyway, i thought i’d introduce myself to you. thnx for all the good work that you do!