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Quiverfull Topics

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√ Biblical Manhood & Womanhood

Patriarchy

• Let The Men Speak: “Quiverfull nearly destroyed our marriage”
• When Promises Become Dreams : Doing Marriage God’s Way by AfricaTurtle
• It’s Complicated: Why It Wasn’t As Obvious As It Seems Like It Should Have Been by Journey
• Of Pilgrims, Puritans, and Patriarchs by Hopewell
• We were put in the back of the church on hard chairs as a punishment for not conforming by Erika

The God Card ~ Thoughts on Patriarchal Teachings

• Thoughts On Patriarchal Teachings
• Subordinate but Equal
• Thoughts From The Excellent Wife
• Ask Your Husband

Polygamy

Sibling Relationships

The Godly Woman

Submission

• A Most Twisted Love ~ by Vyckie
• “Husbands love your wives …” ~ the Peanut Butter in the Patriarchy trap! by Vyckie
• To My Shame … I think I might understand Hillary Adam’s mother by Vyckie
• You’re only cool if you’re wearing the right headcovering…. by Erika
• Tried to be the Perfect Woman for Him by AussieMama
• So Much Less by AussieMama
• Not Created to Be His Doormat But Rather For So Much More by AussieMama

Proverbs 31 Woman

• Above Rubies Magazine: When Bad Things Happen to Quiverfull Moms by Ima Wakenow
• Quiverfull Mother by Libby Anne
• Reflections on What Went Wrong

Titus 2 Woman

Stay At Home Daughters (SAHDs) / Beautiful Girlhood

• Quiverfull Daughters: The Making of a Helpmeet ~ TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting: The Duggar Family on How To Prepare For Courtship & Marriage ~ by Hopewell
• Raising my daughter to be a keeper at home: Maybe, maybe not! by Hopewell
• Visionary Daughters Quiz
• Spoofing the Visionary Daughters Quiz

Femininity vs Feminism

Birth Control

• The Secular Quiverfull Movement

Childbearing

• There Has To Be Another Way! by Vyckie
• I was too wiped out and overwhelmed to enjoy the fruits of my labor by Vyckie

Infertility

• Barren by Calulu

Psalm 127 / Quiverfull: Be Fruitful & Multiply

• Dear Happy Full-quiver-er … by Journey
• Lo, children ARE a blessing … ~ by Vyckie
• I Have Too Many Kids! ~ by Vyckie
• God Gave Them Brains Too by Vyckie
• Psalm 127 – Blessed Is The MAN by Vyckie

Child Training

Biblical Chastisement

• Corpses Don’t Rebel: A former follower of Michael Pearl’s “To Train Up A Child” reacts to the death of Hana Williams
• Disciplining to Death ~ No Greater Joy Ministries and Child Abuse ~ by Vyckie
• Lydia’s smile could have lit a room ~ by Laurie M.
• No Laughing Matter: Michael Pearl & His Chicken Mock Critics ~ by Vyckie

Sheltering Children

• Hey, Hazelle … about “that book…” ~ by Vyckie

Homeschool

Socialization

Purity

Abstinence

Christian Modesty

• How the Modesty Doctrine Hurts Men, Too
• How Modesty Made Me Fat by Sierra
• Old Clothes by Calulu
• We don’t want to bring attention to ourselves….. by Erika

Courtship / Betrothal

“Taking Her Myself” A New Trend in Quiverfull Courtship / Betrothal by Vyckie

Emotional Purity

√ Quiverfull Counterculture

• Tea Party Family Values and the World’s Greatest Freak Show by Vyckie
• 10 Lies I Believed About “Worldly Parents” by Vyckie
• A Friend’s Perspective by Erika

Biblical Holy Days

• All Saints by Calulu
• An NLQ Christmas ‹(ô¿ô)›
• Happy Halloween by Vyckie

Debt-Free Living / Frugality

Demonic Influences

• Purging Satan’s music…. by Erika

Dominionism / Christian Reconstruction

• Dan Webster’s Religious “Family Values” – Disguised Misogyny: Former devotee speaks out
• Christian Dominionism ~ Part 1: The Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy ~ by KM
• Christian Dominionism ~ Part 2: R.J. Rushdoony and The Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy by KM
• Christian Dominionism ~ Part 3: Bill Gothard and the Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy ~ by KM

Eschatology

Family Integrated Church / Youth Group / Home Church

The Myth of Teenage Rebellion

Homesteading

√ Quiverfull Leaders

Michael & Debi Pearl – No Greater Joy

• Michael Pearl vows to “redouble efforts” in light of Hana Williams tragedy
• No Greater Joy Ministries Capitalizes on Tragedy with the Release of Michael Pearl’s New Book: “Training Children to Be Strong in Spirit”

The Duggar Family

• But They Look So Happy by Dulce de Leche
• Maternal Martyr, Michelle Duggar, Willing to Risk Life for Baby #20 by VyckieDebt-Free Duggars ~ Pt. 1: How Quiverfull Couples Support All Those Kids! by Hopewell
• Debt-Free Duggars ~ Pt. 2: Quiverfull Royalty vs. Quivering Reality by Hopewell
• Jill, Jessa and Jinger Duggar: “Experiencing freedom teenagers rarely taste.”
• God gave them brains too ~ by Vyckie
• Quiverfull Reality Pics …
• People Magazine: Duggars “won’t rule out having baby #20?
• 49 Character Qualities of the Duggars: A Report Card by Hopewell
• Duggar Bashing by Vyckie
• Michelle Duggar to Accept “Mother of the Year” Award at Vision Forum’s “Triumph of Life” Baby Conference ~ by Vyckie

√ Quiverfull Resources

Debi Pearl (Created To Be His Help Meet)

• Created To Be His Help Meet ~ An Open Letter to Debi Pearl by AfricaTurtle”
• A Wise Woman 
• An Open Letter to Debi Pearl

√ Quiverfull Ministries

Vision Forum

√ Quiverfull Discernment

Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World (No Longer Quivering)

• Sincerity by Vyckie
• Expectations by Vyckie
• Perception by Vyckie
• Acknowledgements & Apologies
• Confessions of a Quiverfull Hero by Daisy
• Soul-Binding by Daisy

What It’s All About

• It’s about a VISION
• A Most Twisted Love
• It’s About MONEY
• It’s about CONVICTION
• It’s about STRONG WOMEN
• It’s a KID COLLECTING COMPETITION
• We didn’t want to be BALANCED
• It’s about SUPERSTITION
• It’s about MARTYRDOM
• We mustn’t get ANGRY
• It’s about SUPERIORITY
• It’s Not About the Clothes!
• It’s About the DAUGHTERS by Libby Anne

• The Amazing Bosch Universal Mixer ~ by Laura
• Three Lilacs and a Statue ~ by Laura
• What’s That I Feel? ~ by Vyckie
• Sing, sing a song…. ~ by Laura
• When am I supposed to sleep…? ~ by Laura
• He Preferred Crest ~ by Laura
• Did I *really* trust Him? ~ by Vyckie
• Santa vs. Satan ~ by Laura
• My Secret Desires ~ by Arietty
• Things I Loved and Why I Really Loved Them ~ by Arietty
• I was too wiped out and overwhelmed to enjoy the fruits of my labor ~ by Vyckie
• I’m beginning to understand male privilege ‹(ô¿ô)› ~ by Vyckie
• From the Library of Martyrdom ~ Part 1 ~ by Arietty
• From the Library of Martyrdom ~ Part 2 ~ by Arietty
• “So far …” by Vyckie
• Here’s just a tiny little example for ya ‹(ô¿ô)› ~ by Vyckie

Testing the Spirit of Quiverfull

• Isolation
• Hierarchy and Control
• Perfectionism and Elitism

Crushing Daisies ~ Ways in Which Patriarchal Fundamentalism Harms Its Children

• (1) Work, Work, Work!
• (2)  The Little House on the Prairie Fashion Club

Kobayashi Maru ~ The No-Win Scenario

• The No-Win Scenario
• All the Responsibility, None of the Authority
• If you Stay, You Lose, If You Leave, You Lose – No Winning Allowed
• Women Can’t “Have It All” But QF Women Can Do It All

NLQ Reviews

• QUIVERFULL: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement ~ A Review
• Me? Obey Him? 
• That Evil Feminist Movie, “Tangled”
• A Love That Multiplies ~ The Duggar’s New Book
• NLQ Review: Sex, Mom and God by Frank Schaeffer
• The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 1: Roberta’s Story
• The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 2: Emasculation
• The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 3: Black & White Thinking
• The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 4: Family Values
• The Authoritarians

Quiverfull & the Bible

NLQ FAQs

• What is Quiverfull?
• Are Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar “Quiverfull??
• How can I help my “Quiverfull” friend?
• Does Patriarchy Glorify God?
• Quiverfull and the Bible
• The Bible & Birth Control
• The Bible and the Nature of Woman
• The Bible and Male Headship – Part 1
• The Bible and Male Headship – Part 2
• The Bible and Male Headship – Part 3
• Should There Be a “You” in Quivering?
• NLQ FAQ: The Bible & Accountability in Marriage – Part 1: Bringing Real Change to Your Relationship
• NLQ FAQ: The Bible & Accountability in Marriage – Part 2: The Marriage Covenant & Covenant Breaking
• Why Do You Call Quiverfull Legalistic?
• Why Do You Dwell in the Past ~ Why Don’t You Just Forgive and Move On?
• Is No Longer Quivering an Atheist Website?
• How did you get yourself into this mess?
• Custody Issues for ex-Quiverfull Parents

Examples of Quiverfull Gone Wrong

Andrea Yates

Hana Williams

• Corpses Don’t Rebel: A former follower of Michael Pearl’s “To Train Up A Child” reacts to the death of Hana Williams
• Michael Pearl vows to “redouble efforts” in light of Hana Williams tragedy

Lydia Shatz

• To Train Up A Child: Michael Pearl’s Dangerous Child Training Advice and Renal Failure

Carri Chmielewski

• Dear Carri ~ an open letter from one traumatized “mom of many” to another ~ by Vyckie
• RE: Carri & Benaiah Chmielewski ~ I am sickened and mortified by Vyckie

Issues

• Throwing Out the Moral GPS by Sierra
• How To Keep Someone With You Forever by Vyckie
• When It’s Time to Let Go of an Unhealthy Relationship by Vyckie
• Magic Menstrual Mummies by Frank Schaeffer
• Dear Woman

√ Quiverfull in the News

• Michael Pearl Defends “To Train Up a Child” on CNN
• People Magazine: Michelle Duggar says, “We’re ready for more!”
• Lori Wick, Christian Author Involved in Child Abuse Probe
• Are Scott and Andrea Bass a Quiverfull couple?

Media Updates

• Vyckie Garrison on the Thom Hartmann “radio” show
• A Woman’s Place
• Listen to Vyckie Garrison on the Snap Out Of It! Show
• Listen to Vyckie Garrison on The Story with Dick Gordon
• Unassisted Bathtub Births and Quiverfull
• Losing her religion: Norfolk woman no longer ‘quivering’ in fear of God
• “Quiver” ~ A Play by Kevin Anthony Kautzman
• No Longer Quivering featured in Sacramento News & Review local story
• NLQ on Interfaith Voices
• Fox 9: Motherhood Movement
• “Born to Breed” to air Tuesday, November 10 on WETV
• Listen to Vyckie Garrison of No Longer Quivering on The God Discussion Radio Show
• Join God Discussion on the topic of Spiritual Abuse on BlogTalk Radio Tonight!

NLQ Quote Worthy

√ Spiritual Abuse & Recovery

Adventures in Recovery

• Your Momma Can’t Dance & This Church Don’t Rock & Roll
• Rolling A Big Doughnut With A Snake In A Vest
• Pearl Clutching
• The Big Truth
• Sending Out An SOS
• Surfing
• Hi Ho Trigger!
• Boo! Letting Go Of Magical Devil Thinking
• They Will Know We Are Christians By The Fish On Our Car
• Souvenirs From The Circus
• You Gotta Serve Somebody
• What About the Kids?
• The Help
• Scaredy Cats: Why So Fearful?

Mental / Emotional Health

Recovering from Spiritual Abuse

• 10 things that happen when you leave the Quiverful/Patriarchal movement by Ima Wakenow
• 12 Good Things I Learned From Being In (and Leaving) a Christian Cult: A Christian Perspective ~ by KR Wordgazer
• Looking Back: My Family 10 Years on From Fundamentalism ~ by Arietty
• Leaving the Fold by Jesslynn
• Where Are The Instructions? by Arietty

√ NLQ Miscellany

Atheism

• Biblical sexism tops “Ten worst verses in the Bible”

NLQ Carnival Grandstand

• “… the voices of exited women can not be ignored again” ~ by Kathryn Joyce
• Mr. Diety says, “Let’s not go back to those dark ages”
• The problem with Quiverfull isn’t in its advocacy of large families … by Jill Cozzi
• Quiverfull in a Nutshell ~ by Jemand
• A culture of fear built on a thousand little lies by Dogemperor
• When Jesus Weeps—The Parable of She by Hillary McFarland
• The next link in the chain towards Quiverfull by “Kathryn”
• Guardians of the Home by Alyzza Martin
• Women leaving lifestyles such as these are truly strong, amazing women by RedHeadedSkeptic
• “Very Brave Women” by Leah Burton

NLQ Open Comments

• NLQ Open Thread: Let’s Talk About “Unconditional Love”
• Why Do You Read NLQ?
• Discouraged

Tapati’s Body Image Workshop

• Why Body Image Matters
• Day One: Assignment
• Recovery from Crash Dieting
• Day Two: Assignment
• Playlist
• Day Three: Assignment
• Taking Care of Ourselves
• Day Four: Assignment
• The View from Both Sides of the Easel
• Lines
• Why Quiverful Moms Do Not and Cannot Love Their Bodies ~ by Vyckie

Vyckie’s Posts

• To Those Who May Be Shocked, Disappointed, and Hurt by the News of My Apostasy
• Everybody’s dying to know!
• IT’S TRUE: We’ve thrown out the BABY … and the bath water
• To Heck With HELL … ‹(ô¿ô)›
• Remembering the “Birth Story” of NLQ
• No Longer Quivering Celebrates 1st Year!??•*¨*•.¸¸? ¸¸.•*¨*•?? 
• Do the 99 righteous sheep bleat, “Whatever it takes”? 
• An Open Letter to Frank Schaeffer
• ROTFL ‹(ô¿ô)›

MOTH: Mayhem On The Homefront!

• (1) It’s On My List!
• (2) Trying Not To Think So Hard
• (3) Don’t Freak Out!
• (4) Ugh.
• (5) Oh Barf!
• (6) I Feel Good!
• (7) Update On Everything
• (8) Fighting The Good Fight

Vyckie’s Tour de Crap

• When I Am Weak
• Homeschool? Oh, I Could Never Do That!
• Bless, Do Good, Pray … 3 Remedies for Sibling Rivalry
• A Change of Heart
• They Shall Not Be Ashamed
• On Our Anniversary …
• Older Daughters at Home “Doing Nothing”
• Please do not refer to homosexuals as “gay”
• “The children do not get it at all …”
• Quiverfull and the Life of the Mother
• The Elsie Books