by km Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Born in 1916 to Armenian immigrants in the United States, Rousas John Rushdoony was a Calvinist theologian whose fundamentalist teachings would provide the intellectual foundations for Christian Dominionism—or Christian Reconstructionism—in North America. In his writings, Rushdoony laid the groundwork for the establishment of a Christian theocracy not unlike Calvin’s Geneva in the contemporary United States. Rushdoony’s multi-volume opus, The Institutes of Biblical Law, has provided much of the movement’s political framework. Within these works, Rushdoony famously called for the executions of “homosexuals Full post …
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“Very brave women …”
November 2, 2009
No Longer Quivering is an organization by and for very brave women who have lived a life of parallel reality in a country commonly perceived to be the land of the free. Yet, there is a culture of extremism that skews and twists the Christian Bible, further empowering the males and subjugating the women to extreme servitude and excessive child-bearing. It is truly abuse – spousal abuse & child abuse – and deprives the indoctrinated from joy and a quality of life that is unavailable to them. This organization is unique and crucial in addressing Full post …
No Longer Quivering featured in Sacramento News & Review local story
October 22, 2009
Baby makers Preaching patriarchy and procreation, Quiverfull and like-minded groups live by the (good) book West Sacramento resident Theron Johnson has a vision for an ideal society. In it, racism is eliminated. The United States disbands its large standing army and refrains from engaging in unjust wars. People live within their means and accrue no debt. The weak are protected, taxes lowered and inflation is considered theft. Government agencies stop encroaching on our daily lives, doing little more than protecting homes and property from fire or theft. Personal liberty and freedom reign supreme. In his Full post …
An open letter to Frank Schaeffer
October 19, 2009
Dear Frank, I am a former Christian homeschooling mother of seven who finally walked away from fundamentalism after our radical extremism drove my oldest daughter to attempt suicide ~ and I would like to help you spread your message and sell your books. In bible college, your father was my absolute hero ~ I read all of his books and was determined to study Christian apologetics until I could defend my faith as skillfully as Francis Schaeffer! However, as the years went by, fundamentalist “family values” put me in my place as a woman ~ and Full post …
Vyckie’s Tour de Crap: Please do not refer to homosexuals as “gay”
October 9, 2009
Warning: If you are a sensitive individual ~ possibly prone to PTSD reactions ~ please be aware that this particular edition of my “Tour de Crap” will likely trip your trigger. It’s a choice piece to be sure ~ and timely too, in light of all the ruckus over the Conservative Bible Project’s determination to eliminate liberal/progressive bias from the bible. That’s right, not even the bible itself is conservative enough for True Believers ™. I understand the mentality ~ BTDT, wrote the following column for our “pro-life, pro-family” newspaper back when my head was totally Full post …
It’s About MONEY
September 15, 2009
With Promises of Protection, Security and Ultimate Victory, Peddlers of “Family Values” Manufactured a Culture War, and Capitalized on Our Fears Please note: This post has been modified to clarify the point I want to make which is this: I have no problem with making a buck ~ earning an honest living. In fact, that’s exactly what I’ve got in mind in running the NLQ website, writing a book, etc. ~ I do not apologize for these efforts to support myself and my children. What makes me sick is that the “need” which the Quiverfull Full post …
Vyckie’s Tour de Crap: They Shall Not Be Ashamed
May 14, 2009
Here’s an article which I wrote shortly after a QF-ing friend had twins (I was so jealous) ~ this was published in Above Rubies and SALT magazines. I’ve added my comments at the end of the article … THEY SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED by vyckie bennett It sure seems to me that a high percentage of Quiver-minded families are blessed with twins (and triplets). Of course, the mere fact that we’re having more pregnancies and many QF mothers are older (two of the “risk factors” for multiples) can partially account for this phenomenon – but Full post …
Michelle says, Never enough babies!
