by Vyckie I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1) For the past week and a half, NLQ has been presenting the excellent material in Tapati’s Body Image Workshop. As I’ve read through the posts and all the related comments on the NLQ forum, I’ve been thinking about how the Body Image issue is incredibly relevant to No Longer Quivering and the stories here of women who’ve left the Quiverfull philosophy and lifestyle. In Full post …
Tag: patriarchy
I Have Won
December 14, 2009
by Tapati Crashing against the wall World spinning crazily Your voice from a distance Screaming in fury Self righteous condemnation Again the blows come They seem to explode inside my head I don’t see your fist in its journey towards my body. In defeat I huddle Arms over my head, shielding in vain Knees drawn up to chest I believe this is the end. Finally you finish Your anger and frustration relieved. Surprised to be alive I remain where I am, in shock. Slowly reason returns. I try to pull myself together Clutching the shreds Full post …
Patriarchy Across Cultures: When The Levee Breaks
December 7, 2009
by Tapati Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move. —Led Zeppelin version, original lyrics by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. Previously some friends had offered me shelter at their cabin in Big Bear, a mountain community. I said a tearful goodbye to my husband Mike—now known as Mahasraya following our initiation. Their cabin was cute and had an amazing view of the snowy landscape. The main living area contained the kitchen, Full post …
It’s Complicated: Why It Wasn’t as Obvious as It Seems Like It Should Have Been
November 30, 2009
by Journey One thing I struggle with, as I painfully write some of the facts of my QF Patriarchal Marriage, is that the abuse wasn’t as obvious as you might think. I’d venture to say that 99.9% of the people we were around had no clue. I always get a kick out of how most patriarchy supporters speak up so quickly about how they are “opposed to abuse.” Are they really? Abuse always seems so stark, so obviously abusive, when you *read* about it, but in real life? Generally, not so much. For example, Mark’s Full post …
Daughter of the Patriarchy: Old-Girl in Young-Girl Disguise
November 25, 2009
by Sierra “What did you think?” My mother asked, as our blue Chevrolet rolled smoothly out of the parking lot, mingling with more expensive cars on a fresh-paved freeway. “I liked it,” responded seven-year-old I. “I actually listened.” We were talking about our first visit to Anna and Sven’s church, an informal affair that gathered weekly in the upper annex of a suburban YMCA. The church had begun in the pastor’s living room, hosting only two or three families. Over the next few years it had grown to six or seven. The pastor and his Full post …
“Go to Oregon and build an ark”
November 17, 2009
by Journey Mark said we were going to move to Oregon. I didn’t want to move to Oregon (I hated the rain), and I told him so, but that didn’t matter. He had heard from God. More specifically, he had heard God tell him to, “Go to Oregon and build an ark.” What that meant, we did not know, but Mark had heard it quite clearly. I wasn’t about to argue with God. The strange thing was that Mark regularly mocked people who “heard from God” about things. He felt that spiritual gifts were generally abused, Full post …
NLQ FAQ: Does Patriarchy Glorify God?
November 14, 2009
by Kristen Rosser ~ aka: KR Wordgazer Q: As a Quiverfull couple, we practice headship and submission to strengthen our marriage and bring glory to God. But you are saying that Patriarchy hurts the husband and belittles God. Please explain. What does “glorify” mean when we’re talking about God? A simple definition can be found in what we commonly mean when we say a person is “seeking glory.” It means that person wants the credit for good things that have happened, and to be honored for those things. To glorify God is to seek Full post …
Rachel Scott ~ the two-headed lady …
November 8, 2009
Rachel Scott on WETV’s “Born to Breed”: Well, my husband is in charge … and I do believe in women submitting to men … Rachel Scott on the Joy Behar Show: I believe that my husband and I have an equal partnership. But in matters of dispute, I would say that the two of us make decisions pretty much together as team. So I think submission is misunderstood. BEHAR: So it’s not the total patriarchy that it’s painted – as in the film piece that I saw. SCOTT: I don’t believe that is total accurate depiction Full post …
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