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My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in the Quiverfull Movement

By Kathryn Joyce

…sted in the Quiverfull movement—both as critics and supporters of the pro-natalist, patriarchal, conservative Christian lifestyle—focused on the sad news of the death of one Quiverfull mother’s child shortly after birth. The woman was Carri Chmielewski, author of the now-private blog “Carri Me Away,” where she described her Quiverfull lifestyle, eschewing contraception, having as many children as God gave her, submitting to her husband’s leadershi…

The Theological Roots of Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment

By Sarah Posner

…comment that in cases of “legitimate rape,” women have biological defenses against pregnancy. “I misspoke,” he claimed in a carefully crafted statement. After all, cleaning up the mess after the candidate not misspoke, but spoke his mind on television, is what campaigns do to pretend that the candidate is not a loon. The strategy is not unlike the one used after the controversy Akin ignited last year when he attacked NBC for omitting “under God” f…

Once Poster Child for Ex-Gay Industry, John Paulk Renounces His Support

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

On the heels of Exodus International leader Alan Chambers renouncing “ex-gay reparative” therapy last year, another poster boy for the ex-gay industry has come out against the effectiveness of praying away the gay. In an interview with PQ, a Portland, Oregon gay paper, John Paulk said: “I no longer support the ex-gay movement or efforts to attempt to change individuals—especially teens who already feel insecure and alienated.” Paulk founded Love…

Morality Police, Jihadists, Religious Competition, Grindr, & Americans Abroad: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…yprian Kizito Lwanga of the Kampala Archdiocese and Archbishop Stanley Ntagaali of the Anglican Church have vowed to put more pressure on the government and parliament to pass the anti-gay law again. Recently Archbishop Ntagaali said that all eyes were on the Members of Parliament (MPs) who will not vote for the bill. He implored them to stand in firm support of morality and protection of children in Uganda. Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, also…

Sympathy for the Devils: I Was a Pastor to Trump Supporters

By Daniel Schultz

…often than I would have liked. They were classic working-class whites, “Reagan Democrats,” though some were still Dems when I knew them. Many of them worked industrial, highly-unionized jobs, the kind the economy has been bleeding away for decades. The thing to know about them—the thing I learned too late, unfortunately—was that every time something changed in their lives, it changed for the worse. And I mean just about every stinking time. These…

Southern Evangelicals Defend Pedophilia Using Catholic Legends

By Karen E. Park

…t Elizabeth was barren, and they were both now well stricken in years.” As Aaron Blake observed in the Washington Post, Elizabeth and Zachariah were both old. This is the point of the story, not that Zachariah was old and Elizabeth was young. Like Sarah, the wife of Abraham, who was too old to have a child when she conceived Isaac, Elizabeth was too old not too young to become pregnant. The parallel stories are about the power of God. But it is wi…

The ‘Have More Children and Disciple Them Like Crazy’ Culture War Strategy is Neither New Nor Responsible

By Cindy Wang Brandt

…who grew up in evangelicalism, we just called this the way we grew up. As a child, I was catechized by youth group leaders, missionaries who had the zeal to add numbers to their newsletter reports—uh, I mean, for the Kingdom. Of course, as a child, I didn’t have the awareness of this culture war strategy, I simply believed I was being taught the love and grace of a good God. When I grew older and, gasp, developed my own critical thinking abilitie…

Unintended Consequences: Overturning Roe v. Wade May Endanger This Cherished Evangelical Practice

By R.L. Stollar

“The strongest precedent for a right to teach a child at home is Roe v. Wade.” – Former HSLDA attorney Scott W. Somerville As the Supreme Court considers Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that could overturn the foundational 1973 reproductive rights decision Roe v. Wade, there is significant discussion about what the end of Roe means for people who can get pregnant. But Roe v. Wade concerns far more than reproductive rights. As…

At This Week’s Meeting, Will SBC Vote For Voddie Baucham, The Homeschooling ‘Star’ Who Embraces the Right Wing Theology at the Heart of the Abuse Scandal?

By R.L. Stollar

…as “unnecessary, unloving, and harmful.” Litton added that the allegations against Baucham were “baseless attacks.” Baucham’s nominations also caused significant concern in another growing community: evangelical homeschool alumni. This is a community I know intimately, as I was personally homeschooled by evangelical parents, kindergarten through high school graduation. I also co-founded Homeschoolers Anonymous, a viral website and social media pla…

But What About the Parents? New York Times Falls Into the Anti-Trans ‘Parents’ Rights’ Trap

By Chrissy Stroop

…you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group, against their own transgender teens? “Bigots” would be one valid response. So of course The New York Times recently published an article deeply sympathetic to the parents in question, playing up tropes associated with the anti-trans Right and so-called trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs) in what members of the trans community and allies have long since recognized a…