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Amalah writes a great piece about dreading her ten year reunion —at a fundamentalist high school. ... more

A book that teaches parents how “to train up” “whineless children” had been linked to the death of a four-year-old boy, who was suffocated by blankets to keep him from jumping out of bed.  While the authors don’t suggest that particular method, they do suggest using tree branches, PVP supply lines, and a “ rod of discipline .” ... more

While reading Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind, Slacktivist arrived at this theory of the doctrine of the Tribulation : The Great Tribulation, according to this theory, is a kind of living Purgatory. LaHaye, of course, does not believe in Purgatory. It is, after all, an extrabiblical innovation now abandoned even by those parts of the church that once accepted the idea. The case for Purgatory was based on a handful of fairly opaque, symbol-heavy passages of Scripture which were magnified ... more

i had no idea that it was possible for me to think that fred phelps was more of a piece of shit. then, today i read this article about phelps’ protests at the funerals of soldiers killed in iraq and about the Patriot Guard Riders , a group of surly-looking bikers who roll up on harleys and hold the protesters at bay with american flags and that characteristic hog purr. from one article : Steve Plyman, a Vietnam veteran and Patriot Guard member, said he needed to be t... more