The Duggars’ Moral Superiority: A Religious Right Stronghold, Exposed
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection The Bible says, in Romans 3:23, “For the wages of sin is death…” This verse is very well known to both fundamentalist Christians, to...
View ArticleAnswer to my Critics: My Childhood Opened My Eyes
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Editor’s note: Some translations here. Billy Boy G is Bill Gothard, Swine Beads are Michael and Debi Pearl and Ezzo-kimos are...
View ArticleAn Ode To My Sisters
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection This post got me thinking… When I was 7 years old, my single mother went to a Bill Gothard Basic Seminar and ate up every word. Not...
View Article“pastor” Tim Henderson’s Lie
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection More than a few years ago, my family decided to begin attending a small church in the tucked-away town of Elkton, South Dakota. The...
View ArticleFather’s Day, Undeserved
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection. (Editor’s note: Originally posted in 2011. For the record Joe is a wonderful father and a pretty amazing guy. But this piece so...
View ArticleHow to Spiritually Abuse Your Children in Three Steps
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Step One – Repeatedly teach them something that the rest of society would find weird, “out there”, or flat-out offensive. Step Two –...
View ArticleGod Burns My Kids To Show Himself?
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Originally posted April 2012 A week ago, my 1 year old daughter dumped a scalding hot thermos of coffee down the front of her shirt....
View ArticleJohn Piper Wants to Go to Prison: An Argument For Hitting a Child
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Originally posted June 2011 John Piper is a very odd man. He is old and has many a follower that will stick up for him when there is...
View ArticleWhen Deserving Burning in Hell Depends on a Mystery
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Editor’s note: Last month Joe started blogging on the Free Thought Blogs platform! It’s spurred him into writing again, which is a...
View ArticleWhen Rules Are Stupid, Breaking Them is a Good Idea
by Joe Sands cross posted from his blog Incongruous Circumspection Joe is now writing at Free Thought Blogs – catch all his latest writings there including his thoughts on the recent demise of Prince....
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