Sophie Anna Platt wrote the following piece in response to Jim Bob Duggar’s quote from Wednesday’s interview on The Kelly File. Sophie is a homeschool alumna who grew up in a conservative Christian homeschooling family with many of the same teachings as the Duggars. She’s given me permission to republish her thoughts here. (Also by […]
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Kevin Swanson and the “Homeschool Apostates”
Guys, guys, my favorite wingnut is talking about Homeschoolers Anonymous! He doesn’t mention HA by name, because heaven forbid someone go to the website and see what it’s about, but apparently wanting to reform abuses in homeschooling makes us all apostates. Also, somehow doing debate plays into it, though I’m not entirely sure how debate could have […]
Pawns in the culture war
This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes – […]
Double Standards
Why is it that people who are appalled by Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show have no problem with guys running around in skintight pants that leave nothing to the imagination? To be sure, football pants are functional as well as being form fitting, but still, it’s not like people don’t notice that the tight end […]