... of people who think that naming them after religious ideas is clever and will help them. NO! Take my brother's best friend for instance. He and his girlfriend got pregnant at a fairly young age (well 21 isn't THAT young I suppose - but I'm 28 and I still think I'm too young). Now, I'd like to think that in this day and age, you would understand how a child can be ridiculed for a name it seems their parents chose while high. They decided to name her Nevaeh. Yes, that's HEAVEN spelled… Continue

I certainly would be doing a better job with it. I'm sorry, this may not be the perfect forum for my views on her, but what she represents happens to be a part of what I find to be harmful when religion mixes with politics... aka most of the Republican Party.



At first, I admit I was a fan of hers. We aren't all that far age-wise and she seemed to be fairly well-spoken. During all the campaigning I checked her blog frequently as it was a pretty good insight into what goes on behind… Continue

I must be on some kind of S&M binge because I've been very into disturbingly religious documentaries lately. Deborah 13 is about a 13-year-old girl from a small town in England who is being raised in a very Christian household. Actually, it's dangerously Christian. Her parents decided to only have a couple of children, but then "left it up to god" to determine how many they had. They have 10 total! None of the children are able to watch television or read a newspaper unless previously… Continue

So... I just got done watching the Jesus Camp documentary that A&E did. One word: scary. Those poor, poor children being robbed of their innocence and youth. I am terrified for these kids... and terrified at the adults they may become.



The lunatic camp leader reminds me of a child molester. She's preying on children in a way that rivals actual physical abuse. How dare she make these kids cry and scare the shit out of them. Wasn't Jesus love? Why on earth would you call them names… Continue