No one’s Messiah
To Christian men and the churches they attend: I am not your Christ. Churches may try to put women on a cross, sacrificing them so that men may be pure and holy. But I am not your savior. Churches may...
View ArticleCrucifixion and Liberation
[Trigger warnings for abuse, rape, and violence against oppressed groups] I recently wrote a blog post for Rachel Held Evans in which I talked about how many popular images of God are abusive. Someone...
View ArticleThe cross and radical activism
The idea that Jesus chose, out of his own free will, to go to the cross is a favorite among abusive church leaders. What better way to get people to submit to you than to compare the God they worship...
View ArticleTony Jones’ Cross is a Symbol of Abuse (Or, How To Abuse Women Like A Pacifist)
[content note: domestic violence and spiritual abuse] If you spend a lot of time in the same “progressive Christian internet” circles that I frequent, you may have heard of Tony Jones (theologian,...
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