Tag: christianity
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Christian Weeds in the Garden of Love Traumatically Choking Beauty
Was there a cultural shift in Christianity in the 80’s? Did this shift hurt women, queer people, abuse victims, and children? Is it time to have a conversation about it? Yes. Religious Trauma Syndrome This is the beginning of a limited series about Religious Trauma, mostly at the hands of Christianity. A lot of you…
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Poly Styrene & the X-Ray Spex That See Through Bondage
Could a young woman change punk and inspire Riot Grrls? Would misdiagnosis of mental health derail her? Would she inspire someone to say up yours to bondage? If we are talking about Poly Styrene, the answer is definitively yes! I Am a Cliché Not a lot of you will know who Poly Styrene is, keep…
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It's oft misunderstood. People will say, it's toxic! Yeah. That was the point. The woman is walking away from it…
This perspective hits the mark perfectly today. 15 days out and it is terrifying. So much at stake, so much…