Why I Want Abortion To Be Legal

Growing up, I was very much pro-life. I was raised in conservative evangelical Christianity: this is pretty much just a given when you’re in that camp. It’s assumed you hold the pro-life stance. And while people have varying degrees to which they agree with the stance (some may make exceptions for rape/incest for example), it

Christians Have Made an Idol out of Being Anti-Abortion

Okay, so, I imagine that title alone probably ruffled some feathers, and I’m sure the contents of this article may as well. There may be some who would call me blasphemous or a heretic, or a fake Christian, or say that I’ve been brainwashed by liberals, or any number of other things because they do

Anger and Grief

I’m hurting. I had another post ready for this week, that I have decided to publish next week instead. I feel overwhelmed by grief. I am feeling every synonym for anger. I have cursed and cried and lamented over the terrorism at the Capitol earlier this week. I have posted on my social media accounts

Some Things I Wrote This Week

It’s not uncommon for me to draw from things I and others write on social media to include in my blog or to spur some more thoughts on. So, today, I’ll share some things I’ve shared on social media over the past week.   tw/cw/cn – pet death [about Snowflake, my 14-year-old cat who was

Politics: My Previous Avoidance, And Current Engagement

If you know me in real life, you probably know that for a long time, any kind of remotely political discussion (or any discussion of anything remotely controversial, for that matter) was very stressful for me. I want to explain why that was, and why even though it still can be stressful for me, I’m

If You’re Only Pro-Life When It Comes To Babies In Wombs, You’re Not Pro-Life At All

If you’re only pro-life when it comes to babies in wombs, you’re not pro-life at all.  If you are apathetic, or if you rejoice, when someone such as an LGBTQ+ person, a disabled person, a person belonging to a religious minority, a dark-skinned person, or someone who is in any way different from you is

On Apologies and Changed Behavior

TW/CW/CN: religion; hate/prejudice (primarily homophobia)      I am currently at a point in life where I am not able to physically attend church every weekend. I’ve greatly missed being a part of a congregation and have been going through different online church sermons and podcasts. Recently I came across Collective Church’s website and have

Liberal Theology Saved My Life

I come from a background of hyper-conservatives. Whether it’s politics, religion, or any number of personal beliefs, the status quo is hardcore conservative ideology, and any deviance warrants the proponents of these stances worrying about your salvation or if you can even be considered a decent person. I will add a disclaimer right now that