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We Zombify Those We Want to Hate
“As Christians, we can’t preach about the cross as a life-giving moment, while continuing to participate in the same dehumanizing, degrading, and justifying of violence that allowed Rome to nail our Savior to the cross. That doesn’t mean we should ignore crimes when they occur or cease to hold people accountable for their actions. But…
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Grace for G.R.A.C.E. at Bob Jones University?
Today has been a difficult day. The organization Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (G.R.A.C.E) released their report today detailing a two-year investigation of how the victims of sexual abuse were mishandled by counselors at Bob Jones University. You can read the entire report here: G.R.A.C.E. Report on Bob Jones University (pdf) It’s…
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interesting read about #GamerGate and Chan thinking
The #GamerGate saga drags on, an impressive feat for a mudfest launched well over 4 months ago. If you’ve been keeping up with the topic, or even if you’re just amazed that two groups of people can “talk past” each other for this long, check out this really interesting Storify stream about the culture of…
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The Backstory: The Pig and I
I have a full series of biographical posts here, if you wish to attempt some armchair psychoanalysis on RameyLady. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have only a few rules that I strive to follow at work (in addition to the basics of human kindness): 1. Don’t be too loud. The struggle is real, y’all. I work at…
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The Backstory: That Time I Tried Out For Jeopardy
Sitting here in Alexandria watching fat snowflakes float lazily past the windows, I thought of my first-ever trip to the DC area. It was in the summer leading up to my senior year of high school that I sat on the couch watching Teen Jeopardy! and thought to myself, “I could do this.” Indeed, and…
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