Hännah Ettinger blogs, tweets, is the founding publisher of The Swan Children Magazine, and dishes feminist critique of YA novels over at The YA Wallpaper.
Seven years ago, Jenefer Igarashi’s son was molested. The crime was committed by the son of the publishers of a Christian homeschooling magazine that employed Igarashi. (The boys happened to be cousins as well.) And after several years of silence, both she and her son are finally talking about what happened. Homeschoolers Anonymous gives us the background: Read more
Bob Jones University is a truly troublesome place. From their history as a racist institution to their mishandling of sexual assault on campus to their absolutely insane student code of conduct, BJU has had a lot of negative press. Even when I was growing up in a cult, I knew that BJU was too extreme for me to consider attending. The dirty laundry being aired about BJU’s issues of handling sexual assault and sexual conduct just doesn’t stop coming. For context, first, check out my friend Dani’s story about how she got expelled from BJU for having consensual sex with her boyfriend while attending the school. (Below are just a few excerpts from it.) Read more
Three guesses what happened to the Christian youth groupie girl who said the following: “I was raised by my parents and teachers to trust and obey my pastor. He was a celebrity to me, a father figure and a man of God. As my pastor, I sought guidance and counseling from (Schaap) when I was in need of help.” You guessed correctly. Jack Schaap (above), pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond (Indiana), got high on power, seduced the 16-year-old, and defended his “relationship to” (grooming and rape of) the girl in a court of law. Read more
Conservative Christian religious leader Bill Gothard stepped down from his ministry, Institute in Basic Life Principles, four months ago, after a recovery support group for former members detailed 34 women’s alleged experiences of sexual harassment. This week, the ministry released a statement following up on the status of their fearless leader. The statement includes the following bit of brilliance: Read more
