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Ocelot II

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2. Just watched that - very creepy, with significant ramifications
Mon Jun 5, 2023, 08:48 PM
Jun 2023

way beyond the ickiness of the Duggar family. It's the whole authoritarian, unquestioningly obedient, submissive thing that's central to fundamentalist Christianity. The homeschooling movement is intended to train children that the only way to live that will save them from Hell is to be part of an authoritarian, rigidly hierarchical system in which men are the absolute masters and women are the servants whose "purity" is essential. They are even taught to evaluate other women's clothing for its tendency to tempt men - it's always women's fault if men are tempted, which means that it's always women's fault if men sexually abuse them. As a result, sexual abuse is rampant in these families and churches. Pretty scary stuff.

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These people are even worse than I thought dflprincess Jun 2023 #1
I think being pro-choice means being open to the idea milestogo Jun 2023 #3
It has nothing to do with how many children they had dflprincess Jun 2023 #9
Just watched that - very creepy, with significant ramifications Ocelot II Jun 2023 #2
It reminded me of the problems with the Amish. milestogo Jun 2023 #4
That's what's behind the excellent recent movie, "Women Talking." Ocelot II Jun 2023 #5
THAT was one of MuseRider Jun 2023 #7
I did not last long. MuseRider Jun 2023 #6
These people didn't magically go away. They've taken over our courts, our schools/school boards... CousinIT Jun 2023 #8
Did you pick up on the fact that the men get to spank their wives? vanlassie Jun 2023 #10
And they wag their kiddie-diddling fingers .... CousinIT Jun 2023 #11
Also, I hear that the couple with with eleven kids, vanlassie Jun 2023 #12
The story that hit me in the gut was the girl milestogo Jun 2023 #13
Ugh. vanlassie Jun 2023 #14
Corporal punishment yankee87 Jun 2023 #15
Way too happy dflprincess Jun 2023 #22
Research QUIVERFULL AwakeAtLast Jun 2023 #16
uterine prolapse milestogo Jun 2023 #17
Unfortunately, they are using natural selection to their advantage intrepidity Jun 2023 #18
You can't isolate your offspring forever. milestogo Jun 2023 #19
It is *so* hard to do that, though intrepidity Jun 2023 #20
Just finished this. Holy shit! Beaverhausen Jun 2023 #21
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