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Negotiating Sex
Mutually beneficial sex must be negotiated. During the first phase of our relationship, we may notice our similarities, but as we get to know each other better, we’ll naturally discover differences. These differences create conflict, with sex being a common… Continue reading
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Sharing the Load, Skipping the Fight
Negotiating housework can be a major source of contention for many couples, but there are strategies that couples can use to manage work in a constructive way. Research consistently shows that women still bear a disproportionate share of household responsibilities,… Continue reading
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Parenting as a Team: Talking About the Division of Care
Too often we minimize the unpaid work that women disproportionately handle when we use terms like “working moms” to refer only to those with paid jobs outside the home. Labels such as “stay-at-home mom” imply inactivity, while describing men as… Continue reading
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The Work of Peace: From Our Relationships to the World We Share
Peace doesn’t begin at the negotiating table or in the halls of power—it begins in how we treat one another. The same dynamics that shape a marriage, a family, or a friendship also echo through communities and nations. When we… Continue reading
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Reproduction as a Racial Asset: Population Panic, White Anxiety, and the State
Moral panics thrive where uncertainty meets ideology [1]. The recent anxiety over declining birthrates is a perfect example. On the surface, it sounds practical — a call to strengthen families, have more children, and secure the nation’s future. But beneath… Continue reading
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Emasculate: How the Man Code Traps Men
Masculinity, often presented as natural or strong, is in reality high-maintenance — a performance guarded by ridicule, fear, and peer enforcement. Boys learn early that masculinity isn’t something you are; it’s something you prove—over and over again. From boyhood on,… Continue reading
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Proof Texts and Prophets: Does Scripture Endorse Polygamy?
Someone recently argued that Abraham’s polygamy forces a binary choice: either accept it as moral or condemn him as a fornicator [1]. But scripture rarely works in such rigid categories. There are other hermeneutical lenses worth considering. A contextual lens… Continue reading
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Chronicle of a Cult: Part 4
Tim BallardandOperation Underground Railroad Manipulate Psychological Vulnerabilities, Beliefs, & Act Against Best Interest There are many people who have donated or been involved with Tim Ballard and OUR since it began. Most people’s loss involves money and time. There is… Continue reading
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Paul, Patriarchy and Power
I’ve often heard explanations along these lines: In Paul’s day, there were “different expectations about how women participated in society, including in church meetings.” It doesn’t mean that “women cannot speak and lead in the Church today.” Many people see… Continue reading
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Chronicle of a Cult: Part 3
Tim BallardandOperation Underground Railroad Manipulating Psychological Vulnerabilities: Biases Elaine Godfrey wrote in “The Atlantic” that “If people on the left are repelled by [the “Sound of Freedom”], it’s for the same reasons people on the right feel so obligated to… Continue reading
The Little Stream: Where Soul Meets Society — Reflections on Well-Being, Religion, and Power 