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The Work of Angels: A Mother’s Reflection
Authors Note: “Angels” by Emma Nissen plays by default whenever I turn the ignition, a small ritual at the start of each drive. I first heard her perform a few years ago and was drawn to her voice and her… Continue reading
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How Not to Be Fooled by Statistics: Ten Rules for Seeing Clearly
We’re surrounded by statistics—charts, claims, and data points competing for our attention. Some inform us. Others manipulate us. Tim Harford’s book “The Data Detective” offers ten “rules” for thinking more clearly about numbers, claims, and headlines. Although these “rules” focus… Continue reading
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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
The Little Stream: Where Soul Meets Society — Reflections on Well-Being, Religion, and Power 