R.L. Stollar

Helton was a homeschooler -- @rlstollar.bsky.social

House Republicans call for investigation into Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show over 'widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts' Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show upset some House Republicans, who called for an investigation over its 'widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts.'

"Widespread twerking."

An Introduction to Child Liberation Theology This is the first article in a multi-part series I am writing in 2022 providing an overview of child liberation theology.

"Children are not mere creatures of parents. They are not projects or weapons. They are inheritors of God’s Kingdom, images of that God, and they are capable of prophecy, leadership, teaching, and theology."

Families Are Not Umbrellas (And Other Myths About Abuse Prevention) Gothard, MacArthur, and the many other rightwing advocates of patriarchal, nuclear families are dead wrong. Fathers, parents, and nuclear families are not magical umbrellas of protection.

Families are the primary site of child abuse.

The trauma we're inflicting on our current two youngest generations is horrific. So much of it, the unwillingness to do anything about guns and the evil that is our immigration enforcement, is promoted & supported by prolife Christians.

There has to be a reckoning for that.

#Resist

The Librarians When the chips were down, the librarians stood up for what is right

"One of the film’s poignant sequences shows us the extraordinary tale of Weston Brown and his mother, Monica Brown. When Weston, who was homeschooled with his eight siblings, came out as gay, his family disowned him and he left town."

~ @katherinestewart.bsky.social

These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’ Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities

"Over the past six months, thousands of students have been walking out of their schools in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) presence in their communities."

These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’ Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities

for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.

one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."

Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated So far, Dominican authorities have reported the arrest of a Haitian man identified as Chin Laduse, who is allegedly connected to the killings.

"The victims... were allegedly deported from Puerto Rico as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown."

On Children Crying Authoritarians find crying to be a threat—a form of defiance rather than honest feedback about something important.

For Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo, God’s principles for parenting look a lot like Johanna Haarer’s Nazi principles.

Donate to Recovering from a Car Accident: Help with Bills, organized by Kelley Cantrell Friday night, I was in a car accident that left the front end of my ca… Kelley Cantrell needs your support for Recovering from a Car Accident: Help with Bills

Help out a homeschool alum in need!!

How dare Rick Rubin. Gross.

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Y'all, Kid Rock singing about sexually preying on children doesn't matter to Christofascists. That was his "former life." He's "born again," an ordained minister, and is making a gospel album. He's got, like, the perfect evangelical testimony.

(Which is the deeper problem.)

Damn. 40 years doesn't seem long enough.

Hill Country woman gets 40 years for starving, abusing children Susan Rae Helton, 53, of New Braunfels kept her adopted children in cages, beat them and starved them, prosecutors say.

Yet another homeschooling parent put their children in cages. 💔

"Helton was a foster care mother who had adopted and home-schooled eight children."

Found the world's cutest cat bed. 😍

When Local Police Collaborate with ICE, Children Pay the Price I know exactly what message the recent deportation of an Austin mom and her 5-year-old sends to kids. They learn that calling 911 is dangerous.

www.texasobserver.org/local-police...

The Ember Gathering — Reclaim the sacred. Build what comes next. A three-day, justice-centered, LGBTQ+-affirming gathering for seekers, dreamers, and builders to heal from religious harm, rebuild life-giving faith, and find your people.

Just got my ticket for the Ember Gathering in Oakland at the end of the month! Hope to see some of you there!! 💕

When "Parental Rights" Become a Shield for Child Abuse The Texas Supreme Court case every child advocate must watch

"Every [argument], every [theory], every [proposal] about 'parental rights' must be measured against this reality: children are being abused physically and sexually, some are dying, and the systems meant to protect them are already failing."

~ @brucelesley.bsky.social

That helps, but it still justifies corporal punishment of criminals, which is (IMO) connected and similarly evil.

I am struck by how Solomon's son Rehoboam just became a more violent person than Solomon as seen in 1 Kings 12: “My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.”

Video Shows U.S. Marshal Kicking Small Dog, Breaking One Of Its Ribs, Owner Says A uniformed officer appears to walk up to the miniature schnauzer and punt it as it runs barking in his direction outside of a Memphis apartment complex.

A miniature schnauzer.

@rlstollar.bsky.social

Greatest irony is that the same groups who tout “parental rights” supremacy are also now campaigning against LGBTQ marriage rights because “what adults want shouldn’t be more important than a child’s needs”. Apparently kids need a male parent, but don’t need to survive polio.

Via @floparisoakes.bsky.social.

I don't think Dobson was alleged to have molested children. But he's referenced in the files released on Epstein, that's what I mean.

‘The right has won the family’: my relentless search for lefty mommy bloggers The most popular mom content tends to be rightwing tradwife propaganda or not political at all – pushing progressive creators out of the algorithm

"I don’t see enough examples of how I could do [motherhood] as someone who is left of center and advocates for certain politics... Being a mom is so political."

37 Out of 38 Christian Homeschool Organizations Don’t Have Child Protection Policies These are the most powerful and consequential homeschool organizations in the nation.

79% of the most powerful and consequential Christian state homeschool organizations in the nation offer zero protection for, or information on protecting, children from abuse.

purity culture's purpose to is to groom victims and enablers

coercive forgiveness is furthered abuse