With Strange Fire

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  • Central America Does Not Need Evangelical Jesus!

    Originally published July 29, 2017 at No Longer Quivering. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer. For a couple of years now we’ve been reminded, again and again, about the hard work, sacrifice and need for money by one of Evangelical Quiverfull’s royal families – Jill Duggar Dillard and her husband Derick and their mission for Christ to…

  • Evangelical Christians and the Confederate Flag

    Originally published August 19, 2017 at No Longer Quivering. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer To everyone sharing the Confederate flag while claiming religious symbolism needs to know you are sharing fake news. The designer of the emblem himself, William Porcher Miles, stated several times that the diagonal “cross” and other elements of the flag were careful…

  • The Pence Rule – The Problem With Powerful Women in Quiverfull

    Originally published October 1, 2020 at No Longer Quivering. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer. Writers note: This was written in the days leading up to the first Mike Pence versus Kamala Harris debate. You know what’s upcoming here within the week? The second debate, the one I am looking forward to. The Vice Presidential debate. On…

  • Guideposts on the Journey

    Yesterday was a challenge in so many ways. The greatest being that while Jim was at church I was home, waiting in nervous anticipation for the repair guys from our local cable and internet provider. Our router had kicked the bucket. The challenge, for me at least, is conducting the conversation entirely in Spanish. My…

  • Unjoyfully Unavailable

    by Suzanne Titkemeyer January 8th, 2023 There’s a YouTuber out there who loves to make fun of the idea promoted in the Quiverfull / Evangelical / Fundamentalist world. That you as a woman owe sex upon demand to the man with whom you share last names and wedding rings. That as a wife it’s always…

  • Doug Wilson Ponders the “Sexdollification” of Evangelicalism – Mechanical Infidelity

    Originally published at Patheos on No Longer Quivering January 3, 2018 Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer Writer’s notes: At the time I wrote this I had no idea that the idea of sex dolls in the mind of Doug Wilson of Blog and Mablog was going to fester into his book “Ride, Sally, Ride” Nearly two…

  • Quiverfull Believes in Bad Advice – Stay and Allow Your Husband to Abuse You

    Originally published on No Longer Quivering on November 30, 2017. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer A few days ago I received an email containing screen caps from a certain cultural enforcer’s pokey little hidey hole for her fans – her chat room. The subject of discussion was standing firm in your marriage and staying married no…

  • No Divorce or Satan Will Take Your Children

    Published originally on November 26, 2017 at No Longer Quivering on Patheos. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer. Authors note: Bear in mind this was written to debunk the toxic theology of No Greater Joy Ministries. In the past we’ve quoted this particular letter sent to this ministry that was answered in 1999. The “friend” of a…

  • Loving an Addict by Being Submissive

    Originally published November 15, 2017 on No Longer Quivering. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer. Many Quiverfull female culture enforcer types think that the very best way you can deal with having a spouse who is addicted, be it an addiction to drugs, alcohol, money, spending money, sex, cigarettes or anything else that can be addicting, is…

  • Modesty As A Fetish

    Originally posted September 14, 2020 on No Longer Quivering. Written by Suzanne Titkemeyer One advantage of turning 60 years old this year is the ability to look back at the crazy fashions through the years and realize what you wear does not really matter, or amount to a hill of beans in the long run.…