ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected

***UPDATE: At the end of the post, after the jump***
I first wrote about Augusten Burroughs‘ not long ago. I was impressed with his writing ability and honesty.
I mentioned that I wasn’t really ready to read his book A Wolf At The Table because it sounded traumatizing. I knew it would trigger some of my own [...]

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Apparently so.
An article by AdvanceUSA, in which I interviewed for, was published today.  I will lift two quotes as something I think speaks to today’s decision.  The first quote does not address the decision directly but I hope it will speak to how I approach these type of public policy issues.  The second quote does [...]

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Friday Five: Randy Thomas
by Devon Williams, associate editor’Gender identity is very important to God.’
Parents of children who struggle with gender confusion are being encouraged to raise their kids according to the gender they want to be.
Nationally, organizations are adopting gender-neutral restrooms.
And in California, students now can “choose their own gender” when deciding whether to use [...]

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From Daily Mail:
They are devoted foster parents with an unblemished record of caring for almost 20 vulnerable children.
But Eunice and Owen Johns have been forced to abandon their good work because they refuse to tell children as young as ten that homosexuality is an acceptable lifestyle.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Tennessee children will be shielded from the word homosexuality if one lawmaker has his way. It’s another contentious debate that could find its way to the State House this week. “We’re not going to teach about topics that I think should be taught at home in the first place. We’re not going [...]

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