In this post, I unpack just one more toxic concept that I (un)learned from church and that is, "My thoughts, my body (my Self) is inherently flawed and not to be trusted".
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#Millenialwomanism is a framework and a forum created by Liz Alexander & Melanie Jones
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Also titled: DiShan, the Matrix of Domination, & Deconstructing Binaries of "Holy / Horny"
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Facilitating spiritual returns for women & femmes of color
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In the tension between grief, struggle, and enlightenment, I learned a lot of valuable lessons about inward (and outward) survival and the conditions necessary for life in the times of death.
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Oil* - The concept of 'having oil' occurs in many Black church contexts and is attached to both the practice and the praxis of anointing someone with oil. To 'have oil' means to carry a special anointing or grace to do whatever it is that you have been charged to do.
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The way faith looks for me has expanded as I've un-learned things. And I promise this post isn't as troll-y as the title may suggest. :)
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Understanding purity culture in Evangelical spaces begs us to dig a bit deeper
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An evolution through ministry, faith formation, twerkin on Saturday night, & churchin in the mornin', otherwise known as... an analysis of my collected church fans
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In an earlier Pants in the Pew / Pulpit post, I talked about my mother's choice to use her body and style politics as a site of resistance: resistance to being regarded as inferior and in need of more feminization (Weitz, 2011). In KJ's story, there was yet another struggle: a struggle to resist her body being sexualized and objectified in a sacred space... The labor of modesty is often a one-sided labor.
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A story of ongoing healing from the effects of sexism in sacred places such as the heart - the site of intimate relationships - and the physical spaces in which we express our spirituality.
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