R.L. Stollar
@RLStollar
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My book, The Kingdom of Children, is out now: https://t.co/HZZlq1Pzne! MHS, Child Protection. MA, Eastern Classics. Run @Childliberation. He/him.
Los Altos, CA
Joined May 2012
#MakeHomeschoolSafe: A Primer. Why must we make homeschooling safe? Due to intentional, massive deregulation, homeschooling has (1) provided legal cover for abusive parents and (2) become a conduit for radicalization and violence by embracing Christian Nationalism. 1/12
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The traditional nuclear family has been the site of the majority of child abuse—with parents as the primary perpetrators.
religiondispatches.org
In January the far-right website Townhall began publishing a four-part series on a so-called “Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring.” The series, written by Townhall fact-checker Mia Cathell, claims to...
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Whereas homeschool alumni had to spend our actual childhood acting like adults and being paraded around as mature, we now spend our actual adulthood being rejected as immature children who are simply bitter at our parents.
homeschoolersanonymous.net
We’re like Benjamin Buttons, starting our lives as mini-adults only to grow down into large children.
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Three times as many children are shot in domestic violence incidents as in school shootings and eight times as many die. The majority of these children are intentionally shot by a parent, stepparent, or guardian.
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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.
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As one of @RNS's "new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025," I would like you to follow me in questioning their decision to publish this opinion piece praising child abuse apologist and animal abuser James Dobson as "prophetic" and "right."
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RT @BruceLesley: Children are struggling, policymakers are failing them, the child advocacy community is struggling, and so kids stand at a….
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"Republicans dominated the 2024 narrative with fearmongering about trans kids and 'parental rights,' while many Democrats offered little affirmative vision for families. This silence is political malpractice.". ~@BruceLesley. From here:.
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Furthermore, many homeschool alumni have perpetrated violence themselves, some even engaging in mass shootings. Homeschooling is not a solution to gun violence.
homeschoolersanonymous.net
“When Homeschoolers Turn Violent” is a joint research project by Homeschoolers Anonymous and Homeschooling’s Invisible Children.
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Three times as many children are shot in domestic violence incidents as in school shootings and eight times as many die. The majority of these children are intentionally shot by a parent, stepparent, or guardian.
rlstollar.com
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.
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Whenever a school shooting occurs, evangelical homeschoolers love us thinking public schools are the most unsafe locations for children. But family members are the most common perpetrators of all forms of violence against children—by far. That includes gun violence.
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Homeschooling parents (and their leaders and lobbying organizations) love making grandiose claims about the impact of homeschooling on their children. Actual homeschool alumni outcomes, on the other hand, tend to be more nuanced and complicated.
rlstollar.com
Here are 10 common myths promoted by homeschooling parents—as well as the realities.
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He was a child abuse apologist who beat a dachshund with a belt. This opinion is not worth publication.
OPINION: He saw that many problems that are seen today as insoluble are the predictable result of kidding ourselves that marriage and family matter.
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This is extremely disappointing from @RNS.
religionnews.com
(RNS) — Modern social science backs up Dobson’s prophetic views about marriage.
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"Similar to the gun lobby’s refusal to concede any regulation despite its popularity, HSLDA considers any restriction of homeschooling to be a nonstarter.".
inquirer.com
A Gloucester Township couple is due in court Thursday for severely abusing a teenager while she was supposedly being homeschooled.
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"Children under 15 years old made up almost a third of outpatients treated for wounds in field hospitals run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza last year, statistics published in The Lancet reveal.".
theguardian.com
Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says Médecins Sans Frontières
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"Doctors, nurses, or teachers typically notice these cases and report them, but since the child was not in school or may have been homeschooled, the pregnancy went unnoticed.".
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A Muskogee County couple, previously charged with child neglect after a young child in their care gave birth at home without medical care, now faces additional allegations, including sexual abuse and...
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RT @rickpidcock: For those who want an update on The New Evangelicals and the Laura Anderson stories, this does a very thorough job. It als….
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Podcast Episode · Deadly Faith · 08/26/2025 · 2h 32m
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This is antichrist idolatry.
The left often rages against "the patriarchy." While it is absolutely true that patterns of abuse are often found under the patriarchal system, the reality is that patriarchy is biblical, and it is the order that the Lord established. Raging against it (as opposed to simply.
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Alan Noble using the death of James Dobson to preach about how much we need evangelical institutions is Will Estrada-level bullshit. Just, like, spit in your friends' and survivors' faces while you're at it.
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