by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Apr 22, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
As a college student, I spent my summers working at a summer camp deep in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. Nestled in a valley in what we affectionately called the 700-acre Woods, it was easy to believe we were hundreds of miles away from civilization. We were able...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Apr 18, 2024 | Feature, News
The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Research conference was held on Friday, April 12, at Loma Linda University (LLU) in California, both virtually and in person. The conference aimed to integrate two fields that are sometimes seen as at odds: spirituality and behavioral...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Mar 4, 2024 | Feature-, News
The Reformation Project (TRP) announced on February 22nd that it doesn’t agree with or promote queer theology. TRP was launched in 2013 by Matthew Vines, author of the popular book “God and the Gay Christian.” According to its mission statement, the goal of the...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Feb 28, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Content Warning: Mentions of violence against LGBTQ+ people and people of color When I first saw the news about Nex Benedict, I was heartbroken. Is this really how far we’ve sunk? Kids beating other kids to death? Then, I was livid. We in the LGBTQ+ community have...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Feb 14, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Trigger warning: This article discusses purity culture and mentions both domestic violence myths and rape myths. As a millennial who grew up in small-town East Tennessee, I know a thing or two about purity culture. Let’s just say Silver Ring Thing came to my public –...