The Rumpus Interview with Garrard Conley
Garrard Conley, author of the new memoir Boy Erased, discusses growing up in the deep South, mothers, writing for change, and political delusions. ...more
Posts Tagged: fundamentalist christians
Everybody Cut Loose
No matter which of these stories I told, I would always end with the line about how my father was so strict he wouldn’t let me watch movies, listen to rock music, or go to dances. Nine times out of ten, the girl’s eyes would widen and she would say something like, “Oh my God! Your life was just like Footloose!” ...more
Onward Christian History!
If you’re the kind of person who keeps tabs on the latest from fundamentalist Christians in the US, the story I’m about to link to might contain some facts you weren’t aware of, but nothing particularly surprising. The NY Times Magazine is running a piece on the continuing efforts by the Christian fundamentalist community to recast early US history in a very religious light.
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