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Category: Family

Christian culture / Family / Holidays

Thanksgiving is the Best Holiday of the Year

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Okay, I get it, we’ve headed into the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean all you Christmas cluckers can start with all your shit. I mean, seriously, your favorite holiday …

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Bible / Children / conservative / Family / humor / The Resistance

Family Matters

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It’s been a while since I posted anything here, mostly because I’ve been busy with school. Also, I’ve been writing for a friend’s site (The Betafiles. You should check it …

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Family / Fiction / humor

Family Reunion

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Donnie sat on the edge of the bed in nothing but his underwear and bright, white t-shirt. He held a pair of socks, his shoes on the floor between his …

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Family / humor / politics / racism / sarcasm / Thanksgiving / Uncategorized

It’s That Time of Year Again: The Annual “What I’m Thankful For” Post

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Well, beloved, today is Thanksgiving and you know what that means: It’s time for my annual semi-snarky “What I’m Thankful for” post. This tradition started before the “gratitude challenge” became …

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Blogging / Christian culture / Christianity / Family / Gender identity / LGBTQ / liberals / Parenting / Progressive / progressives / sexuality / transgender

An Open Letter About My LGBT Kid

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Lately, I’ve seen a few straight progressive bloggers write about parenting children who are LGBT. It might be speculation about how the author would react to the news that one of …

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Beloved Community / community / Family / Gender identity / Parenting / transgender

Trans-parenting

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Wednesday evening, my son Parker and I spoke to some of the members of our church family about our experiences with transgender issues; he, as a trans man and me …

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Family / humor / politics / sarcasm / Thanksgiving

The Annual “What I’m Thankful For” Post

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Faithful readers of The Progressive Redneck know that I’m great at starting new features or series, even if the features or series themselves aren’t all that good. They also know …

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Beloved Community / change / Family / History / People / privilege / racism

I’m Still Not Ashamed Of My Heritage?

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Race is a funny thing in the South. Most of the time, it’s confusing and hard to navigate. If you’re a (sort of) progressive, white man, even more so. Over …

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Beloved Community / benighted / Christian culture / Christianity / Christians / conservative / conservatives / faith / Family / God / grace / Jesus / People / poverty / Progressive / progressives / spirituality

Being A Southerner

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I had originally thought about titling this post “Living In The Southland”, but, I have another piece in the works that already carries that name, so… Besides, one can live in …

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Family / food / humor / Life / Thanksgiving

The Obligatory “What I’m Thankful For” Post 2014 Edition

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  Well, it’s Thanksgiving and you know what that means: it’s time for one of the few lasting traditions here at The Progressive Redneck: “The Obligatory “What I’m Thankful For” …

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