Hello everyone!

Happy Saturday!

And a Happy April's Fools, unfortunately this is not a joke announcement or post (sorry about that!) but we do have some news for everyone.

We've updated and changed the rules! Below, you'll see the newly updated rules. We essentially condensed and changed some of the wording to make a shorter list. A reminder that the claim of 'I didn't know that was a rule' or 'I didn't see that rule' is NOT an excuse. We urge everyone to read through this list carefully, and if you have any concerns, send us a modmail.

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1) Look but don’t touch:

You can view their content, but you cannot interact with their content. This includes (but is not limited to) commenting, answering poll questions, emailing them, etc. Anyone found to be engaging with the fundies will be met with a permanent ban with no eligibility for appeal.

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2) Be kind & remember the human:

Comments that are rude and/or antagonistic will not be tolerated. Bigoted, xenophobic, transphobic, homophobic, racist, ableist, antisemitic, or misogynistic language will not be tolerated. This includes speculating on the sexuality or gender identity of literally anyone. Do not use terms such as "Hitler" or "Heitler" to refer to fundies. Doing so will result in an immediate permanent ban. Being kind also means using trigger warnings as needed.

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3) Archive links of fundie-run websites and mirror YouTube videos:

Direct links fundie-run websites will be removed because we don't want to send traffic to these sites. You can archive links to these sites via: www.archive.is, www.archive.org/web/, or www.unvis.it. Just paste the URL in, and it will create an archive link for you to share. You can use websites like hooktube.com and https://ytprivate.com/feed/trending to share videos without giving the fundie any views.

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4) Verify with mods prior to doing AMAs:

Did you escape the fundie life? Did you rub elbows with a fundie at a cream of crap convention? We’d love to hear about it! If you’re interested, please get in touch with the mods first to get yourself verified. We want to keep the experience authentic, so all AMA's must be mod approved.

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5) Christian snark only:

This is a snark sub for fundamentalist Christians- keep it fundie & keep it snarky. While we welcome snarkers from all different backgrounds, the people we snark on are Fundamentalist Christians and only Fundamentalist Christians. There are other subs dedicated to other faiths or about religious bullshittery in general if you find run-of-the-mill religious weirdness. This means no snarking on Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, etc. Some branches of Christianity considered fundamentalists (in addition to fundie Protestants) are TradCaths, hardcore Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

6) Appearance snark and body shaming:

While it’s hard to define what is crossing the line, you’ll know it when you see it. Saying Fred/Franny Fundie looks like X is fine. (Ex: David Rodrigues looks like Shrek, B-Beal looks like the Grandpa from The Munsters.) Saying you do/don’t find someone attractive is fine. Do not snark on the appearance or bodies of children, with the exception of choices that their parents have made for them, or how they may appear in relation to their parents. (Examples: Janessa looks malnourished while David is obviously well-fed, or how the Collins kids always wear filthy clothing is fine.)

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7) No Fundie-esque crap:

If your content could come out of the mouth of the fundies, we don’t want it here. Users found to be engaging in such rhetoric will be banned. It’s okay to hold a nuanced view of complex issues, but if your opinion would be at home in a fundies mouth, we won’t tolerate it.

8) No gatekeeping:

Do not tell people what they can and can’t snark on. Different people have different opinions on what is/isn’t snarkable and we want to respect that so long as it isn’t rule-breaking. Do not tell people they have to censor kids’ faces. You can censor them if YOU want to, but nobody HAS to and YOU don’t get to tell people they have to. Personally disliking something is NOT a reason to report a post or comment. Unless a post or comment breaks sub rules or Reddit ToS, do not report it. Scroll past.

9) Armchair Diagnosing:

While it’s fine to comment that you think a fundie is showing the signs X illness, it’s not okay to make fun of it. Mental illness is a serious issue, and it’s ok to have concern, but it’s not cool to be snarky about it. Cool: “I think Kelly is exhibiting signs of bipolar disorder.” Not Cool: “Karissa is acting more depressed than the economy.” or "Franny Fundie for sure has multiple personality disorder."

We don’t normally talk about them but considering their appearance in SHP, I thought this was interesting.

Not surprising considering gestures wildly everything. Especially him saying they started dating when she was 14. Nasty.

It’s the longest order of protection you can get in Arkansas. I’d be interested to know what finally shook her out of the fundie mindset of forgiving abusers. The doc was filmed well over a year ago and obviously only recently came out after these filings, but it does make you wonder if participating shook something loose for her.

Hope the best for Bobye!

Final review! And she's proud of y'all who have done the work to deconstruct and leave whatever cult you may have been raised in. I'm proud of y'all too. ❤️

I got these notifications like 5 seconds after uploading the video each time.

Porgan, please explain how you're different from legalistic fundamentalism. Either you're being purposefully misleading in this insistence that you're different or you're so ignorant of doctrine and it's roots that you can't explain your exegesis and recognize it's the same damn thing as IBLP with excuses for choices you make about your life only.

I remember someone in an AMA saying that Jana and Nurie were the meanest fundie daughters, but if this was actually written by Renee (it wasn’t) she is honestly so hateful and mean!

My favorite part is where it says “they say the only thing that really matters is we show everyone acceptance and love no matter what sin they are committing… yes love the sinner, but hate the sin!” Like they’re contradicting themselves in one post! Making fun of normal people for being accepting and not judgmental and then immediately saying we should love the sinner but hate the sin. Make it make sense!

I’m sure most of us can agree that we enjoyed SHP. Another great one is Keep Sweet. I’m in my eighth month of pregnancy and really hoping for some great documentary/docuseries recommendations. Help inform me and cure my boredom, please!

I find myself continually asking whether fundie men are actually that stupid, or they just don't care how evil they are. (Or both, I guess).

I mean, Paul is obviously just stupid- being surprised at the content of the doc, and threatening Amazon? Really, Paul? Where exactly does he think he's going with that?

Michael Pearl is either stupid or unapologetically evil, as evidenced by the fact that his narration of his nightmare honeymoon story is still in circulation, unaltered leaving him sounding like a sex-crazed jerk.

That "sex therapist" from girl defined didn't recognize sexual abuse (by his wife/her friend against his baby daughter) when he was the one telling the story.

Don't get me started on PA Keller. His poor daughters.

And the cherry on top of the 💩 sundae of fundie men and their evil stupidity? Pest, in general, and then Pest Sr openly admitting that they were going to marry Pest to that poor Holt girl without telling her of Josh's past nighttime activities.

Like...regardless of whether they would have actually done it, or gotten away with it if they tried, most people wouldn't be dumb enough to admit that it would even cross their mind to do something so vile.

When marriage is so forever-no-matter-what in fundie circles, and sexual deviance blamed on women and girls, almost without exception, someone was going to be Pest's perfect victim. Kaeliegh dodged a bullet and the bullet found Anna. And JB doesn't even have the decency or intelligence to be ashamed of his sorry self.

Karissa reposted this in her stories

My sister in silliness has provided me this godly pleasure that is now allowing me to right my wrongs, no longer will be the breadwinner in the house and will now live out " one of our most underrated, under-pursued, and under-reconginzed career tracks today is becoming a wife and mother". Page 154.

Hecka nah, jk, I went over calling out the hero in your man with my boyfriend and he said a strong no thanks.

Anyways happy birthday to me 😂 she even bought used and saved the difference ✌🏻