It seems so obvious: If we invent a machine, the first thing we are going to do–after making a profit–is use it to watch porn. — DamonBrown, Author of Playboy’s Greatest Covers Pornography is so pervasive today, it’s hard to imagine it having a history. Porn can be thought of as […]
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Meet Amy Fatzinger, mother turned sex trafficking activist
“Six years ago, I realized trafficking isn’t something that just happens in other countries.” says Amy Fatzinger, a Georgian wife and mother of three boys. “It’s here.” She can’t recall quite how her research started. One day, provoked to learn about ministries geared toward women in stripping, pornography, and prostitution, […]
How to survive Valentine’s Day as a single girl
For many single ladies out there, Valentine’s Day is scarier than Halloween (with just as much sugar intake). Before you anxiously count down the minutes until February 15, here are some tips to survive Valentine’s Day and — dare I say it — actually enjoy it: Get your love on […]
3 reasons why list articles are killing writing
There’s one thing I just don’t understand: why people love list articles so much. It seems as if every time I scan a social media feed, there’s yet another article with a picture of a sad person on a bench, introspectively looking at the clouds. And then it’s titled something […]
Racism: it’s time we talk about it
I have spent a lot of time over the past few months lamenting over what has happened in Ferguson, Missouri. I’ve read news coverage, testimony transcripts, public opinion pieces, and responses from black leaders. And I have watched in horror the video of Eric Garner as he was strangled by […]
Converge’s top 10 articles of 2014
From relationships to Instagram to gender equality to Mark Driscoll, here are the 10 most-read articles we published in 2014. 10. Rock, paper, equality? In the postmodern era, in the age of equality, freedom, and opportunities, how could we think marriage is an accomplishment? 9. How do you know […]
