Author Archives: Valerie Tarico

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About Valerie Tarico

Seattle psychologist and writer. Author - Trusting Doubt; Deas and Other Imaginings.

Susan Hutchison: Washington State’s Sarah Palin?

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Valerie Tarico

(Huffington Post – October 13, 2009) Next week in King County, Washington, "nonpartisan" Susan Hutchison will be vying with Democrat Dow Constantine for the role of County Executive. The seat controls significant resources in a region that often plays a … Continue reading →

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Many Unaware of World Vision’s Evangelical Mission

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Valerie Tarico

On October 2nd, The Seattle Times featured an AP article about the recent quake in Sumatra, along with a “how to help” list. At the top of that list was World Vision International. What the article failed to mention, and … Continue reading →

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Christians Vote on Worst Verse in the Bible

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Valerie Tarico

In case you missed the announcement, ShipofFools.com has published an "authoritative" list of the ten worst verses in the Bible. At a time when atheists are posting ads on billboards and busses around the world, you might assume that the … Continue reading →

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Music for Former Fundies – Unvetted

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Valerie Tarico

Thoughtful, defiant, healing, mischievous, funny, rude, analytic, wounded, yearning, visionary . . . It’s all here.  Up to 152 songs!  January 12, 2010.   Highway to Hell – ACDC Black Sails in the Sunset – AFI God Called in Sick Today … Continue reading →

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A Playlist for Recovering Fundies

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Valerie Tarico

A couple of years back, I dragged my agnostic husband, Brian, to a Calvinist megachurch.  Calvinist means God preselected a few humans for salvation and the rest for eternal torture.  We sat there for an hour, goats among the sheep. … Continue reading →

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