R.L. Stollar
@rlstollar.bsky.social
Child liberation theologian, child and survivor advocate. Learn more about my work: www.rlstollar.com. He/him.
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R.L. Stollar
@rlstollar.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi to new folks!! I am a homeschool alum, exvangelical, child and survivor advocate, and child liberation theologian.
My website:
rlstollar.com.
My book:
www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Chil....
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My website:
rlstollar.com.
My book:
www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Chil....
Starter pack on homeschooling:
go.bsky.app/MEZ51Pf.
Starter pack on child advocacy:
go.bsky.app/ToB6xNs.
A short fairy tale about rational dialogue and neighborly suffering—as well as intention versus impact.
Elephant and Mouse: A Fairy Tale
There once lived an extraordinarily rational Elephant. So rational was Elephant, that he dedicated himself to dialogue. Everything, in fact, was up for debate. There was no conversation he would re…
rlstollar.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A short fairy tale about rational dialogue and neighborly suffering—as well as intention versus impact.
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"While we struggle to make these larger, legislative changes, one of the most radical things we can do is uphold the emotions of the young people in our lives."
A Child’s Right to Feel: An Interview with Rev. Benjamin Perry
A culture that upholds and centers children’s emotions will be more just for all people.
rlstollar.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
"While we struggle to make these larger, legislative changes, one of the most radical things we can do is uphold the emotions of the young people in our lives."
"Giving up corporal punishment was easy. It’s giving up the rest—the myriad ways parents can be punitive and negative in their parenting—that is difficult."
Parenting Positively Means Much More Than Not Hitting
“Parenting in a healthy and positive way means so much more than just not hitting your child.”
homeschoolersanonymous.net
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"Giving up corporal punishment was easy. It’s giving up the rest—the myriad ways parents can be punitive and negative in their parenting—that is difficult."
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January 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Want to learn more about child liberation theology?
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January 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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It's always someone else's fault... 🙈🙉🙊
A horrifying case of child abuse BUT this has nothing to do with homeschooling. The school was aware of the child's malnutrition yet they never bothered to report the family until he was withdrawn from school. How long did this child suffer because teachers failed in the mandatory reporting?
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It's always someone else's fault... 🙈🙉🙊
The homeschooling movement has decided that hundreds of child deaths and thousands of cases of severe physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect are the appropriate cost of homeschooling freedom.
The Nauseating Repetition of Homeschool Abuse Cases
It’s like the homeschooling movement has decided that hundreds of child deaths and thousands of cases of severe physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect are the appropriate cost of homesc…
rlstollar.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The homeschooling movement has decided that hundreds of child deaths and thousands of cases of severe physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect are the appropriate cost of homeschooling freedom.
"They had removed him from school beginning of October and under the guise that they were going to homeschool."
Boy withdrawn for ‘homeschooling’ leads to one of Utah’s first child torture charges
Three family members in Moab are facing charges under Utah’s newly enacted child torture statute.
ksltv.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"They had removed him from school beginning of October and under the guise that they were going to homeschool."
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“Investigators allege the child was locked inside a large dog kennel …Court documents describe additional alleged acts including cold showers, the use of a ball gag, & other forms of restraint… School officials raised concerns after the child was withdrawn … without required homeschooling paperwork”
Moab child torture case: Graphic allegations detail months of abuse
Authorities allege a Moab child endured starvation, confinement in a dog kennel, and physical restraints over several months.
ksltv.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
“Investigators allege the child was locked inside a large dog kennel …Court documents describe additional alleged acts including cold showers, the use of a ball gag, & other forms of restraint… School officials raised concerns after the child was withdrawn … without required homeschooling paperwork”
"Feel stressed about your child burning forever in hellfire instead" isn't exactly less stress.
January 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"Feel stressed about your child burning forever in hellfire instead" isn't exactly less stress.
I have had one Bible my entire life: an old, tattered NIV given to me by my parents when I was a young child. I decided I should finally get one that *I* actually want (wild, I know). I put this one on my Christmas wishlist and my little brother Garrett got it for me. 💕
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I have had one Bible my entire life: an old, tattered NIV given to me by my parents when I was a young child. I decided I should finally get one that *I* actually want (wild, I know). I put this one on my Christmas wishlist and my little brother Garrett got it for me. 💕
Even though white evangelicals mocked and ridiculed the “abolish the police” movement, white parental rights advocates have no problem using and manipulating the Black-led “abolish family policing systems” movement.
Parental Rights and Scientology Walk Into a Bar…
Parental rights and Scientology are there for a meeting—a meeting to unite behind American evangelical homeschoolers’ vision of parental rights.
rlstollar.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Even though white evangelicals mocked and ridiculed the “abolish the police” movement, white parental rights advocates have no problem using and manipulating the Black-led “abolish family policing systems” movement.
Best of luck to us all.
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Best of luck to us all.
Reposted by R.L. Stollar
"Children’s needs and safety should never be an afterthought."
Child liberation theology says God is a child, too
(RNS) — What does Scripture say about the rights of children in an anti-child world?
religionnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Children’s needs and safety should never be an afterthought."
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There’s clearly a much larger story to tell about how our institutions have worked, sometimes in concert, to enable and cover up abuse of children.
December 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There’s clearly a much larger story to tell about how our institutions have worked, sometimes in concert, to enable and cover up abuse of children.
Reposted by R.L. Stollar
I recently read about the lack of regulation in homeschooling and how that opens up the potential for abuse. And ever since I have been thinking about the connection between conservative evangelical support for Trump and the government’s protection of sexual predators.
December 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I recently read about the lack of regulation in homeschooling and how that opens up the potential for abuse. And ever since I have been thinking about the connection between conservative evangelical support for Trump and the government’s protection of sexual predators.
"You. Are. Dirty. This is the message I got every single time I listened to anyone who spoke on purity."
How Purity Culture Kept Me Silent About My Sexual Abuse as a Child: Dinah’s Story
“I didn’t want people to think I was dirty—so that’s why I didn’t speak about my sexual abuse for 7 years after it stopped.”
homeschoolersanonymous.net
December 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"You. Are. Dirty. This is the message I got every single time I listened to anyone who spoke on purity."
An adult hitting a child will never be good parenting.
The Problem with Authoritative Parenting
Authoritative parenting is often seen as a pro-child alternative to authoritarian parenting. But what does the research show?
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
An adult hitting a child will never be good parenting.
Reposted by R.L. Stollar
I was listening to @straightwhitejc.bsky.social yesterday & the topic was the way evangelicals talk about those of us who’ve left. The Eva world refuses to actually listen & instead attacks. It’s a narcissistic system that cannot tolerate criticism. The homeschool subculture is part of this system
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I was listening to @straightwhitejc.bsky.social yesterday & the topic was the way evangelicals talk about those of us who’ve left. The Eva world refuses to actually listen & instead attacks. It’s a narcissistic system that cannot tolerate criticism. The homeschool subculture is part of this system
While adultism has led to today’s anti-child world, it is nothing new. Adults have prioritized and privileged themselves since the beginning of time.
Adultism in the Bible
The Bible itself features several great examples of adultism.
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
While adultism has led to today’s anti-child world, it is nothing new. Adults have prioritized and privileged themselves since the beginning of time.
Whereas homeschool alumni had to spend our actual childhood acting like adults and being paraded around as mature, we now spend our actual adulthood being rejected as immature children who are simply bitter at our parents.
The Benjamin Buttons of Homeschooling
We’re like Benjamin Buttons, starting our lives as mini-adults only to grow down into large children.
homeschoolersanonymous.net
December 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Whereas homeschool alumni had to spend our actual childhood acting like adults and being paraded around as mature, we now spend our actual adulthood being rejected as immature children who are simply bitter at our parents.
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"How we receive children teaches them more about faith than any number of lessons."
~Janet Pais
~Janet Pais
God Is Child: The Child-Centric Christology of Janet Pais
Janet Pais puts the childness of Jesus in the front and center of her Christology.
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"How we receive children teaches them more about faith than any number of lessons."
~Janet Pais
~Janet Pais
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"because an adult hitting a child will never be good parenting."
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Research by Dr. Diana Baumrind, the creator of the "parenting styles" model, found that, “On average, authoritative parents spanked just as much as the average of all other parents."
The Problem with Authoritative Parenting
Authoritative parenting is often seen as a pro-child alternative to authoritarian parenting. But what does the research show?
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"because an adult hitting a child will never be good parenting."
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Children have a right to access social media and the Internet. Taking away these tools is a fundamental violation of children’s rights to expression, community, and information.
Why Social Media and the Internet are Children’s Rights
Banning kids from being online is, in most cases, neither good parenting nor good policy.
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Children have a right to access social media and the Internet. Taking away these tools is a fundamental violation of children’s rights to expression, community, and information.
Reposted by R.L. Stollar
"An adult hitting a child will never be good parenting."
The Problem with Authoritative Parenting
Authoritative parenting is often seen as a pro-child alternative to authoritarian parenting. But what does the research show?
rlstollar.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
"An adult hitting a child will never be good parenting."