Samantha Field
@samanthafield.bsky.social
queer feminist, homeschool survivor/apostate, 16-year-old me would be horrified
My MIL reminded me of the "liberal Christians just want their ears tickled" turn of phrase, and it occurred to me that I've felt more challenged ("convicted") by my UCC-trained lesbian minister in the last three years than I ever was in two decades of fundamentalism.
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My MIL reminded me of the "liberal Christians just want their ears tickled" turn of phrase, and it occurred to me that I've felt more challenged ("convicted") by my UCC-trained lesbian minister in the last three years than I ever was in two decades of fundamentalism.
omg it happened
a rando accused my statement "homo sapiens evolved in Africa" of being a "religious belief" (we were not debating origins, so I was surprised)
I'm the Big Scary Evolutionist now
I'm so proud
a rando accused my statement "homo sapiens evolved in Africa" of being a "religious belief" (we were not debating origins, so I was surprised)
I'm the Big Scary Evolutionist now
I'm so proud
a cartoon of spongebob squarepants is smiling with his mouth open
Alt: SpongeBob rainbow meme
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October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
omg it happened
a rando accused my statement "homo sapiens evolved in Africa" of being a "religious belief" (we were not debating origins, so I was surprised)
I'm the Big Scary Evolutionist now
I'm so proud
a rando accused my statement "homo sapiens evolved in Africa" of being a "religious belief" (we were not debating origins, so I was surprised)
I'm the Big Scary Evolutionist now
I'm so proud
The recent #Rapture nonsense has me reliving my Pre-Trib days and I'm cringing so hard at teenaged me
I stopped reading Left Behind because a book's cliffhanger was "This character either dies or accepts the Mark!" and Option A was too depressing and Option B was theologically heinous. So I quit. 🤣
I stopped reading Left Behind because a book's cliffhanger was "This character either dies or accepts the Mark!" and Option A was too depressing and Option B was theologically heinous. So I quit. 🤣
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The recent #Rapture nonsense has me reliving my Pre-Trib days and I'm cringing so hard at teenaged me
I stopped reading Left Behind because a book's cliffhanger was "This character either dies or accepts the Mark!" and Option A was too depressing and Option B was theologically heinous. So I quit. 🤣
I stopped reading Left Behind because a book's cliffhanger was "This character either dies or accepts the Mark!" and Option A was too depressing and Option B was theologically heinous. So I quit. 🤣
Not a lawyer BUT I am an #exfundie so I didn't have to Google "plenary authority."
Silver lining to fundie theology being constructed largely by lawyers and preached by people who think using archaic terms makes them Very Correct, I suppose?
Silver lining to fundie theology being constructed largely by lawyers and preached by people who think using archaic terms makes them Very Correct, I suppose?
a woman wearing glasses is waving her hand while sitting on a couch
Alt: Liz Lemon high fiving herself gif
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October 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Not a lawyer BUT I am an #exfundie so I didn't have to Google "plenary authority."
Silver lining to fundie theology being constructed largely by lawyers and preached by people who think using archaic terms makes them Very Correct, I suppose?
Silver lining to fundie theology being constructed largely by lawyers and preached by people who think using archaic terms makes them Very Correct, I suppose?
Reposted by Samantha Field
This will eternally be my favorite Christian doctrine Hot Take:
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
September 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This will eternally be my favorite Christian doctrine Hot Take:
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
I have an urgent need to see Billy Porter in this skirt by Miss Sohee:
September 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I have an urgent need to see Billy Porter in this skirt by Miss Sohee:
This will eternally be my favorite Christian doctrine Hot Take:
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
September 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This will eternally be my favorite Christian doctrine Hot Take:
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
Jesus was trans.
If you believe in the Virgin Birth, then Jesus had no Y chromosome, yet lived and was treated as a man. He is a "man born with no penis" he tells his followers to accept and love in Matthew 19:11-12.
My toddler: Biting is just the language of the unheard, mother
August 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My toddler: Biting is just the language of the unheard, mother
Thought we covered the concept of "AI girlfriends" in the Myth of Narcissus in 8 ACE, but ok
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thought we covered the concept of "AI girlfriends" in the Myth of Narcissus in 8 ACE, but ok
So what's the pianist's version of "anyway here's Wonderwall"
and why is it Solfeggietto
and why is it Solfeggietto
July 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
So what's the pianist's version of "anyway here's Wonderwall"
and why is it Solfeggietto
and why is it Solfeggietto
Applied to a job I'm absolutely perfect for.
I hope they feel the same.
I hope they feel the same.
July 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Applied to a job I'm absolutely perfect for.
I hope they feel the same.
I hope they feel the same.
oh it's nothing
just me, an ex-fundie homeschool girl re-reading *The Tombs of Atuan* and crying
just me, an ex-fundie homeschool girl re-reading *The Tombs of Atuan* and crying
July 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
oh it's nothing
just me, an ex-fundie homeschool girl re-reading *The Tombs of Atuan* and crying
just me, an ex-fundie homeschool girl re-reading *The Tombs of Atuan* and crying
So some Southern Baptists want to address "willful childlessness" in their role as the morality police.
Interesting.
Yknow someone who was willfully childless?
Jesus.
Interesting.
Yknow someone who was willfully childless?
Jesus.
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
So some Southern Baptists want to address "willful childlessness" in their role as the morality police.
Interesting.
Yknow someone who was willfully childless?
Jesus.
Interesting.
Yknow someone who was willfully childless?
Jesus.
so who else is having Elsie Dinsmore flashbacks due to a certain arrest of that Australian writer today?
March 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
so who else is having Elsie Dinsmore flashbacks due to a certain arrest of that Australian writer today?
Preface: I'm not a political scientist, legal expert, economist, or sociologist. These are just my observations and theories.
Growing up, my very conservative, very Republican family praised the Founding Fathers' wisdom in creating the "separation of powers."
Growing up, my very conservative, very Republican family praised the Founding Fathers' wisdom in creating the "separation of powers."
March 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Preface: I'm not a political scientist, legal expert, economist, or sociologist. These are just my observations and theories.
Growing up, my very conservative, very Republican family praised the Founding Fathers' wisdom in creating the "separation of powers."
Growing up, my very conservative, very Republican family praised the Founding Fathers' wisdom in creating the "separation of powers."
Y'know the scam emails with bad grammar and typos are deliberate to weed out less gullible people?
so my partner is a fed worker. The OPM email today was a FAQ with "oh yeah we'll totally put all this in a contract! Just resign first!"
OPM is basically just a Nigerian prince right now
so my partner is a fed worker. The OPM email today was a FAQ with "oh yeah we'll totally put all this in a contract! Just resign first!"
OPM is basically just a Nigerian prince right now
February 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Y'know the scam emails with bad grammar and typos are deliberate to weed out less gullible people?
so my partner is a fed worker. The OPM email today was a FAQ with "oh yeah we'll totally put all this in a contract! Just resign first!"
OPM is basically just a Nigerian prince right now
so my partner is a fed worker. The OPM email today was a FAQ with "oh yeah we'll totally put all this in a contract! Just resign first!"
OPM is basically just a Nigerian prince right now
welp reading about bird flu transmission was a mistake and I regret everything
So you don't have to:
1) no more runny eggs
2) no bird feeders
3) call legislators and ask them to ban raw milk sales, it's the raw milk that's going to do us all in
So you don't have to:
1) no more runny eggs
2) no bird feeders
3) call legislators and ask them to ban raw milk sales, it's the raw milk that's going to do us all in
November 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM
welp reading about bird flu transmission was a mistake and I regret everything
So you don't have to:
1) no more runny eggs
2) no bird feeders
3) call legislators and ask them to ban raw milk sales, it's the raw milk that's going to do us all in
So you don't have to:
1) no more runny eggs
2) no bird feeders
3) call legislators and ask them to ban raw milk sales, it's the raw milk that's going to do us all in
Hey to the newbies and just one quick point of clarification so we all can find the right audience:
I want homeschooling to be regulated. Assessments (not necessarily testing), contact with mandatory reporters, etc.
Homeschooling law is often weaponized by abusers, and I want that to end.
I want homeschooling to be regulated. Assessments (not necessarily testing), contact with mandatory reporters, etc.
Homeschooling law is often weaponized by abusers, and I want that to end.
November 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Hey to the newbies and just one quick point of clarification so we all can find the right audience:
I want homeschooling to be regulated. Assessments (not necessarily testing), contact with mandatory reporters, etc.
Homeschooling law is often weaponized by abusers, and I want that to end.
I want homeschooling to be regulated. Assessments (not necessarily testing), contact with mandatory reporters, etc.
Homeschooling law is often weaponized by abusers, and I want that to end.
You should already 👏 know 👏 this 👏
You should've known this LAST YEAR IN AUGUST.
You should've known this LAST YEAR IN AUGUST.
May 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
You should already 👏 know 👏 this 👏
You should've known this LAST YEAR IN AUGUST.
You should've known this LAST YEAR IN AUGUST.
I was interviewed for this and I'm happy with it. However, the parent interviewed *laughed* at the very idea that some Michigan homeschool parents might be abusing their kids. "What parents? What parents?" she kept asking.
Ok, Amy. These parents. A Thread.
youtu.be/mNaJWgTX2Gc?...
Ok, Amy. These parents. A Thread.
youtu.be/mNaJWgTX2Gc?...
Uptick in Homeschooling Sparks Debate About Regulations
Homeschooling saw an uptick during the pandemic as children were forced to stay home. Years later, many families have chosen to continue at-home education in...
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April 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I was interviewed for this and I'm happy with it. However, the parent interviewed *laughed* at the very idea that some Michigan homeschool parents might be abusing their kids. "What parents? What parents?" she kept asking.
Ok, Amy. These parents. A Thread.
youtu.be/mNaJWgTX2Gc?...
Ok, Amy. These parents. A Thread.
youtu.be/mNaJWgTX2Gc?...
No one who's reasonable expects a child-- even a teenaged child-- to teach themselves everything they'll need for an open future.
March 24, 2024 at 3:08 AM
No one who's reasonable expects a child-- even a teenaged child-- to teach themselves everything they'll need for an open future.
All the "Parents' Bill of Rights" legislation storming state houses are the most shameless examples of a Nanny State I've ever seen.
These bills aren't written to protect parents, they're to help parents abandon their job to actually be parents.
These bills aren't written to protect parents, they're to help parents abandon their job to actually be parents.
March 6, 2024 at 5:10 AM
All the "Parents' Bill of Rights" legislation storming state houses are the most shameless examples of a Nanny State I've ever seen.
These bills aren't written to protect parents, they're to help parents abandon their job to actually be parents.
These bills aren't written to protect parents, they're to help parents abandon their job to actually be parents.
Wanna know something odd about homeschool policy? While most states don't have anything in-statute about assessments, the ones that do stipulate "norms-referenced" tests.
Here's the thing about norms-referenced tests: no one legit uses them anymore because they're bad tests.
Here's the thing about norms-referenced tests: no one legit uses them anymore because they're bad tests.
March 4, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Wanna know something odd about homeschool policy? While most states don't have anything in-statute about assessments, the ones that do stipulate "norms-referenced" tests.
Here's the thing about norms-referenced tests: no one legit uses them anymore because they're bad tests.
Here's the thing about norms-referenced tests: no one legit uses them anymore because they're bad tests.
It's been a day and I can't get over this post that popped up in a local group I'm in.
I'm sorry. MA'AM. You don't have money, need to get a job, and you're looking for a private tutor+nanny to "homeschool"???
PUBLIC SCHOOL IS FREE. You live in an area with awesome schools!
I'm sorry. MA'AM. You don't have money, need to get a job, and you're looking for a private tutor+nanny to "homeschool"???
PUBLIC SCHOOL IS FREE. You live in an area with awesome schools!
March 3, 2024 at 1:09 AM
It's been a day and I can't get over this post that popped up in a local group I'm in.
I'm sorry. MA'AM. You don't have money, need to get a job, and you're looking for a private tutor+nanny to "homeschool"???
PUBLIC SCHOOL IS FREE. You live in an area with awesome schools!
I'm sorry. MA'AM. You don't have money, need to get a job, and you're looking for a private tutor+nanny to "homeschool"???
PUBLIC SCHOOL IS FREE. You live in an area with awesome schools!