There's a strain of Evangelical positive thinking that described disabled children as a "Gift from God" to parents to test and strengthen their faith. It's a conservative mirror image of the Pink Ribbon positive thinking that Barbara Ehrenreich critiques in Bright Sided.
There's a strain of Evangelical positive thinking that described disabled children as a "Gift from God" to parents to test and strengthen their faith. It's a conservative mirror image of the Pink Ribbon positive thinking that Barbara Ehrenreich critiques in Bright Sided.
As someone who had a VERY profoundly disabled child I've always thought this is truly higher order bullshit. You want to tell me my daughter was send as some sort of divine spiritual improvement project? Just try me.
There's a strain of Evangelical positive thinking that described disabled children as a "Gift from God" to parents to test and strengthen their faith. It's a conservative mirror image of the Pink Ribbon positive thinking that Barbara Ehrenreich critiques in Bright Sided.
As someone who had a VERY profoundly disabled child I've always thought this is truly higher order bullshit. You want to tell me my daughter was send as some sort of divine spiritual improvement project? Just try me.