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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Sep 5

We were polished arrows for God, intended to fly beyond our parents’ sphere of influence.

If you lose an arrow in a battle, you don’t get it back. It’s expendable. That’s why you need a whole quiver of them.

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The Quiverfull Daughters are Tired

A guest post from Abbi Nye

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you! Please speak with survivors of this movement @wickdchiq.bsky.social!

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you for covering this! Those of us who lived this nightmare 20 years ago have a lot to say: religiondispatches.org/want-to-know...

Want to Know What a Project 2025 World Looks Like? Just Ask the Homeschoolers Who Lived it

Although President Trump’s executive order on elections signed earlier this week is probably unconstitutional, it closely resembles the stalled SAVE Act, which requires voters to present a passport or...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Quiverfull daughters would like a word.

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ACNAtoo @acnatoo.bsky.social · Jul 25

“Here’s the bottom line: very important information is being withheld from you by the Court, the Archbishop, and the Archbishop’s staff.”

Rachel Thebeau, Esq., Asst. Counsel to the ACNA Provincial Prosecutor, describes what she witnessed in the trial of Bp. Ruch:

Assistant Counsel Releases Details of Court Misconduct — ACNAtoo

On July 25, 2025, Assistant Counsel to the Provincial Prosecutor, Rachel Thebeau, Esq., emailed an open letter to “Friends in the ACNA” which described her account of what happened in the trial of Bp....

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ACNAtoo @acnatoo.bsky.social · Jul 23

On 7/20/25, Abp. Wood announced that Archdeacon Job Serebrov has been appointed as the new Provincial Prosecutor. However, concerns have been raised regarding Serebrov’s undisclosed ties to the Greenhouse Movement and leadership in the Diocese of the Upper Midwest.
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New Provincial Prosecutor Announced — ACNAtoo

On July 22, 2025, Archbishop Steve Wood announced via email that Archdeacon Job Serebrov had been appointed as the new Provincial Prosecutor following the resignation of Mr. C. Alan Runyan on July 20,...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jul 21

His resignation includes a request that the entire trial record and full transcript — all properly redacted — be made available to all ACNA members.

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Prosecutor resigns, calls ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch trial ‘irreparably tainted’

(RNS) — The case has not been dismissed, and the trial is scheduled to resume on Aug. 11.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jul 21

I do too! @responsiblehs.bsky.social

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DegenerateHomeschooler @tonydelvecchio.bsky.social · Jul 16

Many of HSLDA’s board members are close associates of Speaker Mike Johnson—doing as much as he can to destroy public education and send scrambling families to be placed under the dominion of his friends.

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ACNAtoo @acnatoo.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Very Rev. Dr. Dan Alger has shaped the ACNA’s church planting strategy for over a decade as the Provincial Canon for Church Planting and the director of Always Forward.

In May 2025, he was removed as rector of Redeemer, yet there has not been a transparent process.

Priest Who Trains ACNA Leaders Disciplined — ACNAtoo

The Very Rev. Dr. Dan Alger has shaped the ACNA’s church planting strategy for over a decade as the Provincial Canon for Church Planting and the director of Always Forward. He has trained, coached, an...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jul 15

Were you homeschooled in Wisconsin? The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives invites participants for the first-known oral history project dedicated to the voices of homeschool alumni.

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Wisconsin Homeschool Alumni Oral History Project

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ACNAtoo @acnatoo.bsky.social · Jun 17

Jun. 11 the ACNA published the Bishops’ Presentment against Bp. Ruch, previously unseen by ACNA members for 2.5 years. It was then removed for redaction and has not been returned. We are re-posting the presentment today, properly redacted.

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Presentment against Bp. Stewart Ruch — ACNAtoo

On 6/11/25, the ACNA shared both the Bishops' and Lay Presentments against Bp. Ruch on their website. After removing these at our request for proper redaction, the documents have not yet been returned...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 12

Worth a read although the team rejected my proposed title: "Who Makes the Laws (Ashey's version)."

ACNAtoo @acnatoo.bsky.social · Jun 12

Members of the ACNA have spent 4 years calling for changes to the Title IV disciplinary canons as a result of widespread abuse and mishandling. Instead, the ACNA has centered its focus on narrowing members’ ability to bring the change that they have repeatedly requested.

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Who Makes the Laws? — ACNAtoo

If the consolidation of power and disenfranchisement of ACNA members’ voices concerns you, please contact your diocesan delegates and ask them to vote down the proposed amendment to Title I, Cano...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 10

Are you worried that your town might face a hostile takeover from Christian Nationalists? Look for these common factors.

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When a church tries to take over your town

The Christian Nationalist playbook

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

Would you consider joining me? You can donate financially or simply share my message to raise awareness about Mezzo Allies’ work.

Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

Change requires collective action. So here I am, participating in a virtual walkathon to raise money for Mezzo Allies’ mission.

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Walking for Freedom. Fundraising for Safety. Join Me.

I’m walking 70 miles this July as part of the Step Up for Survivors Walkathon to support Mezzo Allies. Every step helps raise awareness and funds for survivors of family-controlled human trafficking. ...

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

As the daughter of church leaders who should have reported family-controlled sex trafficking, I grieve with survivors. As an advocate, I work to end oppressive systems through education and policy change.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

Mezzo Allies is doing critical work to train people around the country. I joined their board because I see the devastation that family-controlled trafficking inflicts on vulnerable children. Family-controlled trafficking and organized abuse create unique challenges for survivors.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

I have worked with several survivors of family-controlled trafficking. My friend Kait Gannon is one of the most vocal survivors. She and Laurie Krull are co-founders of Mezzo Allies, a non-profit that educates people about family-controlled human trafficking.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

41% of all human trafficking victims report that their exploitation began with a parent or a caregiver. When the home is the crime scene, traditional responses fall short. Survivors are criminalized, dismissed, or retraumatized.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

As a mother, it is a hard truth to acknowledge that parents are the most common abusers of their children. Sex trafficking is awful. Family-controlled sex trafficking is infinitely worse—and it’s far more common than we realize.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

We think that the buyers are perverted people on the outskirts of society, not the elder in our church, the volunteer fire chief in our town, the teacher at our school. We do not want to believe that our pastors and parents know about the abuse and have failed to report it.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

Human trafficking is a heinous crime, but it often seems a world away. We assume that people sell the bodies of young children in other places, not in our neighborhood basements and barns.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

I cannot forget the moment that I asked, “Did my parents know?” and the survivor replied, “Yes, I told them.”

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Combating Family-Controlled Sex Trafficking

Change requires collective action.

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Abbi Nye @abbinye.bsky.social · Jun 5

As the daughter of a pastor who has a PhD AND writes pamphlets like "The Full Quiver," I am in complete agreement.