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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

A practice of public grief

in which I give my anger a microphone, out of reach of a sword

6 min readJan 8, 2024

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A practice of public grief

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

Then Neither do I Condemn You: The Samaritan Woman and the Idol of Punishment

A Letter to the Men in my DMs during the Genocide in Gaza

8 min readOct 28, 2023

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Then Neither do I Condemn You: The Samaritan Woman and the Idol of Punishment

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

Rhetorical Questions as a Tool of the Oppressor: Another Think Piece During a Genocide

Part I: I Dare you to fight me in the comments about it

9 min readOct 17, 2023

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Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim via Unsplash

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

Hagar, Father God, and the Wilderness of the Evangelical Church

~be advised: this essay contains descriptions of self-harm and sexual violence.~

6 min readSep 13, 2023

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Hagar, Father God, and the Wilderness of the Evangelical Church

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

Savior Complex Needs to Die

Protectors are More Like Abusers Unless They’re Empowering Others

3 min readFeb 9, 2021

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Savior Complex Needs to Die

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

Epiphany: lament or curse, it’s up to us

Today is the day after Epiphany, when we remember the story of the wise men, who followed a wild hope across the desert to find a…

4 min readJan 7, 2021

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Epiphany: lament or curse, it’s up to us

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

There is No Peace on Earth When the Belfries of Christendom Are Full of Clanging Symbols

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Christmas Bells” is a stunning poetic study on the contours of the current sins of the church. In…

4 min readDec 18, 2020

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There is No Peace on Earth When the Belfries of Christendom Are Full of Clanging Symbols

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

During a Pandemic, Sabbath Means Canceling Church

It’s a radical idea, I know. Every time I pose the question to a harried, sleep-deprived pastor, the answer is the same: “Cancel church!?”…

8 min readNov 17, 2020

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During a Pandemic, Sabbath Means Canceling Church

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

If Christian leaders factored “lived experience” into their theology, everything would change

If Christian leaders understood and were able to empathize with the lived experiences of marginalized humans, they would preach very…

3 min readOct 16, 2020

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If Christian leaders factored “lived experience” into their theology, everything would change

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Where are your punches landing, evangelical thought leaders?

In my writing classes this semester I’ve been learning about humor and how it functions. One concept that keeps coming up is that to…

3 min readOct 7, 2020

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Where are your punches landing, evangelical thought leaders?

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MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

MariJean Elizabeth Wegert

I have a masters in English and I study rhetoric, semantics, & poetics. I am a post-evangelical Christian turned intersectional abolitionist, animist, & mystic.

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