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Sex and Christianity
I was born and raised a Christian. From the time I came out of the womb, I was immersed in a highly religious family, and I lived most of my life with blinders on. I never really questioned anything a...
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The Left's Love for the Feisty Nun
The author, former president of Catholics for Choice, questions the wisdom of progressives who glorify "brave" nuns under Vatican attack.
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Filmmakers Find Surprises at an Islamic School for Girls in Syria
Airing this week on PBS, "The Light in Her Eyes" portrays a religious teacher pursuing a complicated set of goals to enrich her students' lives.
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Nuns and Virgins
With the republication of her novel set in the 1950s, Caryl Rivers considers the nuns who taught her and those who are still today the heart of the Catholic Church.
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“We Are the Girls from Seton High”
Overcoming her ambivalence, multi-media journalist Mary C. Curtis finds comfort and acceptance at her high school reunion.
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Burmese Nobel Laureate after 21 Years
The author recalls her time in Burma just before the military coup that kept Aung San Suu Kyi from accepting her Nobel Peace Prize for two decades.
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Arrested For Having A Boyfriend
I almost got arrested today. I don’t want to write about it. I don’t want to think about it but I feel like I have to put it down somewhere.
I almost got arrested today.
This is what happened. I was...
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The Color Pink
I volunteer at the children’s service at my synagogue on Shabbat (the Sabbath). Every week, the kids walk around with kid-sized Torahs, some of which are stuffed toys. The Torahs are red, yellow, blue...
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Tunisia's Women—Defying the Odds
The author, secretary-general of Parliamentarians for Global Action, writes that Tunisia is finding its own way while Islamist movements gain power in the region.
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Men for Women’s Choice
On the issue of contraceptives and choice, most men quoted and pictured in the media recently have opposed women controlling their reproductive health. The authors plan to change that.
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Birth Control and the Bloviators: What Just Happened?
The author of "Good Catholic Girls: How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church" explains what's behind the Catholic bishops' hard-line reaction to President Obama's compromise.
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January 23, 2012 | Robin Morgan |
Religion
Faith-healing: A Modest Proposal on Religious Fundamentalism
Author and WMC Co-founder Robin Morgan struggles to understand the faith-based madness that seems to surround us.
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Rudolph the Sexist Reindeer
With the holiday season just behind us, we’re all probably a little tired of Christmas movies. Many, it seems, are tired of one specific movie: Rankin/Bass' "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". As a you...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Christmas Edition
Merry Christmas, FBombers! While I'll personally be celebrating Christmas by sleeping in, eating Chinese food and seeing a movie later, I recognize that this actually is a holiday for many people! So,...
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Saturday Vids: Maria Bamford's Christmas Special
I'm still a little obsessed with Maria Bamford and look for basically any opportunity to share her with the world. Because it's Christmas Eve, it seemed like the perfect time to post Maria Bamford's C...
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Are We Bonobos or Chimpanzees? Evolution and Occupy Wall Street
Bonobos and chimpanzees, our closest animal relatives, are almost exactly the same type of monkey. They are so similar, in fact, they only became distinguished as separate species in 1929. But chimpan...
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In Fencer’s Hijab—Struggle and Inspiration
A top competitor in sabre is determined to adhere to religious tradition and also represent her country at the 2012 Olympic games.
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What Does Jewish Look Like To You?
Procrastinating is always loads of fun, and thanks to the Internet, it’s really easy to do. One such time that I was putting off doing something important, I noticed this picture (embedded in this pos...
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July 26, 2011 | Katherine C |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Religion
A Feminist Image In The Eye Of The Beholder
I don’t remember how I set out to do this painting. What I do know is that it was the first non-commissioned artwork I’ve sold, and that is was my first explicitly feminist-based painting that got an...
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I'm Bi and Super Fly!
What does being bisexual actually mean?
Thats the question I've asked myself for years, and last month I finally got an answer: I am bisexual and that's okay! I finally realized that I am sexually a...
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A Lesson In Equality From Adam and Eve
“So let’s learn about Shavuot,” my teacher said, and I dutifully began to take notes on the holiday. “Shavuot [which began Tuesday night] commemorates God giving the Torah to the Jews. When God was te...
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Now You See Them, Now You Don't
Israeli journalist Merav Michaeli explains why a Brooklyn newspaper recently removed Hillary Clinton from a famous photograph: another case of Photoshop in service to the patriarchy.
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The Catholic Church and Education
I live in a catholic country (Italy), in a small town and I go to a catholic and very conservative school.
I am not very religious and, most importantly, I am a feminist. This means I don’t agree wit...
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The Hidden Difficulties of a Bisexual Teen
In my time as a semi-out bisexual teenager, I’ve encountered plenty of supportive, kind, loving people who have not cared about my sexuality or have been able to relate to me because of it. I’ve met p...
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