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‘Catholic Feminist’ Isn’t an Oxymoron, and Other Tales From a Beleaguered Tradition

By Celia Wexler

…prevail, even when institutions fail us. Writing this book brought me into contact with dozens of other Catholic women who face similar struggles, but keep their qualms to themselves. It made me realize that I was not alone. Is there anything you had to leave out? After writing the stories of the nine exceptional women in my book, I’ve met so many more women with equally fascinating stories. I wish all of these women could have been part of the bo…

For God or for Fame? The Making of a Teenage Bomber

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri

…remember that in becoming “operational” Mohamud never had any face-to-face contact with terrorists or militants. Nor did he seem to have had any real connection with, or actual experience of the war in Afghanistan. His main connection with militants, according to the FBI, was mainly through a website called “Jihad Recollections,” where he pseudonymously published articles in 2009. He sought headline-grabbing revenge through equivalency in bloody n…

Warships, Animals, Pubs Eligible For Blessings From Church of England, But Not Same-Sex Couples; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Hontiveros introduced legislation aimed at curbing street harassment of women and LGBT people. Reports Gay Star News: The Bill would outlaw catcalling, wolf-whistling, cursing, leering, groping, persistent requests for name and contact details. It will also be illegal to use derogatory words about a person’s actual or perceived sex, gender expression, or sexual orientation and identity including sexist, homophobic and transphobic slurs in public…

Catholic Bishops’ Religious Liberty Fight Enables Anti-Jewish Discrimination (Updated)

By Patricia Miller

…plicants to state their religious denomination and provide “their pastor’s contact information and a short testimony explaining how they came to be Christian,” reports Huffington Post. Beth Lesser, the Jewish foster mentor applicant who was turned down by Miracle Hill, told the Intercept that she believes the explicit intent of Miracle Hill is to proselytize foster children. Once they get [the children] in one of their group homes, they don’t let…

Sterilization Denial for Woman with Brain Tumor Highlights Religious Liberty Conflict

By Patricia Miller

…ed was that someone from the archdiocese that encompasses this area was in contact with the hospital administration and, basically, said, ‘I think we have a problem, and this needs to stop.’ And so, what was a very easy sort of step, being able to just go forward and do the tubal ligation at the time of the c-section, changed gradually. Catholic hospitals’ ability to refuse sterilizations is generally considered “ironclad” reports the Washington P…

An Open Letter to Rabbi Dov Linzer on Modesty and Jewish Law

By Shaul Magid

…en and make it a normative legal principle that casual non-sexual physical contact between men and women is permitted, saying to the men, “The Talmud says: It’s your problem, Sir; not theirs.” To instantiate your reading of the Talmud would require you to act decisively to abolish all the legal mandates that objectify women’s bodies and put the onus on the men to take full control of their libido and desire. The ultra-Orthodox in Beit Shemesh sure…

Fight the Power: How to Read, and Re-Read, the Book of Revelation

By Wil Gafney

…ia (which has been translated variously as adultery, or same-gender sexual contact). But reading in light of John’s other purity concerns, it makes sense to translate it that way even if that is not how it is normally understood. Yes. It simply means sexual immorality. Paul warns against porneia too, but his questions indicate that he has different attitudes about sexuality because he’s talking to Gentiles—and I think he thinks it doesn’t really m…

Will Religion Finally Give Peace a Chance? Rising to the Challenge of Nonviolence as Armageddon Looms

By Peter Laarman

…campaigns often win, and where the sports we like best involve hard brutal contact. All of this is to say that there will be no saving turn toward a culture of nonviolence without also acknowledging and changing the violence we carry within. Then comes yet another step. Even when we stop ourselves from openly demonizing, we are still a long way from any kind of productive exchange. And that’s partly because it is still so very hard to acknowledge…

The Fire Next Time: Tibetan Protests Spread

By Megan Sweas

…t online with friends and family in Tibet, serving as “important points of contact for sharing and disseminating information and for mobilizing the international community,” says Stephanie Bridgen, director of Free Tibet. “What I think is really exciting at the moment is that lots of young Tibetans are discussing and debating different aspects of how we should respond to the situation in Tibet.” Tsetam, for instance, feels torn between supporting…

Australia’s Harsh Refugee Policies Stirring Backlash; Malawi Court Sides With Pastors To Lift Moratorium on Sodomy Prosecutions; Uzbek President Says God Has Taken Gays’ Reason Away; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ocal human rights lawyer, police representative and doctor. The public can contact the group directly or on a dedicated hotline to seek assistance. The group has several paralegals in Accra and others in cities across the country. “We are not making it about LGBT rights, we want it to be human rights … These are our rights, and as every other human being in Ghana we also have our rights,” Abu says. Crimea: European Parliament condemns human rights…