Communication v. Excommunication: Catholic Women and the Church
Do bishops have too much time on their hands?
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Crossing Denominational Lines to Reprimand “Freaky Fraus”
Dissident UCC pastor apologizes to Catholic Church for his co-religionists’ role in gay-friendly, women’s ordination…
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Sarah Palin and the Clarence Thomas Factor
Feminism is not simply about getting women into positions of power, it is a commitment to change the world—and female anatomy does not a feminist make…
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Op-Ed: Bishops vs. Catholic Politicians
Nancy Pelosi was denounced by Roman Catholic bishops and cardinals for deviating from their line on “pelvic issues,” a common criticism from the Church hierarchy. Bishops and cardinals may be pastors, administrators, and lobbyists, but they’re no theologians…
Read MoreMcCain’s VP Courts Conservative Evangelicals
Like Bush in 2000 Sarah Palin is delivering a clear message to conservative evangelicals, who get her call for women to view their highest calling in service to male leadership: willing helpmeets to their husbands’, fathers’ and pastors’ authority…
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Op-Ed: McCain’s VP, Sarah Palin, and ‘Feminists for Life’
Joining John McCain on the Republican ticket for the White House is Sarah Palin, a proud member of the anti-choice Feminists for Life; who are they and what do they really support?
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Obama Quietly Declares June “LGBT Pride Month”
Was he speaking with too soft a voice? Many LGBT leaders think so, and are publicly expressing disappointment. But some cannot help but admire the president’s principled pragmatism.
Read MoreExtremist Women Want In
After a recent statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri on the role of women in Al-Qaeda, that supports single-dimensional notions of extremist Muslims, extremist women talk back…
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“I’d Be Stupid Not To Go Packing Now.”
In the spirit of the Black Panthers or the Jewish Defense League, The Pink Pistols advocate guns for gays, shouting “Armed gays don’t get bashed” and “Pick on someone your own caliber.”
Read More“Biblical Manhood” Conference Espouses Male Supremacy
A growing theology of male headship and female submissiveness argues that men and women are equal under God, but have different leadership responsibilities as laid out by Scripture…
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