Christian Patriarchy Clouds Social Science Findings On Happy Marriages
Findings do not support conclusion that piety leads to happier marriages for African Americans.
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Parallel Universes? Patriarchy and Feminism in Evangelicalism
Feminists struggle to create an egalitarian conservative Protestantism…
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RD10Q: The Fight Against Feminism
It’s not just another weird religion story about families with eighteen kids. The Christian Patriarchy movement represents a growing backlash against women’s rights within religious communities.
Read MoreIn the Papal Pocket: Benedict XVI and the Press
When Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States for the first time this month, the media will tread lightly.
Read More“Menergy”: Men’s Ministries and the New Masculinity
The Promise Keepers have gone from hugging and shedding tears to doing battle for the Christian Right.
Read MoreWhat are We Going to do About American Women?
American women need help. They are so victimized that they suffer themselves to be treated like objects and toys, desiring no change…
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Court Rules: Feminism is Not a Religion
When an Ivy League women’s studies department is sued for promoting the idea that women are divine princesses and men are minions of Satan, we are reminded that the act of defining religion is important work.
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O(Pinn)ion: God’s Little Soldiers: Procreation as a Weapon
The Quiverfull movement sees children as an army of missionaries meant to reshape the United States along biblical lines.
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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RDBook: Wifely Submission and Christian Warfare
A growing movement among conservative Christians exhorts women to give up the foolish notion of independence and subordinate themselves to their husbands. In this excerpt from Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, Kathryn Joyce connects the dots between cinnamon buns and submission.
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