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When I see men I (generally) respect, affirming groups like Acts 29 - a group that oppresses women by telling them they can’t be pastors because they were unlucky enough to be born female, I get angry. That’s just me being honest. We would not tolerate it if the man was affirming a group that [...] Related posts:
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Just something I’m pondering this evening whilst eating edamame and drinking wine while my husband is at play rehearsal. When I was “in the church” I would hear men brag on their wives (often from the pulpit) and it usually went something like this… “___ is so amazing, she homeschooled all 6 of the kids today AND [...] Related posts:
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Living Sexuality sexual orientation exists on a spectrum. Between the polarizing categories of “gay” and “straight,” there is a diversity of experiences and orientations. Intuitively, I think we understand this, yet our culture loves to categorize people into easily-definable boxes…. …We are fond of thinking that we know more about another person than they know about themselves. [...] Related posts:
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Edited to add: Mike L. has a good post here that approaches the topic from a civil/political viewpoint and articulates some points quite well, IMO. As a followup to Adam’s post, First, I like what Michael Toy said: another companion cry might be “stop blaming the bible for our own fear and intolerance” Second - I don’t think [...] Related posts:
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Perception Is Reality - Feminists for Life of America - Pro Woman Pro Life Does a woman who is pregnant really have a choice on campus? Or is she forced to choose between having a baby and sacrificing her education and career plans? Do parents, who are keenly aware that their education has a direct impact on [...] Related posts:
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Image via Wikipedia BBC NEWS | UK | Church obsessed with gays - Tutu Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accused the Anglican church of allowing its “obsession” with homosexuality to come before real action on world poverty. “God is weeping” to see such a focus on sexuality and the Church is “quite rightly” seen by many as irrelevant [...] Related posts:
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International Women’s Day 2008 The voice. loud quiet strong timid high low vulgar pious …from deep in the belly …from the shelf of the womb …from the seat of the soul …the voice forms sound wraps around passion entangles itself around concerns flows in and out of values wound tightly the voice generates heat light energy …remaining there it begins to burn …burn into the bones …until the very marrow is on fire the voice bubbles up when silenced, the [...] Related posts:
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This came in my reader today, it’s fantastic and I encourage you to read the whole thing.  A world whose favored thesis just a few years ago read, “the personal is political” is now chasing the idea that “the global is local.” Conferences on global change, global development, global needs, global politics, global economics and [...] Related posts:
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