Religion
Single 18 Year-Old Female. Desperately Seeking Affordable And Accessible Contraception.
by Keely Monroe, National Women's Health Network (NWHN)
February 6, 2012 - 10:31am (Print)
Looking back, I now realize that finding contraception at Fordham was kind of like trying to find a suitable mate through a wanted ad. Even though you know it's out there, you can't believe what you have to go through to get it!
Mammograms, Contraception, and Abortion are Always Political, Even Religious. We Ignore This At Our Peril
by TrustingWomen, TrustingWomen.org
February 5, 2012 - 7:49pm (Print)
"Keep politics out of women's health" is a sentiment we have heard a lot regarding the Komen debacle. But isn't it always political? Perhaps even always religious?
Mrs. Claus Overturns Traditional Christmas Stereotypes
Spend a moment with Gwendolyn, current wife of Santa Claus. She will gladly you fill you in on the behind-the-scenes action happening at the North Pole – overturning all the stereotypes present in traditional stories of Father Christmas as she does. From Feministing's Nineteen Percent.
Mary's Choice: What the Annunciation Story Tells Us About Moral Agency
by Rev. Dr. Maria LaSala, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
December 19, 2011 - 3:40pm (Print)
Time and time again we see how God gives God’s people choices in their decisions to follow in God’s way. The Annunciation story is but one of many pointing to a God who gives us the power to make moral choices and trusts that we will do so.
Perry Stigmatizes Gays, Using Ploy of Discrimination Against Christians
In this campaign ad, Rick Perry says: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Is this still America?
Sacrificing Women's Rights For "Popular Rule:" Why Equality is Essential
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
November 6, 2011 - 6:28pm (Print)
Perhaps the most interesting question in the juxtaposition of women’s rights (or gay rights, or ethnic minority rights) and democracy is not whether some people’s rights are sacrificed for popular rule (they are), but rather whether they should be as a matter of principle.
Back to Sunday School: A Rabbi and a Minister Unpack 'Personhood'
by Elissa Strauss, Sisterhood at the Forward.com
and Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America
and Rev. Chloe Breyer, The Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY)
November 4, 2011 - 12:57pm (Print)
I emailed a rabbi and a minister about the "divine laws" that Mississippi personhood advocates are trying to encompass in Initiative 26. Turns out some Mississippians could use a Sunday school refresher course.
What We Can Learn From “Pro-life” Patients
by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders
September 21, 2011 - 2:11pm (Print)
To me the abortion experiences of prolife women can offer us insight into understanding internalized stigma. They remind us of the empathy we must harness to improve abortion care for all women, especially those with the least access to social support.
Abortion, Let's NOT Leave Religion Out of It!
August 27, 2011 - 3:40pm (Print)
Over and over and over again people tell me to leave religion out of the debate over abortion. "Many Christians believe in the right to abortion, at least in cases of rape or incest," I am often told, "So, why alienate them by bringing up religion?"
Priests to "Forgive" Women for Having Abortions
"World Youth Day" in Madrid, Pope Benedict will forgive women who had abortions rather than excommunicating them from the Catholic church, as is the traditional (read: prejudiced/patriarchal) post-abortion protocol. In order to be "forgiven" for their "sins," women who had abortions will have to confess to having had abortions, admit to having taken an "innocent human life," and appear truly sorry. More here.
