Easter Sunday Paradox: Father Roy Must Recant, But Pedophile Priests Go Free
April 22, 2011 by Angela Bonavoglia · 3 Comments
Joining the now-excommunicated women who have stepped forward to be ordained as Roman Catholic priests, the latest victim of the Church’s strong-armed resistance towards women’s equality is internationally ...Read More
Seder Time: An Orange, A Tambourine … Guacamole?
April 19, 2011 by Melissa Kort · 8 Comments
This was originally posted last Passover, March 29, 2010, on the Ms. Blog. Unlike most religious events that require attendance at a synagogue, church or mosque, the Passover Seder–which was ...Read More
Click! My Church Is Against Battered Women’s Shelters?!
March 30, 2011 by Georgia Platts · 6 Comments
“We’ve got to stop those feminists from setting up a battered women’s shelter!” So proclaimed my piano teacher in numerous post-lesson conversations with my mom. When she wasn’t grumbling ...Read More
Click! My Catholic School Report Card
March 28, 2011 by Donna Decker · 6 Comments
At St. Charles School in the mid 1960s, Father Foley, our parish pastor, came into our classroom to hand out the report cards. He said the same thing every year: You know, children, I look at these ...Read More
Another Feminist Purim Shpiel*
March 20, 2011 by Talia bat Pessi · 9 Comments
Purim is one of the more obscure Jewish holidays. Celebrated around March, it commemorates the deliverance of the Jews from a genocidal plot, as recorded in the biblical Book of Esther (Megilla). ...Read More
The Whole Megillah*
March 20, 2011 by Melissa Kort · 2 Comments
Today, in Jewish synagogues all over the world, thousands of little girls will parade around in princess dresses or sparkling harem pants and declare themselves to be Queen Esther, a great beauty ...Read More
A Novel Look Back at the U.S. Nuns Murdered in El Salvador
February 3, 2011 by Mary E. Hunt · 2 Comments
It is hard to believe that this past December marked 30 years since four U.S. Catholic churchwomen were murdered in El Salvador. Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, Ita Ford and Dorothy Kazel have gradually ...Read More
Muslim Dating Ads: What’s With the Racism?
January 13, 2011 by Melody Moezzi · 11 Comments
Among other content, Islamic Horizons, the bi-monthly publication of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), runs personal ads. There are two sections: “Seeking Husband” and “Seeking Wife.” ...Read More
I Am Biblical Woman, Hear Me Roar?
November 22, 2010 by Kathryn Joyce · 9 Comments
Last week, The New York Times Magazine ran a feature article on “biblical womanhood,” a subject I wrote about extensively in my 2009 book, Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement. In ...Read More
Where Are All The Atheist Women? Right Here
November 3, 2010 by Jen McCreight · 81 Comments
Is it accurate when the media portrays the atheist movement as a club for old white men? It’s undeniable that most of the time men outnumber women, whether you’re looking at conference attendees ...Read More
