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January 2013

January 07, 2013

A Year of Wins: Faith & Reproductive Justice 2012

In so many ways, 2012 was a year of setbacks for women’s reproductive health. Katie...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

“God Bless the Revolution”

I first heard of Beverly Wildung Harrison when I was a graduate student in theology...

December 13, 2012

Political Bishops

Earlier this week I wrote about and shared the video of the Bishop of the...

December 04, 2012

November 2012

November 05, 2012

Why Women (and anyone who knows them) Must Vote

Mother Jones has a great graphic round-up of reasons that women need to vote November...

November 03, 2012

Reproductive Justice & Prayer. Just The Beginning

This is the last in my series of posts on prayers centered around reproductive justice...

November 01, 2012

David Frum (Surprisingly?) Gets it Right on Abortion

Perhaps because he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, I don’t often expect...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Barack Obama, Once More

For whom will you vote for President, and why? I intend to vote for Barack...

October 28, 2012

Pro-Choice & Pro-Prayer

This resource is provided again this week for all those women and men out there...

October 25, 2012

If Only Mourdock Were Rare

I wish that what Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said this week, that pregnancy...

October 24, 2012

Poverty & Our Shared Humanity

What are the key issues for people of your tradition to consider as they approach...

October 21, 2012

Reproductive Justice & Prayer

As the election comes closer, and as voting is underway in many places, I...

October 16, 2012

When the Personal Becomes Political

I wrote about the religious element of Joe Biden’s response to Martha Raddatz’s question about...

October 14, 2012

Pro-Choice Prayer Is About Justice

This is the third set of prayers for women, men, and families seeking reproductive justice....

October 12, 2012

Joe Biden, Catholic for Choice

In the words of Vice President Joe Biden, from the transcript of the 10/11/12 Vice...

October 12, 2012

Honorable Mention: The Bill of Reproductive Rights

Meryl Streep says it best: “We’ve got to do something. Right now. You and me.”...

October 11, 2012

The Myth of Male Religious Power?

Stephanie Coontz is spot-on in her analysis of “The Myth of Male Decline” in the...

October 10, 2012

Baptism & Reproductive Justice. Really.

Today is the second anniversary of Owen’s baptism. Last year on this day, over at...

October 09, 2012

Religious Freedom Is For Everyone

What’s wrong – and right – with the role of faith in American politics today? ...

October 08, 2012

Another Week in Pro-Choice Prayer

This week, I continue the series that was begun last week, much to the dismay...

October 03, 2012

Debate Bingo With AAUW, Amnesty USA, & RCRC

Three of my favorite organizations have challenged us all to Presidential Debate Bingo ... to...

October 02, 2012

This Week in Pro-Choice Prayer

40 Days of Prayer to Stop the War on Women is a campaign by Faith...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom

One of the best things about participating in the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute...

September 18, 2012

People of Faith Understand …

There are so many things to like, support, and affirm in The Religious Institute’s Open...

September 17, 2012

Faith & Reproductive Justice

This week, I’m heading to Washington D.C. for the second convening of the Faith and...

September 04, 2012

Social Issues Are Economic Issues

One chilling moment from the Republican National Convention was the point in Mitt Romney’s speech when he...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Oh Yes, Women Are Human Too

Thank goodness for Samantha Bee and Susan Thistlethwaite. I had the privilege of taking a...

August 29, 2012

Why is Mormon Mitt Anti-Choice When His Church Is Not?

As the Republicans convene in Tampa, we are set to have the first Mormon become...

August 21, 2012

Pro-Faith and Pro-Choice: NARAL & RCRC

A joint statement issued today by NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive...