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December 2015

December 02, 2015

White Conservative Evangelical Heteropatriarchal Terrorism in a Gun Culture Hating Planned Parenthood

I’ve been too unspeakably angry about the terrorist attack on Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Gender Equality & the #GlobalGoals as a #PrayerforEveryone

This week sees the launch of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, a series of...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Planned Parenthood Would Serve Mary

After dismissing the edited videos that pretend to catch Planned Parenthood staffers in a compromising...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

When Religious Freedom Only Protects Heteropatriarchy

It’s not really religious freedom. Conservative politicians have been on a roll for the past...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Reproductive (in)Justice in Jacksonville

I wrote this piece in response to events in the Illinois town where I live,...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Because Religion?

Consider this: George Fox University decided that references to sex in Title IX don’t include...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Heteropatriarchy With A Twist

These are confusing times. How can there be such swift and progressive action state by...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Religious Freedom … Really (UCC edition)

I’ve written before about the problems with so many claims of protecting “religious freedom” in...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Trusting Women

Last night, I delivered the following as part of a series of "Big Tent" speeches...

March 24, 2014

This Week in Religious Freedom & Healthcare

This picture of me shouldn’t be revolutionary. And yet … Here is a great 90...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Religious Freedom … For Bosses Only?

On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear two cases in which the argument will...

October 2013

October 18, 2013

Why Affordable Care Matters for Women

Given that the Affordable Care Act remains a political football more than three years after...

October 10, 2013

A ChildFull Life

Today is the third anniversary of Owen’s baptism. In the two previous years, I have...

October 03, 2013

Apply Now: Faith & Reproductive Justice Institute

If 2012 taught us anything, it was that the conservative forces seeking to deny women...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Pluralism, Marriage, & Religious Freedom

The following is an excerpt from a commentary I wrote for my local newspaper, the...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Fall Back Into School ~ Your Reading List

Fall semester classes start this week, so I thought I’d share the list of books...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Who Are The Women?

In the middle of a really good piece titled “The Reproductive Injustice and the ‘War...

July 12, 2013

“We Showed Up” :: Millennials & Reproductive Justice

Consider the masses of younger women who showed up at the Texas statehouse before and...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

“Where is the Motherbody?”

Many good things can be said about Terry Tempest Williams’ 1991 spiritual memoir, Refuge. Its...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

Chastity Brings May Flowers?

Well, that’s not exactly what I learned about how the bright spring blooms take hold....

February 2013

February 27, 2013

“Our Multiple, Messy, In-Process Selves”

I first met Darcy Baxter several years ago at a Faith and Feminism conference at...

February 22, 2013

Christian Is as Christian Does

My colleague and fellow participant in the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at The...

February 18, 2013

Conscience & Change

Mary Hunt makes some fantastic points in her reflection on the resignation announcement of Pope...

February 14, 2013

A Merry Feminist Valentine’s Day

Ms. Magazine offered this round-up of suggestions if you want to mark Valentine's Day with...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Justice, Compassion, Conscience & ‘Biblical Values’

Whenever someone claims to be talking about biblical values, they’re likely just telling you about...

January 25, 2013

Honorable Mention: Law Students for Reproductive Justice

One of the many great things about participating in the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership...

January 16, 2013

Progress, Faith & Reproductive Justice as Roe Turns 40

For the past year I have been privileged to be part of the Faith and...

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 21, 2012

Honorable Mention: Maddow Drops Mic

Just because this is quite possibly the best summary of the mad mad mad mad...

December 18, 2012

“God Bless the Revolution”

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