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December 2012

December 12, 2012

The Most Interesting Chapter in the Bible

Matthew 1:1-17. Yes, it’s a genealogy. Yes, these are the parts of the biblical text...

December 10, 2012

Getting Theological: Sin

I’m getting back to my series of posts in which I “Get Theological” with the...

December 06, 2012

Theology Matters: Sarah Coakley on Women Bishops

You may have heard by now that The Church of England recently voted down a...

December 04, 2012

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Support the Goddess Mural

I’ve had the privilege of worshipping and speaking at herchurch in San Francisco a couple...

November 29, 2012

Hindus Buddhists & Bisexuals ~ Oh My!

In the interview that Sally Steenland, Director of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at...

November 21, 2012

Transgender Awareness Week 2012

Last week, at the annual meeting of Lutheran Women in Theological and Religious Studies at...

November 19, 2012

Notes from an AAR

The American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature continue their annual meetings today...

November 12, 2012

Pussy Riot = Feminism + Religion + Russia

I’ve been wanting to read more about the content of Pussy Riot’s protest at the...

November 08, 2012

Now What? Work to be Done

I'm happy to share two responses to the inevitable days-after-the-election question: Now What? The first is...

November 06, 2012

Election Day 2012 Round-Up

Finally! Time to vote (if you aren’t among the very many who have done so...

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 05, 2012

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Happy Reformation Day!

Just for fun, on this day that Protestants (oh who are we kidding, it’s mostly...

October 30, 2012

Barack Obama, Once More

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

October 29, 2012

Honorable Mention: Sex, Gender, and Christianity

Should women be priests? Should women submit to their husbands? Is premarital sex okay? These...

October 28, 2012

Pro-Choice & Pro-Prayer

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

October 26, 2012

Just Watch Rachel Held Evans

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy One of...

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 23, 2012

Honorable Mention: Justice for Women

The denomination to which I belong, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has a constitutional...

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

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...