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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 02, 2015

For Women Who Aren’t Contrite

When I first heard about Pope Francis' offer of forgiveness for women who had had abortions,...

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...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Faith Leaders Issue Statement Opposing 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill

I have written here before about my involvement in the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

“Christians Get In Jacked-Up Situations, Too”

"My belief in God tells me that the most important thing you can do for...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Trusting Women

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

October 2013

October 03, 2013

Apply Now: Faith & Reproductive Justice Institute

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

April 2013

April 12, 2013

What’s Really Being Ignored in the Gosnell Case?

The case of Kermit Gosnell became the Friday faux-news-frenzy of the day. Irin Carmon over...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

My Story: ‘Growing Up With Roe’

We're both over 40 now. I got there a little over a year ago. And...

January 18, 2013

Roe at 40: Racial & Ethnic Inequalities

On January 22, 2013, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that nationally legalized abortion...

January 15, 2013

Roe at 40: Poverty

On January 22, 2013, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that nationally legalized abortion...

January 12, 2013

Roe at 40: Barriers to Abortion Access

On January 22, 2013, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that nationally legalized abortion...

January 10, 2013

Roe at 40: U.S. Women

On January 22, 2013, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that nationally legalized abortion...

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 04, 2012

November 2012

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 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 16, 2012

When the Personal Becomes Political

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

September 2012

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 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 20, 2012

Todd Akin, Paul Ryan, and The Rapist

In June, I wrote the following in a longer piece over at TheReligiousLeft.org: “The GOP...