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June 2016

June 27, 2016

SCOTUS Ruling on Care & Compassion for All Women

A few months ago, I got an email from a reader who said she grew...

September 2015

September 17, 2015

Sorry, Carly: Planned Parenthood Edition

Sorry, Carly. You may have won the GOP primary debate last night, by speaking with...

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...

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...

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...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

Papa’s Day 2013

Check out the great series of e-cards for Papa’s Day 2013 from Strong Families. Some of...

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....

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...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Feminist Seder Prayers for Reproductive Justice

As Jews around the world begin marking Passover, The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice has...

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...

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 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 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 03, 2012

Interview: The Grace & The Mess

Sally Steenland, Director of the Faith & Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American...

November 2012

November 03, 2012

Reproductive Justice & Prayer. Just The Beginning

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

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Pro-Choice & Pro-Prayer

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

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 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...