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October 2012
October 24, 2012
Sexuality Project: Sex Education and the Body, Q. 2
The following is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. Read the previous...
August 2012
August 06, 2012
Sexuality Project – Introducing Calulu, Jenn, Meggie, Parker, Shadowspring and Vyckie
Welcome to another round of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project! This time, our writers...
July 2012
July 19, 2012
Trigger warning for rape and sexual abuse. Jared Wilson unwittingly set off a flare in...
July 08, 2012
Sexuality Project: Romantic Relationships, Q. 3
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
July 06, 2012
Wifely Submission and Honoring, Cherishing and Loving Your Wife as Your Own Body
Leaders of the Christian Patriarchy Movement and their disciples (minor pastors who covet their attention)...
July 02, 2012
Sexuality Project: Peer Group, Q. 3
This is an installment of the Religious Fundamentalism and Sexuality Project. You can read the full...
June 2012
June 08, 2012
A Pro-Life Rally that Kills Me Inside
Today, I walked past a rally to take away my rights. I walk past a...
June 01, 2012
Modesty, Body Policing and Rape Culture: Connecting the Dots
Definition: The “modesty doctrine” is the belief that women need to cover their bodies to prevent...
April 2012
April 11, 2012
Bedroom Submission, Birth Control and Tokophobia
Like most fundamentalist churches, mine taught that wives were commanded by God to give their...
March 2012
March 29, 2012
Why I Don’t Use Bible Verses as Evidence
It has been noted that my writing comes from experience and is secular in nature....
March 04, 2012
The hypocrisy of “paying for other people”
I am fed up. Truly, deeply fed up. I'm fed up with the arrogance and...
February 2012
February 21, 2012
Women’s Equality is Not a Pill
I support women's access to birth control. I use birth control, value it and believe...
February 10, 2012
Why the Birth Control Compromise is not about “Freedom of Conscience”
From the Wall Street Journal: Vice President Joe Biden said he is confident the administration...
February 09, 2012
The Old-School Logic of Abortion in the Message
I recently had a discussion with Libby Anne at Love, Joy Feminism about the logic of...
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