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October 2016

October 05, 2016

here’s what the prolife movement needs to do, if it wants to be taken seriously

The problem is, the people leading the discussion know very little about what's going on...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

mothering and identity politics: maybe it’s not about what I like

The point of being a mother is not my own identity; it's the well-being of...

September 18, 2016

the hijab at new york fashion week provides a curious exercise in intersectional thinking

fashion has always been about ideology, and the ideology has almost always been sexist: whether...

August 2016

August 21, 2016

catholic and feminist: identity, action, and faith

Looking anew at Mary and other female saints – looking anew at the women of...

August 15, 2016

sexism in the olympics? you shouldn’t be surprised

Professional and social media have been inundated with stories about sexism in the...

August 12, 2016

the “ugly feminist” and the christian ethos

Women who do not conform to societal standards for prettiness or femininity are reviled by...

August 10, 2016

sex robots, inequality, and consequentialism

the products are clearly marketed on the basis of existing sexist stereotypes and predicated on...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

natural fertility management: one feminist perspective

I have been accused of using contraception by those who think that NFP is acceptable...

June 2016

June 07, 2016

dear christians defending rapists: your prejudice is showing

Our existing prison systems do nothing to eradicate rape mentality: they only shift the focus,...

May 2016

May 02, 2016

modesty, it turns out, is a thing – but not the thing they said it was

We often hear sermons or admonitions against scanty dress in women, but rarely do we...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

the unbearable boringness of promiscuity

Because eros is not the same as sex. Sex can be an aspect of the...

April 11, 2016

we need a theology of the body broken and violated

Because, as soon as I draw on the language that beautifies, I am pretending that...

April 03, 2016

custody of the eyes, and the danger of nihilistic despair

Training in sexual responsibility should not draw lines around most of humanity and signal with...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Are We Depending on Abortion?

In order to minimize the demand for abortion, we need reframe our view of pregnancy,...

February 22, 2016

Abortion, Collective Responsibility, and the S-Word

Voting for policies that will give women options other than abortion is both more effective...