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October 2018

October 28, 2018

It Seems Like Everybody Gets It – Except the Leaders of the Church

When it comes to the power dynamics behind sexual assault, it seems everyone is finally...

October 06, 2018

“But He’s A Good Person!”

That is how most sexual predators are able to go undetected for decades. If someone...

September 2018

September 22, 2018

Bad Ethics, Bad Logic, and Sexual Assault Apologetics

Approaching sexual ethics this way is profoundly de-personalizing. It takes away agency and responsibility from...

September 17, 2018

It’s Not Puritanical To Object To Sexual Assault

It’s not puritanical for us to stick by the single sine qua non for a...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Victims Have the Right To Be Heard – Whenever They Are Ready

Given the repressive conditions I’ve described—one in which authority is not questioned, church leaders have...

July 2018

July 04, 2018

I Won’t Be Trying To Say God Next Year: #MeToo and Catholic Writers – UPDATED

it’s clear that women writers have an uphill battle still, when it comes to being...

May 2018

May 04, 2018

Catholics Have No Excuses for Justifying Cover-Ups

We have seen clearly what happens when communities and religious organizations cover-up sexual assault.

April 2018

April 22, 2018

About That Church Militant Article Going Around, and That Alumni Letter…

If objecting to racism, sexism, and theological dissent is seen as an “attack” on conservative...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

They Expected the Women to Remain Silent…

The woman who speaks out can expect to be silenced and ridiculed

October 2017

October 16, 2017

Not You? Then This is Especially For You

Victims need allies in spaces of power

November 2016

November 09, 2016

did trump just remove “prolife” from his policies website?

I stated all along that Trump was a liar, but his supporters took him at...

October 2016

October 20, 2016

how dare those emotional, sissified women distract us with their hysterics over sexual assault

Do you get this? Sexual assault is just being "mean and bullying." Objecting to it...

October 17, 2016

looks like we need a little refresher course on consent

But do women deserve to be forcibly groped because they read a book about sexual...

October 08, 2016

no, trump defenders, this is not ordinary male behavior

Look, if your only two categories are "saint" and "non-saint" - and if everyone who...