Crisis Alert! Men are doomed!
Note: Some people have spoken to me about being confused about my intent in this blog post. I would like to clarify that this is not an attack on the legitimate struggles that men face because of...
View ArticleHow does inequality hurt men?
My previous post was a release of all the sarcastic comments that I have been holding inside since I became a feminist. It was a response to every negative comment that I received because of making...
View ArticleHappy International Women’s Day and Feminist Coming Out Day!
March 8th is an exciting day! First of all, it’s my wonderful partner’s 28th birthday (Happy Birthday, Abe!). Second, it’s National Colon Cleansing Day (Remember! A clean colon is a happy colon). And...
View ArticleIs patriarchy idolatry?
I’ve been reading feminist theology lately and learning to view Christianity from angles that I never even imagined. Take, for example, this quote from Rosemary Radford Ruether’s Sexism and God-Talk:...
View ArticleAll of who we are
When I first started dating my now-fiance, I had just recently begun calling myself a feminist. I had just recently begun to look at the way the world around me privileged men and say, “Hey! This isn’t...
View ArticleA new hope
(May 22, 2008 – Source: Paul Kane/Getty Images AsiaPac) Today, I checked my phone compulsively for tweets from Connor Park and Dianna Anderson, who were updating the Twitter world on the status of the...
View ArticleSome humans are more equal than others: John Piper on spousal abuse and...
I’m doing a series on complementarianism’s manipulative claims at promoting equality. You can read the intro here. The first entry, on Joshua Harris, can be found here. When I first left the tiny...
View ArticleNo one’s Messiah
Image via PassionOfAGoddess.com To Christian men and the churches they attend: I am not your Christ. Churches may try to put women on a cross, sacrificing them so that men may be pure and holy. But I...
View ArticleWhy Chris Rosebrough is Wrong: A Case for Ordaining Women (Guest Post By...
Here are some thoughts from my friend Travis Mamone (who blogs about cool stuff like Doctor Who and theology here!) on why popular arguments against the ordination of women fall flat and why sometimes...
View ArticleA quote for today…
I’m having trouble today, writing words. When I try to set the words free through my fingers, fear reigns them back in. So, today, I’ll share the words of Audre Lorde until I can gather my own. Your...
View ArticleMust reads!
Lots of posts that I want to share this week. I hope you’ll check them out, as they are all important! They discuss a wide variety of topics, from God, to rape culture, to The Wizard of Oz, to...
View ArticleSpiritual Abuse Awareness Week: Violences are Connected
IMAGE BY DANI KELLEY Back in February, Sen. Marco Rubio explained why he opposed the Violence Against Women Act: I could not support the final, entire legislation that contains new provisions that...
View ArticleCrucifixion and Liberation
[Trigger warnings for abuse, rape, and violence against oppressed groups] Image by Aaron Douglas I recently wrote a blog post for Rachel Held Evans in which I talked about how many popular images of...
View Article“You Are Not Your Own:” People Belong To Their Partners
This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating books Trigger Warning for rape, sexual assault Note: this research...
View Article“You Are Not Your Own:” People Belong To Their Partners…Even Before Marriage
This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating books Trigger Warning for rape, sexual assault Today, I’m continuing my...
View Article“You Are Not Your Own:” When Metaphors For Sex Sound A Lot Like Like Rape
This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating books Content Note: rape, sexual assault, violent imagery, discussion of...
View ArticleRape Culture: It’s Not Just For Christian Dating Books!
Content Note: Rape Culture As I wrote my You Are Not Your Own series over the past few months, one of the most frequent response I got was, “[Insert thing that is not a Christian dating book here] does...
View ArticleMust Reads!
Here are some important and/or interesting recent posts from around the blogosphere. Also, as always, I will include an adorable picture of one of my cats. Enjoy! “A Statement of Trans-Inclusive...
View Article“You Are Not Your Own:” Wrapping Things Up
This post is part of a series called“You Are Not Your Own,” focusing on rape and sexual assault in Christian relationship/dating books Content Note: rape, sexual assault We’ve come to the last post in...
View ArticlePrivilege in Christian Pacifism: What Counts as Violence?
This is my third piece in a series about the problems that privilege brings to Christian pacifist movements. I’m linking this series up to h00die_R’s synchroblog on the topic–The New Pacifism. Be sure...
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