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Bad Theology Promotes Sexual Abuse

December 15, 2020

Genesis 1:27 is significant for those of us who once were blissfully unaware of the depths of abuse in our churches, for it secures our understanding of who and what people are. Despite any theology or ideology or actions to the contrary, people are people. They are not objects.

On Gender Equality: We Have Made Great Strides & We Are Not There Yet

Lee Ann Pomrenke

September 22, 2020

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Women

There is a difference between being “allowed” a vote and being listened to. There is a difference between being tolerated in a position, and being valued for the unique contributions to leadership only you bring.

2020 is the Year of Religious Women Voters

Jennifer Butler

September 10, 2020

General, Politics, Women

We’re just 8 Sundays away from the 2020 election. Between now and then, a moral reckoning among women of faith will determine the future of this nation and, I dare say, the planet.

A Common Thread: Adaptation from Liberation is Here

Nikole Lim

September 2, 2020

Family and Parenting, Global, Women

I was twenty years old when I first met Nekesa. I landed in Kenya to capture stories for my thesis film about women who inspire hope in their communities. A friend invited me to sit in during her university cla...

Silent Doulas: The Problem With Being ‘A Voice for the Voiceless’

Breanna Randall

August 24, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Theology, Women

And in their haste to expedite the birth process, they end up playing not the role of a good birth companion, but of an abuser, an oppressor, of someone who forces a birth too soon. This is the opposite of solidarity.

Antiracism Educators, Your Sources Matter

Veronica Gilliard

August 12, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race, Women

If white people can only learn antiracism in siloed experiences, centered in whiteness, that ignore the contributions and ongoing work of people of color and women, we are doomed.

A Response to Pro-Life Constituents

Bryan Berghoef

July 20, 2020

Family and Parenting, Politics, Women

That’s when I began to understand that you can’t outlaw abortion, you have to outlove it.

Mother to Son: Letter to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

Jasmine Holmes

May 6, 2020

Family and Parenting, General, Race

It’s no accident that you are black. You were made black on purpose.

It’s Complicated: A Different Liturgy for Mother’s Day

Britney Winn Lee

May 6, 2020

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Women

You don't need me to tell you that Mother's Day is complicated for many. A two-second pause to contemplate the people in your life for whom the holiday might be painful would yield evidence enough that the day ...