Jimmy Carter vs. the SBC/Driscoll/Victoria’s Secret: A Sea Change?

April 4, 2013 By 2 Comments
Former U.S. President and Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter gestures at the 21st Hay Festival

Jimmy Carter offered an open letter a few years back (republished this week by Women’s Press HERE)explaining why he is divorcing himself from the Southern Baptist Convention after six decades as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. Basically, the SBC continues to legislate gender inequity from the top-down, cherry picking select verses to serve a desired [...]

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Topless Protests to Pussy Riot: Women Rising Up

March 26, 2013 By 3 Comments
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Okay, I know I was a bit of a prude at first when it came to the name of the Russian Punk band, Pussy Riot. But somehow, hearing Leslie Stahl say it on 60 Minutes neutralized that angst for me. In case you aren’t familiar the band has been known for some time as a [...]

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My Frustration with Bell, Clinton and Obama on Marriage Equality

March 20, 2013 By 21 Comments
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I know this may not be a popular position to take among my readers. After all, the last time I wrote anything even remotely critiquing or questioning Rob Bell, I got scathing responses. Oh, if folks only got so passionate about other things like, say, poverty. Anyway, I’m a real fan of Rob Bell. I [...]

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