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“A New Creation:” Christianity and trans* rights
Before I start this blog post, some definitions for anyone not familiar with trans* issues! According to wikipedia, “transgender is the state of one’s gender identity (self-identification as woman,...
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Esther, Mark Driscoll, and using rape to control women
Queen Esther – copyright 2006 Lilian Broca [Trigger warning for rape apologism and Mark Driscoll quotes] Growing up, the book of Esther was always my favorite because it featured two very brave...
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John Shore on IFB survivors and my journey toward healing
Image via David Hayward This piece at John Shore’s blog just awakened all kinds of emotions for me: In surviving the worst survivors of IFB have become the best. The writings that I’ve read from former...
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Feminism and abstinence
bell hooks states in her book Feminist Theory, From Margin to Center: One aspect of sexual norms that many people find oppressive is the assumption that one “should” be engaged in sexual activity. This...
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We have it “so good.”
What if I told you a story about a Muslim girl from the Middle East? She is dating a man. They’re probably going to get married. She doesn’t really want this to happen but she’s afraid to leave him....
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So, who IS this man? (a book review)
I was recently asked to read and review John Ortberg’s new book, Who Is This Man? After the last Christian book I was asked to review, I was kind of squeamish to pick this one up. But I actually had a...
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A 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...
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On apologetics
Often I try to process my faith publicly, either through my blog or through facebook or twitter. Sometimes in personal conversations, although my introverted self has a rough time with that. Usually...
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Why?
Trigger Warning for discussion of Sandy Hook Elementary shootings Why? I guess that’s what everyone’s wondering in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings this week. Why did this happen?...
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When I don’t want to be a Christian anymore, I just believe in love
I found this image here: http://jumbo-stuffed-monkey.blogspot.com/2012/09/radical-love.html I believe in love. I feel that I must take a moment to define my term as best as I can here. I’m not talking...
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Some humans are more equal than others: Introduction
Complementarian evangelical leaders like to pretend that their view of women is something other than exactly what it sounds like. They like to pretend that feminists (with our silly, womanly emotions)...
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Some Humans Are More Equal Than Others: Joshua Harris on Male Authority and...
I’m doing a short series on some examples of the way that complementarians claim to promote equality for women….but don’t. You can read the introduction here. The first complementarian leader I’d like...
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Some 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...
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No 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...
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Why 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...
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Account and Countenance
Trigger Warning for intimate partner violence/verbal abuse and spiritual abuse I’m on a guest-posting streak apparently, because today I’m over at Dianna Anderson’s blog talking about images of God...
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Why I’m a Unitarian Universalist
Not sure of the original source for this. Found it on a website about how the UU Church is “Satan’s Church.” Hah! I found it beautiful. I want to talk about faith for a second. I’m a Unitarian...
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On being a female body at a Christian college
[I wrote recently about learning to love my body for Lent. Part of that loving so far has involved some deep contemplation about where the fear and hatred come from. And I've realized something. Part...
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We are thin spaces.
I’ve been reading N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope for several months now (with my internship, my research project, plus school and work, it’s been a slow process). In one section he discusses an idea...
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Packin’ up and movin’ to Patheos!
Hey readers! It’s official. I’ve made the move to Patheos Spirituality. The new URL is http://www.patheos.com/blogs/sarahoverthemoon/ Check out my first post here! When I was a kid growing up in an...
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