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The One I Believe In
“Lo taamod al dam réakha”: Thou shall not stand idly by the shedding of the blood of fellow human beings. When Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel was asked to name the most important commandment, this was...
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Assalaam Alaikum (Peace Be With You)
This is an LDS feminist group blog. Hardly the forum to talk about men’s accomplishments. However, every once in a while, there is a male feminist whose vision and accomplishments capture the essence...
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i live a very secure life. i have my moments of personal insecurity–as many as most, a few less than some, a few more than others. i’ve experienced enough cognitive dissonance to spin me into...
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The Personal and The Political
By: mraynes Tomorrow we will elect the next president of the United States. In honor of this occasion and as a tribute to that old feminist adage that “the personal is political,” I am re-posting...
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A Snowflake in the Global Patriarchal Tradition
by mraynes As a feminist, I have been encouraged by the Church’s rhetoric on the equality of women and men, especially as it relates to marriage. I think that we can all agree that an increase in...
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Segwaying
I just got back from DC. I’ve been to DC before. I’ve seen the sights, haunted the galleries, gaped at the Star Spangled Banner. When my kids were little a friend arranged a tour of the West Wing for...
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Pretty Pretty Princess
We are one week away from a huge cultural event…the inauguration of a new princess. The major news networks have a countdown to the royal wedding and are gleefully reporting any trivial detail they...
View ArticleWhat are your political conversations like?
Just before the presidential election NPR’s This American Life had an episode titled “Red State Blue State” that talked about the well-known divide of right versus left in American politics. It told...
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Politics Flowing Over
Wow, the last 24 hour have been a roller coaster ride, yes? Starting with yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act to be unconstitutional. We need to make it easier to...
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Publish Peace
The cemetery at Verdun How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace. Armistice Day, celebrated in the United States as Veteran’s Day, is a natural time to reflect on war and...
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Where All the Stories Are LOVE Stories
One of My Heroes. From one of the greatest stories of LOVE. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu...
View ArticleVirtual Oases
Catching up on the week’s news, here’s a few posts to add to your weekend reading list! The Sunstone Symposium wrapped up just as the FAIR Mormon conference got going this week. Women’s issues in the...
View ArticleOf Resolutions and Podcasts
In my life away from Exponent and Mormon Feminism, where I make the money to pay the bills, I am an organizer. I organized largely for business professionals: their desks, their calendars, their...
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Ordination and Excommunication Sunday
Ordination of Clare Julian Carbone As the procession of women entered the church I swallowed a gasp. I knew I was attending the ordination of Clare Julian Carbone to the Roman Catholic priesthood...
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