Tag Archives: gender

Book review: Cinderella Ate My Daughter

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

At 19 months old my daughter has been learning colors.  She can (usually) identify red, yellow, green, and blue.  And then there’s pink, which already she seems to notice more.  I dress her in a rainbow of cloth diapers, but … Continue reading →

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Dangerous theology

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

“If you ban it, they will read it” is certainly true.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops suggested that Elizabeth Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God might not be appropriate reading for … Continue reading →

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If men could lactate

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

“Feminist writers have already commented on what would happen if men menstruated. Actually over the course of history women have produced far more milk than menstrual blood…” — Gabrielle Palmer Palmer is talking about Gloria Steinem’s classic essay in which … Continue reading →

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New Year of Possibilities

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

I’m going into 2011 with a grand sense of possibility.  Personal change is afoot for me.  And here are a couple of recent writings by others that bespeak possibilities for collective change: Meet the Radical Homemakers. “Many of us will … Continue reading →

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Reading list

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

I read two interesting pieces out of academia this week: The president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary got some attention for his blog post about why Christians maybe shouldn’t practice yoga.  It’s a pretty thoughtful if brief take on … Continue reading →

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Religious knowledge, religious life

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the new Pew Forum survey on religious knowledge.  The take-home message many are deriving from the results is that atheists, Jews, and Mormons outscore Protestants and Catholics on religious knowledge, and that … Continue reading →

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An imperfect offering for four lives

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Four different young people ended their own lives last month because of bullying and homophobia.  I have been wanting to write something about this here, but try as I might I cannot think of anything novel or wise to add … Continue reading →

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Reading list

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Take a peek into my recent browser history: A Similac recall stirred up lactivist sentiment.  Sierra’s Strollerderby post about it describes a de facto milkbank that I contributed to. A new study shows that teens who have abortions are no … Continue reading →

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Raising a child is totally gay

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

It was a little unfair of me to say the other day that for now I just want my baby to watch and participate as her loved ones navigate tricky terrain like food and gender, because the truth is that … Continue reading →

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