Papal Visit
So…the pope’s in town. Or at least, in DC. And NPR is all abuzz with articles about it. Among other things, he’s talking about the clergy sex-abuse scandals, which is only moderately interesting to me:...
View ArticleMinority Majority
Anyone else find it ironic that “women” are still referred to as “minorities”? I visited Pepperdine last Friday and many professors, deans, and students spoke to me and my potential future classmates....
View ArticleSpark: Abortion Taboo in Med School, too
“The Abortion Curriculum Has Left the Classroom,” a scary explanation of how medical students are graduating these days with a hole in their repertoire. Spark is a category for sharing links. No...
View ArticleStill ain’t easy being queer at Gordon College
(Hey ya’ll – another guest post from Zach. PS, hope you don’t mind my saying “ya’ll.”) A year ago, a group called Soulforce organized two buses of queer and allied folks, mostly students, to ride...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness
My sister, the geophysicist, was telling me today about the Southern California ShakeOut, an event this November 12th at 10AM when everyone is being asked to stop & consider what would happen if...
View ArticleReligious Education
When the Pope was visiting, I had fully intended to comment on his address
View ArticleStupidity Kills, Too
Today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Griswald v. Connecticut, which ruled that Americans have a right to privacy under the Constitution (based upon the fact that things like “unlawful...
View ArticleMore Fun Quotes for MoF
I’ve been collecting emails since the success of the last Fun Quotes post. Without further ado: A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. -James Kern Feibleman, philosopher and...
View Articlethe Myth of “Third Party” Votes
As a voting member of a “third” party, I am often annoyed by the assumptions of non-third party voters. First, I’d like to take issue with “third”. In general, yes, this is a two-party system. But...
View ArticlePepperdinian Christians
Yesterday was my first day in the midst of the koolaid-drinking Pepperdinians. (Aside: I told my Apple-coworkers that I felt that the Pepperdinians were a little koolaid for me and one responded,...
View ArticleWhat is the Law?
I just started Law School (yesterday!) and one of the major focuses of the first classes in each course was this question. We were asked to define the law in our own words. What is the purpose of law?...
View ArticleSpark: Generational Sexism
I just had tea with the female faculty at my law school. It was fascinating to discuss their experiences of sexism and inequality in the workplace. It was also heartening to see that two men showed up...
View ArticleSparks: I Couldn’t Keep Them to Myself
Obama’s first YouTube-Side Chat. I’d love to get the audio in podcast, since I have more time to listen than to watch. I’m so glad that he’s doing this (I’ve been saying for some time that the Fireside...
View ArticleUnexplained Absence
I had to log into WordPress a few days ago so I could comment. This impresses upon me exactly how long I’ve been radio-silent. A week before finals, we had a Let Us Tell You How Unprepared You Are for...
View ArticleSparks: Recent Feminism of Interest
Jane Doe is standing up to the social stigma attached to having been raped and the attendant indignities she discovered were involved in attempting to report it. In Japan. Although it is both a...
View ArticleBlog for Choice 2009: My Top Pro-Choice Hopes
It’s Blog for Choice Day and I encourage everyone to visit the blogroll of bloggers taking part and to visit their blogs, if only for this one post. Also, feel free to revisit my posts from ’07 and...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Climb That Mountain High
I’ve been listening to this recently and it’s kept me going as law school ties me up in its basement, feeding me only bread and water, and negotiating a ransom exchange with my family husband. I keep...
View ArticleTexas & England: Creationism & Its Dangers
Texas is reviewing its science standards, specifically with the desire to remove them altogether. Skepchick has a great discussion of exactly what this means, but here’s the short version: Texas and...
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