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Category Archives: women’s rights
Sexism in the Atheist Community
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, you know that a virtual shitstorm has been stirred up in the skeptical/atheist community over an elevator incident recounted by blogger Rebecca Watson. Discussion of the incident has sucked … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, interviews, skepticism, women's rights
Tagged elevator incident, rebecca watson, sexism, skepchick
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Six
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
Posted in books, civil rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Four
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
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Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter One
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
Posted in books, civil rights, ethics, gay rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Introduction
[Starting today, I'll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, … Continue reading
Posted in books, gay rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, ijtihad, irshad manji, trouble with islam today
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Podcast #123 – Study on US Catholic Child Abuse
Assuming the world hasn’t come to an end or that you haven’t been Raptured away… The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes … Continue reading
Honor-killer found guilty in Buffalo
Television entrepreneur Muzzammil Hassan has been found guilty of murder in the beheading of his wife Aasiya in 2009. Ironically, Hassan is notable for launching Bridges TV, an English-language channel specifically intended to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims. Hassan acted … Continue reading
The Deep Throat Sex Scandal
If you’re within striking distance of New York City over the next few weeks, you might want to check out the new play The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, an off-Broadway production that explores the behind-the-scenes story of the most infamous … Continue reading
Posted in arts, civil rights, history, movies, women's rights
Tagged deep throat, pornography
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Podcast #81 – Announcing Unity 2013
Margaret Downey (former president of Atheist Alliance International, now a “freethought free agent”) announces the formation of the Unity 2013 Event Committee. What is Unity 2013? Nobody knows just yet, but what we do know is that it’ll be big, … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, atheism, children, christianity, interviews, news, podcast, religion, women's rights
Tagged margaret downey, unity 2013
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Chris Matthews cuts loose on Bishop Thomas Tobin
Ooh snap! MSNBC’s Chris Matthews really lays into Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin over his banning of Rep. Patrick Kennedy from Communion due to Kennedy’s support for abortion rights. Matthews trowels it on pretty thick but I think he’s on … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, christianity, civil rights, ethics, politics, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged chris matthews, patrick kennedy, thomas tobin
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