I want to apologize for the clitoris. You see, if you subscribed to my blog on Patheos.com, you haven’t heard from me in a while. If you subscribed to my blog on my old WordPress.com site, you haven’t heard from me in even longer. You did, however, received a re-introduction via an email yesterday, notifying […]
My Tattooed Teenager
She’d been asking for years. My firstborn, with the red hair and creamy skin, wanted a tattoo. For years she’s been asking. The child who, if she could, would paint her room a different color every other month. The child who, if her parents could, would ask them to rearrange the furniture in her room every other […]
“Were You Trying?” Well, That Question Certainly Was…
We truly are an entitlement-driven culture. I’m not talking about welfare or tax breaks–I’m talking about people feeling entitled to KNOW things they have no business knowing. I recently wrote about politicians’ infidelity (and how it is or isn’t relevant) in this post at The Broad Side. I could blame it on the internet, or […]
Moral Limbo, Political Style
A couple of years ago, when former California Governor and movie icon Ahnohld Schwarzenegger’s revealed his dalliance with one of his domestic employees, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek response to the “shocking” news. I framed it as a letter to those opposed to letting gay people marry, and suggested that the crowd to whom we should deny marriage is the […]
Rape Culture Round-up
Well, folks, it’s June 24, 2013, and I’d like to welcome you to a little feature I call “Rape Culture Round-up.” Progress on the War on Women front? Let’s just say any moves have been lateral at best, rather than forward. We can start with this little gem from conservative talking head Laura Ingraham. When discussing […]
The Plan B Pill: If It Were MY Daughter…
…I’d want Plan B to be available over the counter. I say this realizing there are great moral complexities involved here. I’ve thought about it a lot regarding under-age girls seeking abortion. When it comes to abortion, I ask myself, “Would I want to be notified if it were my daughter? Would I want the doctor to […]