A little help for the Sacred Feminist?

I am doing a little “Sacred Feminist Research” and there are a few reasons why. I am interested in what moves other Sacred Feminists to action and I would like to help to bring inspiration to that in this blog. Also, I have been reading many other blogs about religion, feminism, some combination of the two and some anti-feminism blogs by women. The spectrum of material and views is amazing. I would love...

Mr. Lincoln, Can We Borrow Your Vision?

Last Saturday night my husband and I went to see the movie Lincoln. It is really wonderful and inspiring—quite a history lesson. But in the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I slept a bit throughout the movie. I simply couldn’t help it. Lincoln’s voice (or should I say Daniel Day Lewis’s voice) was so calming and soft tempered it just put me to sleep. My husband was shocked that I closed my...

Rev. Dr. Duncan Newcomer: What General Petraeus really needed.

My friend, Duncan, brings us a totally new vision to the “Petraeus affair.” Even though this scenario has played out many times in history, there has been a lot of theorizing about how something like this could happen. I really love Duncan’s nonjudgmental understanding of what the general and many men are struggling with and how the sacred feminine will help.  There are two books I would want the...

Take the time to judge your judges

Difficult as it is to believe, Texas has reinstated Judge William Adams, who was videotaped beating his daughter with a belt. The incident happened in 2004 but the videotape was released on YouTube in 2011(warning: very difficult to watch). The Dallas Morning News explains he was issued a public warning. They also write, “Adams doesn’t come up for re-election until 2014. However, county commissioners...

Vote

Four years ago I printed t-shirts that said, “Vote Without Fear.” On the back I referenced “Night of Terror, November 15, 1917.” If you aren’t familiar with this story that has circulated about the horrors many women endured in order for each of us to be able to vote, The National Center for Excellence in Women’s Health summarizes the events in November quite well. The most...