Pope Benedict XVI just completed a historic visit to Washington, D.C. and is now in New York City. I had the unique opportunity to see his Popemobile parade pass through on my lunch break from work on Wednesday. As a Catholic, it was unlike anything I have ever seen before. For those […]

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I have been fascinated by the Fundamentalist LDS for quite a while. I watch “Big Love” via Netflix like its my job. Yesterday, law enforcement officers moved a large group of members from The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints in Eldorado, Texas. 220 women and children were escorted off of the […]

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Just to shortly add to Hollis’s post….
I have read a little bit about Benazir Bhutto, but the main thing I remember reading was about her relationship with Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. I read how they hated one another and had completely different views. I know that she risked her life every single day to be […]

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The holidays have always been a major production in my household. My mother’s family adores the traditional christmas music, decoarting the house, and gathering together to share the spirit. Professionally though, she has had to mask her excitement over the upcoming holidays due to regualtions. My mother is an elementary school teacher, […]

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Sitting outside with my mom on Saturday, we were talking about how it was my first Labor Day weekend home in 4 years. It’s actually been nice to sit and think this summer, about who I’ve become and who I’d like to be. Hence my newest post, what I learned this summer!
10. It’s […]

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While flipping through an old issue of Listen! magazine featuring a few interesting articles, I came across a quiz and article by a guy named Justin Lookadoo. The quiz was something along the lines of “Are you ready to have sex?” and listed a few true/false questions which were all worth 5 points or so, […]

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In the past few weeks, we’ve been having great discussions about sex, abstinence, pregnancy prevention, unplanned pregnancy, virginity, and their ties to religion. But I think there is a bigger question we haven’t raised, yet: why are we so obsessed with virgins, anyway?
A few things to note before I get going: I was baptized […]

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Today, I am remembering a chant I screamed to the top of my lungs many times in front of the Supreme Court when Rehnquist died and O’Connor left the court… “5-4, 4-5 these decisions change our lives.” Not only is the “5-4″ chant relevant in terms of reproductive justice issues, it is becoming painfully clear […]

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Imagine this: You’re a 16-year-old Christian girl from middle America, who happens to believe in abstinence as a religious choice. You attend a session from a popular abstinence-based program and are given a sterling silver ring inscribed with a Bible verse, to remind you of your choice. It is reminiscent of a […]

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After reading Jamia’s post: “Brazil, Bossanova, Benedict XVI and Birth Control,” I felt compelled to write a little about Catholicism and growing up a “crazy Catholic.”
Catholics see John Paul II, who was extremely well-loved, and Benedict XVI as “vicars of Christ.” Trust me, 12 years of religion class has drilled this into my head, […]

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