Tag: Gender & Sexuality

One can go through the Bible and collect a set of passages that make it look like the God of Hebrews, Jews and Christians has it in for women, wants women kept in their (lesser) place.

I was seven months pregnant the day I was ordained. My white robe blossomed with my belly, and I waddled when I walked forward to receive the blessing of the community.

This is not radical.

Our next community discussion will be at 10 a.m. on March 2 at Indaba Coffee, where we'll talk about gender and spirituality.

How is gender equality handled in faith communities? How can or should it be improved? Though this isn’t necessarily a conversation about women’s rights, we’d like to provide a platform for the community to dialogue about how men and women can better work together.

Please welcome Laura Stembridge to our team of writers.

Stembridge is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University where she studied English Literature with a concentration in women's and gender studies.

This question has been asked for years within our culture. The one constant has been that American men have found it their job to “protect” our women, as much as possible, from the horrors and physical depravities of war.

If a woman is physically and emotionally capable of the rigors of combat, she should be given the opportunity to serve.