The Church of England is in the middle of a sizzling debate over whether women will be permitted to act as bishops. The conflicting views are trying to be calmed by meeting Christian folk half-way. “The Manchester Diocesan motion proposes ‘co-ordinate jurisdiction.’” While this may sound refreshingly communal, the compromise would mean women would be ...
When reports of Catholic priests abusing young boys started surfacing in the 1960s and ‘70s, many people blamed homosexuality. Instead of condemning the individual priests who committed sexual abuse, conservatives blamed the growing number of gay priests while liberals blamed the all-male celibate culture of the church. A five year study was released today detailing ...
The Catholic Church is beginning to quiver in its cassock over the possibility of women entering the ranks. The Pope’s latest move has been to sack an Australian bishop, Bill Morris, after he called for an open debate on the ordination of women and married clergy. Although Morris’ comments were made almost five years ago, apparently ...
Sex sells, and Churches want in on the action. Spicing up sermons is a good way to put butts on seats, especially now when attendance is at an all time low. Personally, my layman’s understanding of the Bible is that St. Paul thought having sex wasn’t a good thing, but “it is better to marry ...
In a fight between the strippers and the church in Ohio who do you think would win? The churchgoers have been protesting outside a gentlemen’s club for years, and now the strippers are fighting back!
A New Zealand church erected a billboard advertising for their services which caused outcry from some community members. It shows Joseph and Mary lying in bed, clearly after sex, with looks of embarrassment and confusion respectively. “Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow”.
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
