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Suing Obama Over Birth Control Rules

Suing Obama Over Birth Control Rules

May 21, 2012 1 Comment

Since Barack Obama has introduced the new healthcare bill, he has faced an onslaught of opposition against the birth control mandate, which obliges most employers to include birth control coverage in company health care packages, regardless of the organization’s stance on the issue. It was an effort by the government to improve health care for ...

Anti-Homophobic Bullying Bill Criticized

Anti-Homophobic Bullying Bill Criticized

May 8, 2012 No Comments

Anti-bullying legislation is under attack by religious groups in Ontario. The proposed bill seeks to challenge homophobic bullying in schools but the religious groups opposing it say that it is an attempt to push a “gay lifestyle” on their children. Passing a bill to stop bullying in schools may sound a bit extreme. You might ...

The Next Step To Female Bishops

The Next Step To Female Bishops

February 8, 2012 No Comments

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 ...

Homophobia: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Homophobia: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

January 10, 2012 No Comments

Laws against acts of hatred based on sexual orientation are being tested in the first case being brought to court this week in the UK. The first case involves five men accused of handing out leaflets calling for the death penalty for homosexuals outside a Mosque. Hatred laws have included acts against homosexuals since March ...

Prosecuting Plural Marriage

Prosecuting Plural Marriage

January 10, 2012 No Comments

Should polygamy be banned in Canada? It’s still a valid question, but do former special prosecutor Richard Peck a favour and leave him out of it. The Vancouver lawyer was appointed to the polygamy investigation in 2007, where he recommended not pressing misconduct charges against Bountiful, B.C. individuals, but now makes it clear he wants no role ...

Positive Pregnancy Tests And Pixellated Priests

Positive Pregnancy Tests And Pixellated Priests

December 16, 2011 No Comments

A priest with pixellated face and the Virgin Mary staring aghast at a positive pregnancy test. Is this art imitating life, or is it offensive sensationalism? Banksy’s Cardinal Sin sits amongst 17th Century religious art in Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. His face is sawn off and replaced with small, square bathroom tiles, creating a pixellated ...

Polygamy Ruled Unsafe For Women And Children

Polygamy Ruled Unsafe For Women And Children

November 23, 2011 2 Comments

Today the Supreme Court of Canada decided whether polygamy is a constitutional right or simply a marriage option for people with varying tastes. The court has been listening to arguments for and against why polygamy should be legalized. This topic was brought to the court’s attention in relation to the Mormon fundamentalist group residing commune ...

Don’t Tell The Kids You Are A Pro-Choice Catholic

Don’t Tell The Kids You Are A Pro-Choice Catholic

November 4, 2011 No Comments

Justin Trudeau, Montreal Liberal MP and son of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau, is in hot water this week. And not the steamy kind. He has been accused of not being Catholic enough after stating his pro-choice beliefs. The Clarington Catholic School Board asked him to speak to 300 students from six high schools ...

Let Women Die Rather Than Give Them Abortions

Let Women Die Rather Than Give Them Abortions

October 12, 2011 1 Comment

Very few things make me nauseous just by reading about them. This one succeeded. Next week the American Congress will vote on the “Protect Life Act.” Nicknamed the “Let Women Die Act,” this bill would allow federally funded hospitals to deny abortions to women even if not having them would cause them to die. The ...

Girls Removed From “Jewish Taliban” By Court Order

Girls Removed From “Jewish Taliban” By Court Order

October 6, 2011 No Comments

Hidden away in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, a sect of Hasidic Jews, called Lev Tahor, have resided for years. Women and girls dress in head-to-toe veils, marry young, and are allowed barely any contact outside the community. Two teenage girls, age 13 and 15, were found by authorities on their way to Lev Tahor and ...

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Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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