Recently added articles from Feminism & Nonviolence Studies:
Abortion Isn't Always a Spiritually Divisive Matter.
Sep 22, 1998; Derr, Mary Krane ... The Feminism and Nonviolence Studies Association is a nonsectarian organization. We wish to welcome people of all religions and no religion. We fully agree with Jane Thomas-Bailey that the prolife feminist cause should base itself "on scientific and humanitarian grounds that appeal to ...
Religion and the prolife movement.
Sep 22, 1998; Sena, Tom ... Sunlight washes over the hundreds of heads bowed in prayer. Bibles are being read, Bibles are being held aloft -- Bibles are everywhere. So are crosses: crosses on clothing; crosses on posters; crosses lifted high. Though you might think you had wandered into a Christian prayer meeting, it ...
Prolife, Prochoice: Buddhism and Reproductive Ethics.
Sep 22, 1998; Tsomo, Karma Lekshe ... Introduction Among the many modern ethical issues of concern to women, those surrounding reproductive choice are arguably the most urgent. My purpose here is to explore these issues from Buddhist points of view, traditional and contemporary, to open the discussion on how ...
Christianity Requires Gender Equality and Respect for Life.
Sep 22, 1998; Terwilliger, Monnica ... Monnica Terwilliger is an Evangelical Protestant Christian. She belongs to the Foursquare denomination, which was started by a woman, Aimee Semple McPherson. Terwilliger describes McPherson as "a successful evangelist, healer, and pastor because of her strong spiritual anointing. According ...
Abortion is Bad Karma: Hindu Perspectives.
Sep 22, 1998; Murti, Vasu ... Hinduism Is Prolife on Abortion Hinduism is an ancient religion practiced by hundreds of millions in India and abroad. One commentator describes it as ...more than just a creed: it is a total culture, a way of life based on the belief in the unity of all creation ....
Mercy, Lovingkindness, and Peace: A Jewish Affirmation of Respect for Life.
Sep 22, 1998; Podell, Janet ... Jewish Tradition: What Does It Imply for Abortion? Jewish tradition can be compared to a garden four thousand years old, full of rich and beautiful plants, and laid out as a highly intricate maze. The purpose of following its paths is to learn something about the One who planted ...
"Mommy, let me live!--Judaism confronts abortion.
Sep 22, 1998; Neusner, Rabbi Jacob ... "Mommy let me live!" screams the tasteless headline of a prolife ad, complete with scary pictures about a baby's diary: May 1: "Today my parents gave me the gift of life ....One week has passed and look, I'm no longer a single cell" and so on through the year. Here are the concluding ...
Our Religion Teaches Equality and Peace: Position Papers of the Muslim Women's League USA.
Sep 22, 1998 ... The word "Islam" derives from Arabic characters meaning "to be in peace." Worldwide there are roughly a billion Muslims, or practioners of Islam. Muslims trace their faith back to the spiritual experiences of Prophet Muhammad (570-622 C.E.), an inhabitant of Mecca in what is now Saudi ...
I believe: an Orthodox Christian's profession of faith.
Sep 22, 1998; Mathewes-Green, Frederica ... The following article was adapted from a speech given at "Engaging Common Ground," the second national conference of the Common Ground Network for Life and Choice. The Network, organized in 1993, is based in Washington, DC, and enables discussion between prochoice and prolife advocates ....
Radical Roman Catholics Affirm a Seamless Garment Position.(pro-life movement)
Sep 22, 1998; Christi, Pax ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination, with 900 million members worldwide. It is also perhaps the religion whose official stand against abortion is best known. "Best known, "however, does not always translate into "well understood." Catholic opposition to abortion ...
A Lively Concern: The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Sep 22, 1998; MacNair, Rachel ... Friends: Who We Are The Religious Society of Friends, more commonly known as Quakers, began in the religious ferment of England in the 1600s. The basis of all Quaker beliefs is the presence of "that of God" in everyone. Everyone has an "Inner Light" for guidance. Though many ...
Six Songs for the Unborn.(Poem)
Sep 22, 1998; Baranow, Joan ... <Pre> Six songs for the unborn The author describes her spiritual orientation as follows: "I am a Quaker. For me, spirituality is a loving and compassionate attitude towards life. To cherish the flesh is to know God." To learn more about the Quaker faith, see Rachel MacNair's ...
"Our Struggle is for all Life": The Theosophist/Unitarian Feminist Pioneer Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898 CE).(Biography)
Sep 22, 1998; Derr, Mary Krane ... GAGE'S IMPORTANCE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT Matilda Joslyn Gage was perhaps the most original and radical activist and theoretician to lead the nineteenth century American women's movement. Yet she herself has been largely forgotten, even in the field ...
The Sword Was Not With the Goddess: A Spiritual Midwife Addresses the Need to Heal Abortion.
Sep 22, 1998; Baker, Jeannine Parvati ... Asked to name her faith, the author states: "I am a member of the evolving new species, beyond the humans who know, beyond Homo sapiens. Even beyond Homo relatens (Lloyd DeMause's term for the humans who relate). My spirituality is the human at one with the source -- Homo Divinitus." She ...
Feminist, prolife and atheist.
Sep 22, 1998; Reed, Kathryn ... "Why Do You Care?" Many people think that opposition to abortion is a religious stance, and for many people this is true. For me it is not. I decided when I was thirteen that I was both an atheist and prolife. I became an atheist because I had no belief in a spiritual reality. I ...