December 2011
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A (Tumblr) Year in Review
In 2011 this blog had almost 800 unique visitors, which is totally awesome, as far as I’m concerned. It’s really encouraging to just be typing away and have people pay attention. I am thrilled (and I am also newly obsessed with Google Analytics). So thanks for taking interest in the things that I think are important. If you’re a new reader and are perhaps interested in reading the highest...
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Things I Like This Week: Favorite Blogs of 2011
Because blogs are easily on my Life Top Ten List I wanted to share my top ten (in no particular order) favorite blogs I regularly kept up with in 2011. Check them out!
1. Introverted Church – A blog for introverts in the church (in case you missed that) I especially loved this post on not being able to express the most important things and why that’s ok.
2. The Bloggess – Easily the most hilarious...
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WatchAn excellent reminder. Merry Christmas.
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“On the subject of religion, ministers, rabbis and other clergy are rich in cultural competency. Unfortunately, it turns out most lack sexuality training.
According to a 2008 Religious Institute survey of 438 progressive U.S. clergy, only 38 percent believed that their seminary education “adequately prepared me for dealing with sexuality issues in my congregation.” An even lower percentage of...
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An Open Letter to My People: The Pro-Lifers
To everyone who reads this blog - I am super grateful for you and thanks for reading. However, this blog post is for pro-lifers. So, if that’s not you, maybe sit this one out, or realize it’s not directed at you. Thanks for sticking with me anyway. Maybe it’s weird that I’m a Christian, a pacifist, a feminist, pro-LGBTQ, “liberal”, and also pro-life. We can talk...
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“These powerful findings hint at a deeper phenomenon. Being able to express...”
– Check out this article from The New York Times on the importance of communication and the prevention of violence in family planning. Amazingly enough, African evangelical churches are empowering women and families through contraception options, which is definitely not something I’ve heard...
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“It’s a whole lot easier to emotionally manipulate someone who has been...”
– - Yashar Ali
I’ve been trying to consciously mention men who are just awesome, on my blog because I don’t think it’s done enough in Feminist circles. I made the decision a few months back to stop referring to any female politicians or leaders as “crazy” (even if I...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton’s address before the United... →
Please take a few minutes to read Hillary R. Clinton’s speech on the importance of fighting violence toward the worldwide LGBTQ community.
Putting off the larger conversation about the LGBTQ community, and ignoring that it is much, much bigger than the definition of marriage and an opinion on sin, is a violation of human rights and of our own, personal intelligence. It also continues hurtful...
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Love and the Consequence of Buzzwords
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22: 37-39 (NIV)
I try (and often fail) to base my life around loving God and loving others. But what does that even mean? I can spout that idea off pretty easily and get away with...
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Top Three Things I Like This Week
1. Feedly. Ever since Google Reader hurt my feelings by changing formats and insisted I join Google+ in order to continue using the blog reader service, I’ve been seeing other services. Feedly is the best and the iPhone app is really easy to use. If you’re an avid blog reader and sharer like me, I highly recommend it.
2. Downton Abbey. The excellent PBS Masterpiece mini-series, which...
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Today is World AIDS Day. Take a minute to educate yourself. The amount of misinformation surrounding AIDS and HIV is astounding and hurtful. Stigmas are a disease too.