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BRIEF: Community of Christ recommends ordination of gay people, same-sex marriage

At last month's USA National Conference of the Community of Christ policy changes were recommended that would allow for the ordination of gay people and marriages or covenant commitment services of gay couples. At the conference, which was held in Kansas City and attracted about 2,000 people, it was recommended that the sacrament of marriage be offered to people wanting a committed relationship, regardless of sexuality, in states where same sex marriage is legal.
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Discussing the intersection of Judaism and feminism

| Apr 8, 2013

Judaic scholar Andrea Lieber concluded her visit to Gonzaga University Monday evening by discussing the intersection of feminism and Judaism and examining ways the faith is evolving when it comes to gender roles, as well as ways it continues to grapple with traditional customs. Lieber is a professor of religious studies at Dickinson College and author of “The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices.”
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby puts focus on ‘reconciliation’

| Mar 22, 2013

COVENTRY, England (RNS) As the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby is spiritual leader to nearly 80 million Anglicans around the world. Now, after being officially enthroned on Thursday (March 21), the 57-year-old former oil executive faces a monumental challenge: helping the Anglican Communion stay together amid profound differences over theology, gender and sexuality.
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BRIEF: Book Parlor to show “Miss Representation”

| Mar 13, 2013

At 6 p.m. on March 21 The Book Parlor will show "Miss Represenation," a documentary that, "exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America."
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Deconstructing gendered language and its effects on the church

| Mar 7, 2013

Emotional forms of ministry have their place, but as a woman in the church I am eager to move beyond the emotional woman stereotype and thus the surface-level understanding of my God-given talents and attributes. Therefore I constantly strive for a hopeful realism that exercises the complicated discipline of holding both cynical and idealist realities together in tension.
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So when are you going to get married?

| Mar 1, 2013

I am single. I am over the age of 30. I may have a cat living at my house (it’s my roommate’s! I promise!).  Why is this relevant? And did you find it strange that my first identifying characteristic is my marital status?
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Is God a misogynist?

| Feb 27, 2013

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.
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The author of life is neither male nor female

| Feb 27, 2013

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.
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Today’s Coffee Talk to focus on Gender and Spirituality

| Feb 13, 2013

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.
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Meet Laura Stembridge, our women and gender studies writer

| Feb 11, 2013

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.
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Call me mister

| Feb 1, 2013

An entire lifetime of angry feminism and all that time, I’ve missed a piece of truly low-hanging lady-rage fruit. How, in 28 years, has it never occurred to me to be angry about the term “Mrs.” being reserved for married women?
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