Gays Barred from the Priesthood
Hate the sin, love the sinner. As long as he’s not anywhere near you. UPDATE: Neil has a pretty funny take on this whole thing.
...read moreAnother Blogging Quickie
If it’s good enough for the professor, it’s good enough for me. 1. Go into your archive. 2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to). 3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to). 4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. Ancient history, back when I lazily refused to [...]
...read moreListless Lads
Rebecca Traister has clearly been hanging with my ex-boyfriends: I have observed the birth of a new breed of man: a man of few interests and no passions; a man whose libido is reduced and whose sense of responsibility nonexistent. These men are commitment-phobic not just about love, but about life. They drink and take [...]
...read moreTake Issue, Take Charge
The ACLU has launched a national campaign against abstinence-only education: In recent years, we have witnessed an unprecedented attack on civil liberties with reproductive rights as a prime target. It is time to push back. Use this website to find out how you can join the ACLU’s nationwide effort to protect your reproductive freedom. Take [...]
...read moreSafari Users
Judging from some comments below and elsewhere, I believe the Safari issues with the current template can be handled by upgrading to 10.2 (or is it 10.3?). I have no access to a Mac, but users running 10.2+ report no problems with this template. Of course, not having a Mac, I have no idea what [...]
...read moreHappy Delurker Day
Taking a cue from Creek Running North, I’m declaring this Delurking Day 2005. I get curious sometimes. Who are these readers? What are their lives like? Do they like [our] writing, or do they show up regularly to see what new horrors [we've] unleashed on the world? Do they think I’m a bad person because [...]
...read moreMotherhood vs. Careers: The Yale Side
Half-Changed World has more on the NYTimes article pitting working moms against stay-at-home moms that Jill discusses here. One of the stories that floated around when I attended is that Yale used to have a goal of admitting “1000 Leaders of the Future” each year. Then they decided to admit women (in 1969!), but they [...]
...read moreBlacks Join the Eating Disorder Mainstream
I don’t think this is what we meant when we said we wanted racial equality.
...read moreMotherhood vs. Careers
Another article, same old story: Young women are choosing to stay home and be moms instead of having careers. Let me start out by saying that I have a lot of respect for stay-at-home parents. It’s definitely up there on the list with jobs that I probably could not do. So please, let’s not interpret [...]
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