So Totally Relidge: The morning after pill, abortion, birth control accessibility for minors, and a minefield of ethical questions
In this episode of So Totally Relidge, Elizabeth Esther and I are discussing the new law that lowered the age of accessibility for the Plan B pill to 14. It sparked some really interesting debate (as you will see, Elizabeth and I have VERY different opinions). The conversation left me thinking for days – I think it’s my favorite episode yet. We explored the accusation that Plan B is an abortion pill, we talked about whether or not we feel birth control should be offered to minors, and we . . .
So Totally Relidge! [a weekly recap of religion on the internet]: feminists and the lost art of servanthood?
This week on our recap of religious hot topics on the internet, Elizabeth and I are talking about the role of women (again!), and the controversial "open letter to feminists"by Emily Wierenga at Prodigal Magazine. Entitled “The lost art of servanthood (a letter to my feminist sisters)”, the letter suggested feminist women have become “too angry to serve or to be opened up to a larger purpose.” The post also detailed several anecdotal stories touting the benefits of submission, . . .
So Totally Relidge: what is biblical womanhood?
This week on our recap of religious hot topics on the internet, Elizabeth and I are talking about biblical womanhood, and the controversy sparked by Rachel Held Evan’s book A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "Master. What are your thoughts on biblical womanhood? Are we all really picking and choosing? . . .
So totally relidge (a week in review): Sexual abuse in the church
We’re back! After a brief hiatus due to someone forgetting to turn on the microphone technical difficulties during our last shoot, Elizabeth and I are once again sitting down to recap the hot topics from the religious blogosphere. Last week, a number of faith bloggers had a conversation about overcoming spiritual abuse in the church. Much of the dialogue focused on sexual abuse. It’s a timely topic, as a high-profile church network was recently sued for allegedly covering up abuse within the . . .
So Totally Relidge! The pope’s resignation, and the divide between whites and blacks on Sunday morning
This week, Elizabeth weighs in on the pope’s resignation, and I talk about the racial divide in American churches and my ambivalence about attending an African American church. What are your thoughts about the pope’s decision and the future of the Catholic church? And why do you think churches remain so segregated racially . . . and is it a problem we should try to solve? . . .
So Totally Relidge! (a weekly recap of religion on the internet)
Elizabeth Esther and I really enjoyed doing our political weekly webcasts last year, and we’ve been looking for a way to collaborate again on something we both feel passionate about. Esther and I are both ardent readers of blogs that deal with issues of faith and religion, and are frequently chatting (and even debating) about some of the things we’ve read. Recently, we decided that this would be a fun collaboration . . . to get together and chat about some of the hot topics coming . . .