Tag Archives: religion

Sarah Palin Is Writing Christmas Book Called “A Happy Holiday IS A Merry Christmas”

Jessica WakemanMarch 13, 2013 //
Why Palins Do Reality TV
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They want to "live life vibrantly," says Sarah. Read More »
Bristol Vs. Gays
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Bristol Palin wags her finger at Obama for supporting gay marriage. Read More »
"Trial Marriage"
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Bristol Palin renames sinful activities, like living in sin with her boyfriend. Read More »
morning quickies
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  • Sarah Palin has somehow  gotten another book deal, this time pandering to the tiny amount of people who do not understand that one of America’s founding principles is freedom of religion. A Happy Holiday IS A Merry Christmas, which is out this November, will be a defense of “our faith” and rant about the “politically correct Scrooges who would rather take Christ out of Christmas.” Is she still a thing?  [U.S. News & World Reports]
  • Vogue editor Anna Wintour has been named the “artistic director” of Condé Nast — a newly created position just for her. [New York Observer]
  • You will be shocked to read that Gwyneth Paltrow has her kids on a low-carb diet. [Eonline] Keep reading »

Pray Tell: On Joan Rivers And That One Time I Laughed At A Holocaust Joke

Lilit MarcusMarch 7, 2013 //

Call me a humorless feminist, but I’ve always thought certain subjects were beyond the realm of comedy: Helen Keller, rape, the Holocaust. But then last week I caught a clip of Joan Rivers’ E! show “Fashion Police.” While critiquing a photo of Heidi Klum wearing this dress, Rivers quipped, “The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens.” And then something odd happened. I laughed.

I’m Jewish. So is Joan Rivers. Does being in “the club” mean that it’s okay to laugh at jokes about our own people? One of the reasons I don’t think Holocaust jokes are funny is that they poke fun at people who are victims, and it’s much funnier to laugh at the bullies. Did I laugh because Rivers was making fun of a German person in relation to the Holocaust, instead of a Jewish one? Keep reading »

Eye Roll: Parents Sue Over Yoga In Public Schools Because It “Promotes Eastern Religions”

Jessica WakemanFebruary 22, 2013 //
7 Types Of People
... who will annoy you in yoga class. Read More »
Nightmare In Yoga Class
This writer's pants ripped at the worst time. Read More »
My Hot Yoga Teacher
Ami pens a love letter to her hot yoga teacher. Read More »
child yoga

Sometimes I do not have anything deeper to say other than “Shut up.”

And those are my choice words for the California parents who are suing their children’s school district over yoga classes being taught in a class.  That’s not very Zen, is it?  Keep reading »

Accused Rapist Meets Women On Christian Dating Site

Jessica WakemanFebruary 21, 2013 //
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Look, I’m not the world’s most observant Christian. But even I attended enough Sunday school to know that God would totally have said “Thou shalt not rape” had there been room on those tablets for an 11th commandment.

Which is why I feel confident saying that Sean Patrick Banks, 37, of Del Mar, California, who is accused of raping a woman he met on the Christian dating site Christian Mingle, is crappy Christian.  Keep reading »

Anti-Rape Panties
We're loving how activists spoofed Victoria's Secret with these panties. Read More »
I Was Raped
An account of sexual assault at Amherst College. Read More »
Date Rape PSA
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This date rape PSA has been accused of blaming the victim. Read More »

Sarah Silverman’s Rad Sister Rabbi Susan Silverman Detained For Jewish Feminist Activism

Jessica WakemanFebruary 11, 2013 //
Marriage Is "Gross"
Sorry, boys, but Sarah Silverman is not interested in marriage. Read More »
Vote Bro-Choice!
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Confused how to vote, bro? Sarah Silverman's got your back. Read More »
Sarah Gets Spanked
Her mom noticed some marks from a BF on her butt in a dressing room. Read More »
evening quickies
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  • We knew we loved Sarah Silverman — but it turns out her sister Susan Silverman is kinda rad, too. Silverman’s sister and niece were detained at the Western Wall, a holy site in Jerusalem where only men are allowed to pray [Update: Commenters have clarified men and women are segregated at the Wall and the section for women is much smaller. Also, the protesters were wearing traditional garments worn by men. You can read more about it in this New York Times article.], for staging a civil disobedience protest with the group “Women Of The Wall.” Silverman tweeted she is “SO proud” of her sis and niece. [Yahoo]
  • A man’s guide to lingerie shopping this Valentine’s Day. Don’t screw this up, dudes. [Yahoo Shine]
  • Skype has some beauty tips if you’ll be spending V-Day Skype-sexing. [Racked]
  • This chick tried corset training and lived to tell about it. [The Gloss]
  • Madonna is on Instagram, y’all. [PopCrush] Keep reading »

Beliefnet Wouldn’t Allow Blogger To Use The Word “Feminist” On Her Blog, Anywhere

Jessica WakemanFebruary 8, 2013 //
Feminist Girlfriend
How to be a feminist girlfriend. Read More »
We Fail As Feminists
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The Frisky staff shares all the ways we've failed as feminists. Read More »
Not Feminists?
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Six accomplished women who don't want to be called feminists. Read More »
WTF?
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With no apparent sense of irony at all, the faith site Beliefnet allegedly hired a guest blogger who writes about feminist issues … and then told her she couldn’t use the word “feminist” anywhere in any of her blog posts.

Why? Because “feminist” is such an offputting word. Keep reading »

Pray Tell: Jenna Miscavige Hill And Megan Phelps-Roper Escape Scientology And the Westboro Baptist Church

Lilit MarcusFebruary 7, 2013 //

This week, two women who escaped from extreme religious sects told their stories. One escaped from Scientology, the other from the Westboro Baptist Church. Although a small number of people grow up inside groups like these in America, it’s as important as it is startling to hear from these women and hear how, even in this modern world, there are still people who want to oppress women, control their bodies, and prevent them from getting educated. Keep reading »

Does World Hijab Day Lead To Greater Understanding Of Muslim Women?

Jessica WakemanFebruary 4, 2013 //
Lena's Ignorant Tweet
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Lena Dunham tweeted a joke about looking "fundamentalist." Read More »
Less Makeup, More Veil
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Women on Afghan TV were told to adhere to Islamic values. Read More »
French Ban
France's ban on face-covering Muslim veils goes into effect. Read More »
Frisky Feminism!
Everything The Frisky has ever written about feminism! Read More »
hijab

Friday, February 1 wasn’t just two days before the Super Bowl — it was also World Hijab Day, when non-Muslim women and Muslim women who don’t ordinarily cover themselves are encouraged to wear a head-covering hijab veil.

With slogans like “Before you judge, cover up … for a day” and “better awareness, greater understanding, peaceful world,” the event implores women to learn more about what it is like to be hijabi by experience. Keep reading »

Obama Changes Health Insurance Coverage Of Birth Control For Religious Employers

Jessica WakemanFebruary 1, 2013 //
Birth Control Victory
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Birth control will be covered by most employers under health care reform. Read More »
A Compromise
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Obama tries to settles birth control debate in health care reform. Read More »
Catholic Orgs Sue
Catholic orgs file massive organized lawsuits against Obama admin. Read More »
Moronic Comments
Everybody has something ignorant to say about birth control. Read More »
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The Obama administration released new details this morning about which religious employers will be exempt from covering the cost of birth control under health care reform — which the Associated Press describes as a “broader opt-out.”

The Health and Human Services Department announced this morning that businesses which object must “self-certify that they are non-profits with religion as a core part of their mission,” according to The Huffington Post. For example, you can’t just object to covering women’s preventative care if you are, for example, a religious Catholic who objects to birth control and also happens to employ people working at a nonprofit animal shelter. Additionally, if a religious nonprofit refuses to provide coverage of contraception, a third-party health insurer must handle the coverage for women who want it. Keep reading »

Pray Tell: What Women Should Know About Scientology

Lilit MarcusJanuary 25, 2013 //

These days, Scientology is everywhere – three books are out this month alone, including Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear, which has been featured everywhere from CNN to the New York Times Book Review. Yesterday, several ex-members filed a lawsuit against the Church, saying that Scientology kept asking them for more and more money for shadowy projects which were never completed, then had them blacklisted for asking questions about where the money went.

I believe in freedom of religion. But as a longtime religion reporter, I know enough about Scientology to think that the Church is dangerous and harmful. In particular, it’s terrible for the women who join it. It may be funny to watch the Xenu clip from South Park, but many of the labor violations and harsh punishments against women in the Church should give you a sense of why this religion isn’t amusing – it’s scary. Keep reading »

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