Tag Archives: Feminism

Feminism and Fertility

By Rae | Published: July 26, 2010
My views on birth control somehow blissfully line up with the rest of my religion. This is a wonderful thing, but it almost certainly would not have happened for another 50 years were it not for the fact that my Church’s teachings lined up with my feminist views. Wait, you think that feminism is synonymous [...]
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Feminism, Chivalry, and Kindness

By Rae | Published: May 3, 2010
Josh and I knew quite a bit about each other before we met. We had several mutual friends and since Josh had the reputation of being a conservative traditionalist gentleman and I of being a liberal feminist1 a few of our friends eagerly anticipated us clashing when we both planned to attend an extended party [...]
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Why I Love Thomas Aquinas

By Rae | Published: January 28, 2010
Thomas Aquinas is one of my favorite Saints. This was not always the case. At first I struggled with the fact that Thomas devalued women, was a bit boring, and was over-cited by the sort of Catholics who disliked Pope John Paul II for being too progressive. It did not help matters that my first [...]
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