Tag Archives: politics

War, Part Two

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Mraynes

Since the “war on women” began I have heard several friends, pundits, politicians express disbelief that access to contraception and women’s empowerment are in any way correlated. This is a shocking assertion to me because research has consistently shown that … Continue reading →

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War, Part One

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Mraynes

I was seven months pregnant in October of 2010 when my midwife alerted me to the fact that my chosen post-pregnancy method of birth control, a copper IUD, might not be available. A proposed amendment to the state of Colorado’s … Continue reading →

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Elections and Spouses

Posted on November 8, 2010 by G

So elections were this past week and depending on which side of the line you stand you are either thrilled or dismayed. Life has been so busy for us I was really worried that I was going to get wrapped … Continue reading →

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Margins to Center

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Mraynes

by mraynes A few weeks ago I was asked to give a presentation to colleagues and members of the community about the ideology of empowerment.  Empowerment is my primary job description so I can give a presentation about the subject … Continue reading →

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Persecution and a Small Voice

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Alisa

by Alisa Easter Sunday, our Relief Society Lesson from the Joseph Smith manual on the Responding to Persecution. In graduate school, I studied religious persecution in England from the 16th to 18th centuries. It has always saddened me to read … Continue reading →

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The Times They Are A-Changin'

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Mraynes

by mraynes I’ll be honest, sometimes I come home from church half-way resolved to never go back.  (I say half-way because who am I kidding, I will stubbornly continue to go week after week, dragging my family behind me.) A … Continue reading →

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A Snowflake in the Global Patriarchal Tradition

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Mraynes

by mraynes As a feminist, I have been encouraged by the Church’s rhetoric on the equality of women and men, especially as it relates to marriage.  I think that we can all agree that an increase in egalitarian language is … Continue reading →

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Mormon Privilege

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Zenaida

by Zenaida Mormons often assume that everyone within the faith around them believes the same way they do, as evidenced by the way we talk about missions, politics, and other moral issues. We are also under injunction to not take … Continue reading →

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The Personal and The Political

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Mraynes

By: mraynes Tomorrow we will elect the next president of the United States.  In honor of this occasion and as a tribute to that old feminist adage that “the personal is political,” I am re-posting something that I wrote at … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: My Thoughts on Sarah Palin

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Kelly Ann

by Kelly Ann L. My sister and I share many of the same political opinions but she identifies herself as Republican (voted for Bush) while I have become a “liberal Californian.” Don’t get me wrong – I identify myself as … Continue reading →

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