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What Rape Culture and Modesty Culture Have In Common
by Faith Beauchemin **The following piece was sent to me by an Our Stories Untold reader. I found it so compelling that I received permission to repost it from Faith Beauchemin’s blog Roses and Revolutionaries, a blog well worth taking a look at. It was originally...
John Howard Yoder Discussion: A Lesson in Sensitivity & Victim-Blaming
I've purposefully remained silent about the John Howard Yoder issue. But I was shocked yesterday to see a poll on the topic presented by The Mennonite. The Mennonite posted a statement of their conviction and are now letting people respond through a poll question: “It...
John Howard Yoder: A symbolic tip of the iceberg of sexism
by Charletta Erb **Charletta Erb continues the discussion of John Howard Yoder and his abuses against women in the Mennonite Church. This is a cross-post from The Mennonite, originally published August 13, 2013. At 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoons, I am committed...
How Ancient Myths and Ritual Leadership Still Promote Sexualized Violence Today
by Patricia Frisch, Ph.D. *Note from the editor, Rachel Halder: Patricia Frisch first contacted me about her book, Polarized, a Bipolar Memoir. She explained her story of growing up Catholic, studying, and working in the Church as a lay individual woman until...
Friday News Round-Up: 12 July 2013
I claimed I was going to do a Friday news round-up every week, but that definitely did not happen. Instead, perhaps I should do news round-ups once a month, seeing as it has been exactly one month since the last one! Regardless, there's a lot of content online about...
“I’ve been marked by grace” by Marty Troyer
My experience of childhood sexual abuse left me wounded and my sexuality twisted. But in and through the pain and shame I have found personal healing and strength in ministry. God’s grace has marked me, covered me, and strengthened me. But it has not taken away the...
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