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Every signpost in Ireland is currently blanketed with posters regarding an upcoming referendum. On May 25, Irish voters will go to the polls to decide the future of their 8th Amendment, which outlaws abortion in pretty much every circumstance. What Outlawing Abortion Really Means I’ve mentioned before that I’ve always […]

Ireland’s 8th Amendment

May 15, 2018 in Politics And Religion tagged abortion / birth control / bullying / christianity / christians / civil rights / feminism / Ireland / lies / Mothers / right wing / women by admin

Yesterday, all the Pagans I’m friends with were in an uproar on Facebook. And they had good reason. I have some things to say about the issues, but I’m going to try and be as diplomatic as possible. In a nutshell, one Pagan leader said she didn’t trust the scholarship of […]

Wading Into Pagan TERF Wars

March 23, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged discrimination / feminism / HB2 / intolerance / Morrigan / North Carolina / transgender by admin

Eight years ago, I was a right-wing political junkie. A daily Limbaugh listener, nightly Focus on the Family listener, and I wouldn’t watch CNN if you paid me. I was convinced that Barack Obama was a socialist who would do horrible damage to this country due to his radical liberal […]

Women’s March on Washington: Why I Went, What I Saw

January 26, 2017 in Recovering Right Winger tagged feminism by admin

One week ago, North Carolina convened a dramatic Special Session of the General Assembly for one specific purpose: to pass a statewide bill overturning an non-discrimination ordinance in Charlotte. The Charlotte ordinance had the audacity to add gay, lesbian, or transgender customers to the list of people businesses can’t discriminate against.. And […]

Please. Boycott My State

March 29, 2016 in Recovering Right Winger tagged #BoycottNC / #WeAreNotThis / boycott / discrimination / feminism / intolerance / LGBT / NC House Bill 2 / sexuality / transgender by admin

It’s been 3 weeks now since Beyonce broke the internet with her surprise video for and Super Bowl performance of Formation. And the shock waves continue to reverberate throughout our culture. An atomic bomb of Black, Female, Queer and Southern empowerment, after 3 weeks of discussion there’s one more layer I want […]

The Witchy Power of Beyonce’s Formation

February 20, 2016 in My Pagan Path tagged Beyonce / feminism / Formation / magic / patriarchy / sexuality by admin

I have to say, I like Trevor Noah. No, he’s not Jon Stewart – nobody ever will be. But I’ve quite fallen for Trevor’s cool accent and innocent enthusiasm. The Daily Show is different, but that’s not necessarily bad. That being said… I was rather disappointed as I began catching up […]

Not Just Christianity: Oppression of the Hijab

January 21, 2016 in The Christian Cult tagged christianity / feminism / islam / legalism / oppression / power / sexuality by admin

A couple sit anxiously in the ER, where their only child is being frantically attended to. As they fall to their knees in desperate prayer, the husband pulls out what he believes to be his biggest bargaining chip with God: “Heal our child, Lord. Work a miracle. My wife, this […]

Holy Magic Hair: How Fundamentalist Christianity Gets Women To Subjugate ...

June 17, 2015 in My UPC Experience / The Christian Cult / Trauma and Recovery tagged apostolic / christianity / clothing / feminism / hair / Holiness / individualism / legalism / Rev. Lee Stoneking / standards / subjugation / United Pentecostal Church / UPC / women by admin