- Resources for Christian Living and Learning
- Special Topic: Divorce
- Current Issues News items of
interest to women and men who care about equality, compassion,
and justice.
- Expanding Our Horizons Websites to
aid in understanding people of various backgrounds and faiths
Introduction
Welcome to another edition of Web Explorations for Christian
Feminists. We're glad you stopped by and hope you'll come back
often. Just a reminder: Since the links in Web Explorations take
you to sites outside eewc.com, please keep in mind that EEWC
cannot be responsible for their content. Nor does the inclusion of
a link mean that it represents the views or official position of
EEWC. Rather, the links will simply direct you to sites that I
think you'll find interesting, informative, challenging,
inspiring, or just worth knowing about. I hope you'll enjoy
exploring them.
Part 1. Resources for Christian Living
and Learning
St.
Nicholas website
From the website: "St. Nicholas is beloved throughout the
world and continues to be revered in Christian tradition,
especially as protector and patron of children in the West and as
Wonderworker in the East. The St. Nicholas Center aims to bring
Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians
together in common purpose-to help people understand and
appreciate the original St. Nicholas, the only real Santa
Claus." This website has lots of information, activities for
children, e-cards, and more.
Connections: A
Monthly Letter Calling the Church to Faithful New Life
Barbara Wendland, an active Methodist layperson and speaker,
publishes this newsletter on a wide variety of topics of interest
to Christians. Published each month and archived on the website,
you can read current and back issues here. They are in pdf format,
so you'll need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
(EEWC member Nancy Hardesty told me about this website and highly
recommended it.)
Feminist
Christian
Website of the Australian Student Christian Movement's Women's
Project. From the website: "To be a Christian feminist in a
post-Christian post-feminist age might seem impossible or
contradictory. After all, weren't all the battles for women's
rights won by our mothers? and isn't Christianity at loggerheads
with feminism, intent on putting women back in the kitchen in a
male-headed household?" Click on the four questions under
FAQs to see why Christianity and feminism fit together.
Washerwoman God
EEWC members who attended the 2004 conference in Claremont, CA
will remember, as one of the highlights, Colleen
Fulmer and a group of EEWC volunteers singing her composition,
"Washerwoman God," while performing the accompanying
movements. Now you can hear Colleen singing "Washerwoman
God" on the Web, along with a delightful interview with
Martha Ann Kirk who wrote the lyrics for the song. Dr. Kirk talks
about the scriptural basis for the imagery that she and Colleen
used in the song, as well as for female imagery for God in
general. The two women are featured on Interfaith Voices,
which describes itself as "a public radio show promoting
religious tolerance and interfaith understanding." Click on
"Listen to the Shows of 2003" and go to Show #4 ,
January 24-26, 2003, which shows the content. The last segment of
that broadcast features Martha Ann Kirk and Colleen Fulmer.
Part 2. Special Topic: Divorce
Religion and Divorce
Born-again
Christians just as likely to divorce as are others
2004 statistics from the Barna research group
The
Barna Research Group's statistics from 2001
Divorce
and religious faith: Overview from Religious Tolerance. Org
Which
states have the highest divorce rates?
A sociologist comments on the Barna Research Group's findings on
conservative Christians and divorce.
Speaking
of Faith: Marriage, Family, and Divorce
Two professors, Rabbi Elliot Dorff and Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson,
discuss marriage and divorce from the perspective of their
respective faith traditions. This is an audio program from the
Speaking of Faith public radio broadcast. You can hear it online.
Guide
to Religious Divorce Rituals
How various denominations and religious faiths are using rituals
to assist couples in the sad process of ending their marriages.
The site also contains interesting links to related material. From
Belief Net.
Can
One Become Two?
This article from Christianity Today magazine lists the major
Scripture passages generally used by Christians in discussions of
divorce. It then lists the differing conclusions biblical scholars
have reached about the permissibility of divorce.
Practical and Economic Considerations in
Divorce
Divorce Magazine
Regularly updated news and practical advice about divorce from a
magazine devoted to the subject.
Credit
and divorce (Federal Trade Commission)
Advice on credit accounts in marriage and divorce.
Equality
in Marriage Institute
If marriage is a 50-50 partnership, married life should
demonstrate it, and divorce settlements should be equitable.
Part 3: Current Issues
News items of interest to women and men who care about
equality, compassion, and justice.
Television
networks ban UCC ad on Jesus' welcome to all
UN
report on women
Website of defrocked
Lesbian Methodist pastor in the news recently
World
Health Organization and maternal deaths
Japanese
women "wary to wed"
Sexual
harassment of women in Pakistan
A
British view of Americans, religion, and politics
India's
textbooks now spotlight woman who fought dowry demands
"Pregnant
by Jesus" scheme
Breastfeeding
bill in Scotland
Oasis
women and embroidery business
Breaking
up a marriage by renaming couple siblings
"Women
struggle in Afghan cinema"
"Grandmothers
on guard"
A report from Mother Jones magazine about a human
rights group, Machsom
["Checkpoint"] Watch, founded by three Israeli women
to monitor Israeli soldiers' treatment of Palestinians at
checkpoints.
"Illegal
abortions rampant in Latin America"
Part 4: Expanding Our Horizons
Websites to aid in understanding people of various backgrounds
and faiths
Interfaith Voices
Earlier in this issue of Web Explorations, I mentioned a specific
program from this site ("Washerwoman God"). But it's
worth looking at this home page and exploring the entire site
further. Check the contents of the archives to see the great
selection of speakers, interviews, and topics that have been
featured over the past few years, and then take time to listen to
some of them.
Amnesty International's efforts to end gender-based
discrimination and violence
Feminist sexual ethics project : Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam
Feminist
Sexual Ethics website. Supported by a grant from the Ford
Foundation and Brandeis University. Articles, links, and audio
materials.
That's all for this time. Enjoy your exploring.
Your Web Explorations Guide,
Letha Dawson Scanzoni
© 2004 Evangelical and Ecumenical
Women's Caucus
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