Remember that Deuteronomy 22 law where a girl marries her rapist? It’s not about marriage. Or sex.
Statue of Juliet, Verona. Photo by World of Magic on Unsplash. ‘Proud can I never be of what I […]
Feminism
10 uncomfortable realities in Morgan Freeman’s statement on sexual harassment
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo movement, a story broke recently where eight women accused
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#metoo, Abuse dynamics, Firelight, Sex in the arts
Books of 2017: Titles of interest to egalitarian Christians
1 Corinthians 11:3. Ephesians 5:22. If you’ve been anywhere near the arguments about complementarianism you’ll probably know what these verses
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UncategorisedBooks of 2017: ‘The Twilight of Cutting’ taught me about more than FGM
From theology to anthropology to fiction, these are my books of 2017. I didn’t like all of them, and I
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Modesty 101: modesty is not about clothes, rather glory and context
So… the fabulous Sierra White has asked me to share some thoughts on modesty for her Facebook page Ezer Rising (and
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Sunlight, The Bible and other studies, The church and consent
Gary Thomas’ claim that Christians should have more children is unbiblical
Gary Thomas recently published an article “Does God Care How Many Children We Have?” It’s one of those really banal
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10 things I hope Disney changes from the 1991 Beauty and the Beast
The release of the live-action Beauty and the Beast is barely a few days away. If you’ve read any of my
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Hope in the arts, Moonlight
Reflections from standing outside the Fifty Shades Darker premiere
The banner I held up during the protest outside the ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ premiere It wasn’t as bustling or as
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50 Shades, My faith, StarlightBelle vs Ana: Two embodiments of redeeming virtue?
“You are exquisite, honest, warm, strong, witty, beguilingly innocent; the list is endless. I’m in awe of you.” — Christian,
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Redemption and Fifty ShadesAbout the “steamy action” in 50-Shades-the-film
OK, I want to throw my two cents in when it comes to the portrayal of sex in the film of
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50 Shades, Moonlight