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Thanksgiving: Celebrating The Harvest

Our own familiar fall festival of Thanksgiving is an amalgam of Old and New World harvest celebrations. The pilgrims brought the Harvest Home Festivals of the Ingathering from England with them --and very little else.

The Art of Rewriting The Holidays

"'Tis' the Season." The question is, for what? With all the stressors around, what might help this year as we launch? What if we did a little 'tweaking' this year, before you sprint out the door? What if we decided to bring more 'ease into the system,' enjoy the process more, and …

What went wrong? Feminism and freedom from the prison of gender roles

I contend that most of the unnecessary suffering in human life, the suffering due to clinging, aggression, and bewilderment rather to birth, aging, sickness, and death, is due to the prison of gender roles, which is why freedom from that prison, not new reformed gender roles, is  …

The Student Sex Column Movement

The attraction of a sex column is simple: most college students-- honestly, most people past puberty, period--are either a) having sex; b) talking about having sex; or c) all of the above.

Do You Know What a Feminist Man Looks Like?

"This generation is saying no to toxic masculinity," Martin writes. "But what are these young men saying yes to?"

Whose Team is it Anyway?

You know what I don't want to hear right now about the Stupak-Pitts amendment banning abortion coverage from federally subsidized health insurance policies? That it's the price of reform, and prochoice women should shut up and take one for the team.

The American Myth of Women's Equality

The White House Project released a report on Friday that dispels what seems to be an American myth about women's equality by offering 132 pages of benchmarks to truthfully describe where women stand in a variety of sectors.

The Black Stone - the Omphalos of the Goddess

Pre-islamic worship of the goddess seems to be primarily associated with Al'Lat, which simply means 'goddess'. She is a triple goddess, similar to the Greek lunar deity Kore/Demeter/Hecate. Each aspect of this trinity corresponds to a phase of the moon.

Censored gay sex scenes in From Here to Eternity revealed

It is one of the most celebrated images in cinema, an icon of heterosexual romance: Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing as the waves crash over them in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity.

Revolutionary Espresso Book Machine launches in London

Signalling the end, says Blackwell, to the frustration of being told by a bookseller that a title is out of print, or not in stock, the Espresso offers access to almost half a million books, from a facsimile of Lewis Carroll's original manuscript for Alice in Wonderland to Mrs Be …

House Health Care Bill Discriminates Against Religious Freedom

Abortion is not a liberal, secular invention; there are examples in Jewish, Muslim, and even Christian theologies—and in Buddhist and Hindu traditions—of instances in which abortion is justified.

Pagans and Goddess Advocates to Speak at the American Academy of Religion (AAR)

Take note readers. Another important event this month as Goddess Advocates, Pagans, and those who embrace the ideals of the Sacred Feminine are making themselves visible and leading the way toward promoting better understanding and a more sustainable world. Check it out!

Molly Ivins:A Rebel Life (book review)

The turning point in Molly Ivins's life, suggest the authors of this biography, may have been the motorcycle accident that killed her college boyfriend, Hank Holland.

.Lawyer says sexual assault victim was illegally barred from testifying

A Sudbury nursing home resident who claimed she was sexually assaulted by an aide early this year has been illegally blocked from testifying in next month's trial because of her disability, her lawyer said.

Keep Christ Out Of Xmas

The Yuletide holidays aren't the exclusive property of Christians, reminds Rel Davis, Founder of the National Keep Christ Out of Xmas Committee.

RNC Subsidizes Abortions for 18 years --- and counting

The debate over financing of abortions -- the basis for the offensive Stupak amendment -- is all about money being fungible.

For Vets, Healthcare Gaps May Be More Deadly than Modern Warfare

Harvard researchers revealed that over 2,280 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance. They detailed that 1.46 million working-age vets lacked health coverage last year, thus increasing their death rate. Now that is truly a disgrace.

Elite college students proud of 'pro-rape' Facebook page

A GROUP of past and present University of Sydney students set up a ''pro-rape'' page in the sports and recreation section on Facebook, describing themselves as ''anti-consent''.

Women Are Veterans Too

Did you know that there are almost two million women veterans? From the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq , women have served in some way in every conflict. Not that they were legal in the early days.

VA admits its failure to give female veterans proper care

In addition to combat-related PTSD, at least 20 percent of women veterans must deal with mental issues from being sexually assaulted in the military, VA officials said.

Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores'

When Alan Grayson called a female corporate lobbyist a "K-Street whore" -- and was attacked as crude and sexist at the same time that he was lauded as gutsy and honest -- he played a role in a familiar script: hero of the left (MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, Bill Maher) attacks female  …

How the Stupak Amendment Radically Undermines Women's Rights

Stupak's amendment doesn't just apply to the public option—the lower-cost plan to be offered by the government. The House health care bill will also provide subsidies to help people and small businesses purchase plans on an exchange.

Rupert Murdoch: The Internet Does Not Exist

Rupert continues his war with the Internet.

Emma Thompson Speaks Out Against Human Trafficking - ABC News

Actress Emma Thompson has played fictional characters on the big screen for 20 years, but her latest project tackles the real-life horrors of human trafficking.

Pro-Liers Raising Scott Roeder's Defence Funds on Ebay

Michael Bray, an Ohio activist who spent four years in prison for the firebombings of abortion-related facilities on the East Coast in the 1980s, is donating an autographed copy of his book, "A Time to Kill." The book is described as "an ethical treatise on the use of force …

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