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The god problem for women: “The rabbi said it was OK”
That’s how the New York Times headed its article about an Hasidic woman with ten kids who decided she wanted to be a physician. So she asked her rabbi (male) if she could, and he said OK. The article intends … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, The god problem, War on women
Tagged fundamentalist Judaism, fundamentalist religion, Hasidism, the god problem, the god problem and its war against women
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The god problem in America? Resurrection and sex on the altar
From Harper’s Weekly Review: [A] Tennessee man was arrested for vandalizing a cemetery in an attempt to dig up and “resurrect his grandmother”; and a Louisiana priest and two dominatrices were arrested on obscenity charges for filming themselves having sex … Continue reading
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Tagged dominatrices, New Orleans archibishop, resurrection, the god problem
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In the epic battle between good and evil, a weapon never to be summoned
Because it doesn’t exist. When I was in my 20s, I had what was known as a cyclothymic personality disorder, a/k/a manic-depression lite. That is, my highs and lows never reached levels at which I could not function. I functioned, … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Anatole Broyard, cyclothymic personality disorder, Lord of the Rings, the god problem, Tolkien
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