Feminism & Nonviolence Studies articles

Recent articles from Feminism & Nonviolence Studies

Abortion Isn't Always a Spiritually Divisive Matter.
September 22, 1998... The Feminism and Nonviolence Studies Association is a nonsectarian organization. We wish to welcome people of all religions and no religion. We fully agree with Jane Thomas-Bailey that the prolife feminist cause should base itself "on...

Religion and the prolife movement.
September 22, 1998... Sunlight washes over the hundreds of heads bowed in prayer. Bibles are being read, Bibles are being held aloft -- Bibles are everywhere. So are crosses: crosses on clothing; crosses on posters; crosses lifted high. Though you might think you...

Prolife, Prochoice: Buddhism and Reproductive Ethics.
September 22, 1998... Introduction Among the many modern ethical issues of concern to women, those surrounding reproductive choice are arguably the most urgent. My purpose here is to explore these issues from Buddhist points of view, traditional and...

Christianity Requires Gender Equality and Respect for Life.
September 22, 1998... Monnica Terwilliger is an Evangelical Protestant Christian. She belongs to the Foursquare denomination, which was started by a woman, Aimee Semple McPherson. Terwilliger describes McPherson as "a successful evangelist, healer, and pastor...

Abortion is Bad Karma: Hindu Perspectives.
September 22, 1998... Hinduism Is Prolife on Abortion Hinduism is an ancient religion practiced by hundreds of millions in India and abroad. One commentator describes it as ... more than just a creed: it is a total culture, a way of life based on the belief...

Mercy, Lovingkindness, and Peace: A Jewish Affirmation of Respect for Life.
September 22, 1998... Jewish Tradition: What Does It Imply for Abortion? Jewish tradition can be compared to a garden four thousand years old, full of rich and beautiful plants, and laid out as a highly intricate maze. The purpose of following its paths is to...

"Mommy, let me live!--Judaism confronts abortion.
September 22, 1998... "Mommy let me live!" screams the tasteless headline of a prolife ad, complete with scary pictures about a baby's diary: May 1: "Today my parents gave me the gift of life....One week has passed and look, I'm no longer a single cell" and so on...

Our Religion Teaches Equality and Peace: Position Papers of the Muslim Women's League USA.
September 22, 1998... The word "Islam" derives from Arabic characters meaning "to be in peace." Worldwide there are roughly a billion Muslims, or practioners of Islam. Muslims trace their faith back to the spiritual experiences of Prophet Muhammad (570-622 C.E.), an...

I believe: an Orthodox Christian's profession of faith.
September 22, 1998... The following article was adapted from a speech given at "Engaging Common Ground," the second national conference of the Common Ground Network for Life and Choice. The Network, organized in 1993, is based in Washington, DC, and enables...

Radical Roman Catholics Affirm a Seamless Garment Position.(pro-life movement)
September 22, 1998... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination, with 900 million members worldwide. It is also perhaps the religion whose official stand against abortion is best known. "Best known, "however, does not always translate into...

A Lively Concern: The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
September 22, 1998... Friends: Who We Are The Religious Society of Friends, more commonly known as Quakers, began in the religious ferment of England in the 1600s. The basis of all Quaker beliefs is the presence of "that of God" in everyone. Everyone has an...

Six Songs for the Unborn.(Poem)
September 22, 1998... Six songs for the unborn The author describes her spiritual orientation as follows: "I am a Quaker. For me, spirituality is a loving and compassionate attitude towards life. To cherish the flesh is to know God." To learn more...

"Our Struggle is for all Life": The Theosophist/Unitarian Feminist Pioneer Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898 CE).(Biography)
September 22, 1998... GAGE'S IMPORTANCE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT Matilda Joslyn Gage was perhaps the most original and radical activist and theoretician to lead the nineteenth century American women's movement. Yet she herself has...

The Sword Was Not With the Goddess: A Spiritual Midwife Addresses the Need to Heal Abortion.
September 22, 1998... Asked to name her faith, the author states: "I am a member of the evolving new species, beyond the humans who know, beyond Homo sapiens. Even beyond Homo relatens (Lloyd DeMause's term for the humans who relate). My spirituality is the human at...

Feminist, prolife and atheist.
September 22, 1998... "Why Do You Care?" Many people think that opposition to abortion is a religious stance, and for many people this is true. For me it is not. I decided when I was thirteen that I was both an atheist and prolife. I became an atheist because I...