Women Magazine articles from August 1 2001

Women Magazine archives from August 1 2001

Editorial.(violence against women)(Editorial)
August 1, 2001... Dear Readers, You may wonder as to why one has to be persistently confronted with the most unpalatable issue of violence against women? Does not one read, hear and witness the horrors of it again and again in the world around us? Is it not true...

A violence-free society--the hope and the reality.
August 1, 2001... In June, 2000, the LWF Council met in Finland. One of the more important issues discussed was "violence against women". This topic did not come out of nowhere. In my own experience, it had figured in the Young Women's Festival in Fiji in 1994,...

Cycles of violence.(inequalities that exist in the world common experience for most women)(Illustration)
August 1, 2001... (Developed from the paper presented at the consultation "Breaking the Silence on Violence against Women and Children", Chicago, USA, 15-21 September 2000) Here is a sarcastic example of a matrimonial advertisement that one might often come...

When the truth is untrue:--sexual abuse as context for communicating God.(victims of sexual abuse are different from others only in their needs regarding trust and security)
August 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION People who are exposed to sexual abuse are often seriously injured. Many of us regard these injuries as signs of a bad personality or "peculiarities" and label and stigmatize the abused people. People who have been sexually...

Vindication of the violated woman: a feminist reading of Isaiah 54.
August 1, 2001... Imagine a petrified, heap of a woman in a dingy corner of the house, cringing in fear, wondering when and where the next blow will fall. Not an uncommon sight in many parts of the world. To such a storm-tossed, frightened woman comes the divine...

Community: --not isolation.(young clergyman challenged by abusive family situation he encountered)
August 1, 2001... The woman came to my office shortly after I arrived in the morning. There were fresh bruises on her face, and older, bluish, purplish, and yellowish bruises on her arms. Her eyes stared at me, dull and wounded. She moved almost defiantly to the...

Waiting for approval.(gender never issue for Jesus)(Excerpt)
August 1, 2001... What Would Jesus do?" You have heard the quote often. This simple, yet powerful jingle has served to help many confused Christians (and others) clear away some of the obstacles of peer pressure and inculturation that may have seen them make...

What I shall teach my son.(mother compares children's lives in Israeli settlement Psugott to her own Palestinian world)
August 1, 2001... Every morning I walk into my children's room like any mother. I open the window to bring in the sunlight and pray, as any mother would do, that my children will see no harm and that the deteriorating situation will bring no tragedy to my house....

Women's empowerment: a key to reduce violence against women.
August 1, 2001... A group of Christian professionals in India said to one another, "We have good education, jobs and a comfortable life style. But there are many women in our country who are burdened with poverty and societal norms. They are poor not because...

Women in conflicts rebuilding their lives.(Ecumenical Women's Solidarity Team visit to Sierra Leone)
August 1, 2001... Stories from the Ecumenical Women's Solidarity Team visit to Sierra Leone, 12-19 Nov. 2000. Members include Aruna Gnanadason and Karin Ulmer (World Council of Churches), Battu Jambawai (All Africa Conference of Churches), Pauline Mumia (The...

Thailand--tourism and the sex industry.
August 1, 2001... Overheard at the meat market: Customer: "Lately, I've been feeling poorly--tired and weak--not myself. Do you have a nice cut of meat that might perk me up?" Butcher: "I have just the thing. Something special: goat, fresh and young! A...

A helping hand for immigrant women.(Non-Government Organizations in West Sweden provide opportunities for women)
August 1, 2001... In recent years, Sweden has experienced growing gaps within society due to a new economic order. Increased segregation is found between different groups. The negative effects of the globalization in the Western world directly affect the...

Pregnancy and childbirth as moments of violation: we want to share the experiences on our pregnancy process and childbirth. We want to speak on these powerful, miraculous and life-generating moments.
August 1, 2001... We are a group of six women, neighbors with a professional and academic experience coming from different countries. We studied and worked in Central-Latinamerican countries and also in Germany and we are involved with women's groups related to...

Encounter with Anne.(cancer patient's whole life has been an emotional tragedy)(Biography)
August 1, 2001... Anne.W. opted to come to the Office of Ethics in Medical Treatment and Hospital Care (DIAKO) for the surgery she had to undergo. She was diagnosed as having cancer and came to the hospital for treatment of her left breast in several steps: an...

Hidden violence.(analysis of violence includes what can be seen or heard, and the violence of not protecting society's throw-away people)
August 1, 2001... Violence comes in many forms. There is the violence we can see with our eyes--kids in the schoolyard or grownups in the alley, settling differences by physical combat. There is the violence we can hear from behind closed doors--verbal abuse,...

Tribute to Christie Aruldoss. (News).(death of General Secretary of Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Biography)
August 1, 2001... WICAS is sad to announce the demise of Ms. Christie Aruldoss, the General Secretary of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, South India on June 26,2001. She served the church for 35 years. The Bible sustained her and her ministry and she...

Tribute to Juliet Phiri. (News).(death of leader from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2001... It is with a deep sense of sadness and loss that WICAS announces the demise of Ms. Juliet Phiri from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi on the 28th of May 2001 after long illness. Her death is not just a bereavement of the church but of...

First woman president for Chilean Church. (News).(Rev. Gloria Rojas Vargas first woman to lead Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Rev. Gloria Rojas Vargas is the first woman to head the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH). The Synod Council last appointed Rojas, 48, to succeed Rev. Martin Junge who took up the appointment as the Area secretary for Latin America...

Paris Lutherans elect woman leader. (News).(Rev. Marie-France Robert will lead church)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... For the first time, Lutherans in Paris have elected a woman to lead their church. Rev. Marie-France Robert, 54, will succeed Rev. Michel Viot as "inspecteur ecclesiastique" (church inspector-equivalent to bishop) when the latter completes his...

Bavaria's first woman regional bishop installed. (News).(Protestan theologian Susanne Breit-Kessler)
August 1, 2001... Susanne Breit-Kessler (47), the new Munich regional bishop, was installed at a festive service on 25 March. The Protestant theologian, now responsible for 600 000 Protestants in Munich and Upper Bavaria, is the first woman bishop in Bavaria. In...

Ermina Freytag conferred high award in Germany. (News).(conferred President's Award "Bundesverdienstkreuz am bande" for meritorius service)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Ermina Freytag, who is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Project Committee of Dept. of Mission and Development (DMD) in the Lutheran World Federation and as a member of the Program Committee for DMD, was conferred the President's...

Being Church: women's voices and visions. (News).
August 1, 2001... This reflection and action process, will bring to churches some insights from women on ways of being Church that were revealed during the Decade of the Churches in Solidarity with women, 1988-1998. The churches would then take account of these...